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The essential case companion to First Aid for the® USMLE Step 1 First Aid™ Cases for the USMLE Step 1 features 400 well-illustrated cases to help you relate basic science concepts to clinical situations. Each case includes drawings or clinical images with Q&As that reinforce key concepts. The content is keyed to First Aid for the® USMLE Step 1 to help you create the ultimate study package.
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Save 15% by purchasing this valuepack. Includes a copy of the best selling and renowned First Aid for the USMLE Step 1 2006 and the new First Aid Clinical Cases for the USMLE Step 1 bundled together in a money saving package.
Synopsis
The case companion to the best-selling First Aid for the USMLE Step 1Essential in preparing for the USMLE Step 1, this comprehensive case book features 240 high-yield clinical cases, a unique one-case-per-page format, active recall questions and answers for each case, and more than 200 illustrations. Written by Dr. Tao Lee,this is the perfect study companion to his First Aid for the USMLE Step 1.
About the Author
Tao Le, MD, MHS, is Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics and Chief, Section of Allergy and Immunology, Department of Medicine, University of Louisville.
Table of Contents
PART I. GENERAL PRINCIPLESBehavioral SciencesCase 1: Alcohol WithdrawalCase 2: Anorexia NervosaCase 3: Benzodiazepine OverdoseCase 4: DeliriumCase 5: Drug IntoxicationCase 6: Infant Development Case 7: Operant ConditioningCase 8: Opioid WithdrawalCase 9: Sleep PhysiologyCase 10: Sleep StagesBiochemistry Case 1: AlkaptonuriaCase 2: Cyanide PoisoningCase 3: Fragile X SyndromeCase 4: Fructose IntoleranceCase 5: HomocystinuriaCase 6: Hurler's SyndromeCase 7: Lesch-Nyhan SyndromeCase 8: McArdles DiseaseCase 9: PhenylketonuriaCase 10: Pyruvate Dehydrogenase DeficiencyCase 11 Tay-Sachs DiseaseCase 12 Thiamine DeficiencyCase 13 Von Gierkes DiseaseMicrobiologyandImmunologyCase 1: Actinomyces vs NocardiaCase 2: AnthraxCase 3: AscariasisCase 4: AspergillosisCase 5: CandidiasisCase 6: Chagas DiseaseCase 7: CholeraCase 8: Congenital SyphilisCase 9: Creutzfeld-Jakob DiseaseCase 10: Cryptococcal MeningitisCase 11: CystericosisCase 12: DiptheriaCase 13: ElephantiasisCase 14: GiardiasisCase 15: Hand, Foot, and Mouth DiseaseCase 16: HookwormCase 17: InfluenzaCase 18: Kaposis SarcomaCase 19: Legionella InfectionCase 20: LeprosyCase 21: Listeria MeningitisCase 22: Lyme DiseaseCase 23: MalariaCase 24: MeaslesCase 25: MononucleosisCase 26: MumpsCase 27: Neisseria meningitidis MeningitisCase 28: OnchocerciasisCase 29: OsteomyelitisCase 30: PinwormCase 31: Pneumocystis jiroveci PneumoniaCase 32: Poison IvyCase 33: PolioCase 34: Pseudomonas aeruginosa InfectionCase 35: RabiesCase 36: RingwormCase 37: Rotavirus InfectionCase 38: SchistosomiasisCase 39: ShinglesCase 40: StrongyloidiasisCase 41: Systemic MycosisCase 42: Toxic Shock SyndromeCase 43: ToxoplasmosisCase 44: TuberculosisCase 45: Yellow FeverPharmacologyCase 1: Acetaminophen OverdoseCase 2: Agranulocytosis Secondary to Drug ToxicityCase 3: Benzodiazepine OverdoseCase 4: Beta-Adrenergic Second Messenger SystemsCase 5: Cholinergic DrugsCase 6: Drug DevelopmentCase 7: Drug-Induced LupusCase 8: PharmacodynamicsCase 9: PharmacokineticsPART II: ORGAN SYSTEMSCardiovascular SystemCase 1: Abdominal Aortic AneurysmCase 2: Aortic StenosisCase 3: AtherosclerosisCase 4: Atrial FibrillationCase 5: Atrioventricular BlockCase 6: Coarctation of the AortaCase 7: Congestive Heart FailureCase 8: Coronary Artery DiseaseCase 9: EndocarditisCase 10: HypertensionCase 11: Kawasakis DiseaseCase 12: Myocardial InfarctionCase 13: Obstruction of Superior Mesenteric Artery/ Inferior Mesenteric ArteryCase 14: PericarditisCase 15: Polyarteritis NodosaCase 16: Rheumatic Heart DiseaseCase 17: Temporal ArteritisCase 18: Tetralogy of FallotCase 19: Wegeners GranulomatosisCase 20: Wolf-Parkinson-White SyndromeEndocrine SystemCase 1: 11-¿ Hydroxylase DeficiencyCase 2: 21-¿ Hydroxylase DeficiencyCase 3: Addisons DiseaseCase 4: Conns SyndromeCase 5: Cushing's SyndromeCase 6: Diabetes MellitusCase 7: GoutCase 8: Graves DiseaseCase 9: HyperparathyroidismCase 10: HypothyroidismCase 11: Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type IIACase 12: Painless JaundiceCase 13: PheochromocytomaCase 14: PseudohypoparathyroidismCase 15: ThyroidectomyGastrointestinal SystemCase 1: AchalasiaCase 2: Acute PancreatitisCase 3: Alcoholic CirrhosisCase 4: AppendicitisCase 5: Barrett's EsophagusCase 6: CholelithiasisCase 7: Crigler-Najjar SyndromeCase 8: Diverticular DiseaseCase 9: Esophageal Atresia/FistulaCase 10: GastrinomaCase 11: Hepatitis B Virus InfectionCase 12: Hepatitis C Virus InfectionCase 13: HyperbilirubinemiaCase 14: Lower Gastrointestinal BleedingCase 15: PellagraCase 16: Pseudomembranous Colitis/Clostridium difficile InfectionCase 17: Short Bowel Syndrome/MalabsorptionCase 18: Upper Gastrointestinal Tract BleedingCase 19: Vitamin B12 DeficiencyCase 20: Zollinger-Ellison SyndromeHematology and OncologyCase 1: Acute Intermittent PorphyriaCase 2: Acute Myeloid LeukemiaCase 3: Aplastic AnemiaCase 4: Beta-ThalassemiaCase 5: Breast CancerCase 6: Carcinoid SyndromeCase 7: Colorectal Cancer Case 8: Disseminated Intravascular CoagulationCase 9: Gastric CancerCase 10: Glioblastoma MultiformeCase 11: Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase (G6PD) DeficiencyCase 12: Head and Neck CancerCase 13: HemochromatosisCase 14: Idiopathic Thrombocytic PurpuraCase 15: Lead PoisoningCase 16: Lung Cancer (Pancoasts Syndrome)Case 17: Macrocytic AnemiaCase 18: Microcytic AnemiaCase 19: Multiple MyelomaCase 20: NeuroblastomCase 21: OligodendrogliomaCase 22: Ovarian Cancer (Sertoli-Leydig Tumor)Case 23: Pancreatic CancerCase 24: PolycythemiaCase 25: RetinoblastomaCase 26: Sickle Cell AnemiaCase 27: Small Cell Carcinoma of the LungCase 28: SpherocytosisCase 29: Splenic InjuryCase 30: Testicular CancerCase 31: von Willebrand's DiseaseMusculoskeletal System and Connective TissueCase 1: CostochondritisCase 2: Gun Shot Wound to Left FlankCase 3: Hip FractureCase 4: Inguinal HerniaCase 5: Knee PainCase 6: Muscular DystrophyCase 7: NeurofibromatosisCase 8: Osteogenesis Imperfecta Case 9: Rotator Cuff TearCase 10: Subclavian Stab WoundNeurology and PsychiatryCase 1: Alzheimers DiseaseCase 2: AutismCase 3: Bipolar DisorderCase 4: Brown-Séquard SyndromeCase 5: Central Cord SyndromeCase 6: Corneal Abrasion/Eye InjuryCase 7: Damage to Recurrent Laryngeal NerveCase 8: DepressionCase 9: Femoral NeuropathyCase 10: Generalized Anxiety DisorderCase 11: GlaucomaCase 12: Gullaine-Barré SyndromeCase 13: Horner's SyndromeCase 14: Huntingtons DiseaseCase 15: HydrocephalusCase 16: Macular DegenerationCase 17: Middle Ear Infection/Ear AnatomyCase 18: MigraineCase 19: Multiple SclerosisCase 20: Myasthenia GravisCase 21: Obsessive-Compulsive DisorderCase 22: Obsessive-Compulsive Personality DisorderCase 23: Panic DisorderCase 24: Parkinsons DiseaseCase 25: SchizophreniaCase 26: Seizures/Status EpilepticusCase 27: Somatoform DisorderCase 28: Spinal Cord CompressionCase 29: Steroid-Induced ManiaCase 39: StrokeCase 31: Subarachnoid HemorrhageCase 32: Subdural HematomaCase 33: SyncopeCase 34: Tardive DyskinesiaCase 35: Transient Ischemic AttackCase 36: Vestibulo-Ocular ReflexesCase 37: Viral MeningitisCase 38: von Hippel-Lindau DiseaseCase 39: Wernicke-Korsakoff SyndromeCase 40: Ulnar Nerve DamageCase 1: Acute Tubular NecrosisCase 2: Adult Polycystic Kidney DiseaseCase 3: Alports SyndromeCase 4: Henoch-Schönlein PurpuraCase 5: HypercalcemiaCase 6: HypokalemiaCase 7: Minimal Change DiseaseCase 8: Nephrotic SyndromeCase 9: Pyelonephritis