First Aid for the Basic Sciences: Organ Systems, Second Edition (ebook)

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The essential companion for your first two years of medical school

From Tao Le, author of First Aid for the USMLE Step 1

First Aid for the Basic Sciences: Organ Systems, 2e provides you with a solid understanding of the basic sciences relative to human organ systems with which all medical students must be familiar. The second edition has been completely revised to feature a more student-friendly and approachable text, an updated high-yield rapid review section, new images, and more.

?Delivers comprehensive single-source coverage of the entire second year of medical school
? Includes important background material most other reviews leave out
? Covers the high-yield topics and facts tested on the USMLE
? Offers full-color images, learning aids, tables, and concise text to streamline your study and help you excel in coursework and on the USMLE
? Provides a practical framework for understanding the anatomy, physiology, pathohysiology, and pharmacology of each human organ system
? Mirrors the table of content of First Aid for the USMLE Step 1 to facilitate study
? Written by students who aced the USMLE and reviewed by top faculty
"0Contributing Authors
Faculty Reviewers
Preface
How to Use This Book
Acknowledgments
How to Contribute
Chapter 1: Cardiovascular
Embryology
Anatomy
Physiology
Pathology
Imaging
Pharmacology
Chapter 2: Endocrine
Hypothalamus and Pituitary
Thyroid and Parathyroid
Adrenal Gland
Pancreas
Chapter 3: Gastrointestinal
Embryology
Anatomy
Physiology
Pathology
Pharmacology
Chapter 4: Hematology and Oncology
Embryology
Anatomy
Pathology
Pharmacology
Chapter 5: Musculoskeletal and Connective Tissue
Embryology
Anatomy
Physiology
Pathology
Pharmacology
Chapter 6: Neurology
Embryology
Histology
Pathology
Pharmacology
Chapter 7: Psychiatry
Basic Definitions and Concepts
Pathology
Chapter 8: Renal
Embryology
Anatomy
Histology
Physiology
Pathology
Pharmacology
Chapter 9: Reproductive
Embryology
Anatomy
Physiology
Pathology--Male
Pathology--Female
Pharmacology
Chapter 10: Respiratory
Embryology
Anatomy
Histology
Physiology
Pathology
Index
About the Editors