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Abstract
Written and reviewed by students, residents, and experts, and led by bestselling review author Dr. Ted O’Connell, Crush Step 1, 2nd Edition, is the perfect review resource you need to score high on this high-stakes exam. This comprehensive, focused resource is the most effective review tool available for truly understanding the material on which you’ll be tested.
- Up-to-date, easy-to-read, high-yield coverage of all the material tested on the exam.
- Numerous color images, helpful lists, and quick-reference tables help students retain and recall information quickly.
- Review questions for each chapter test student mastery of core knowledge and aid retention of high-yield facts. Test prep strategies help readers identify and understand question stems rather than memorizing buzz words.
- A new review board of current students and residents, as well as authors who scored within the 99th percentile on the USMLE Step 1, ensures relevance and accuracy.
Table of Contents
| Section Title | Page | Action | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Front Cover | Cover | ||
| CRUSH STEP1: The Ultimate USMLE Step 1 Review | i | ||
| CRUSH STEP1: The Ultimate USMLE Step 1 Review | iii | ||
| Copyright | iv | ||
| FACULTY REVIEW BOARD | v | ||
| STUDENT REVIEW BOARD | vii | ||
| CONTRIBUTORS | ix | ||
| INTRODUCTION | xi | ||
| CONTENTS | xiii | ||
| 1 - BIOSTATISTICS | 1 | ||
| MEAN, MEDIAN, AND MODE | 1 | ||
| DEFINITIONS | 1 | ||
| STATISTICAL TESTS AND SIGNIFICANCE | 6 | ||
| CLINICAL TRIALS | 9 | ||
| MEDICAL ETHICS | 10 | ||
| REVIEW QUESTIONS | 13 | ||
| 2 - BIOCHEMISTRY | 15 | ||
| PROTEIN STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION | 15 | ||
| OXYGEN-BINDING PROTEINS: HEMOGLOBIN AND MYOGLOBIN | 18 | ||
| NITROGEN METABOLISM | 24 | ||
| NUCLEIC ACID STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION | 31 | ||
| CARBOHYDRATE STRUCTURE AND METABOLISM | 34 | ||
| LIPID STRUCTURE AND METABOLISM | 38 | ||
| INTEGRATION OF METABOLISM | 43 | ||
| GENETICS | 46 | ||
| CHROMOSOMAL ABNORMALITIES | 51 | ||
| REVIEW QUESTIONS | 55 | ||
| 3 - DERMATOLOGY | 57 | ||
| HISTOLOGY AND PHYSIOLOGY | 57 | ||
| PATHOLOGY | 59 | ||
| PHARMACOLOGY | 74 | ||
| REVIEW QUESTIONS | 75 | ||
| 4 - EMBRYOLOGY | 77 | ||
| DESCRIPTION OF ANATOMY | 77 | ||
| EARLY EMBRYOLOGY: THE FIRST MONTH | 78 | ||
| EMBRYOLOGY: WEEK 5 AND BEYOND | 85 | ||
| FETAL CIRCULATION AND ERYTHROPOIESIS | 86 | ||
| CARDIAC EMBRYOLOGY | 90 | ||
| VASCULAR EMBRYOLOGY | 93 | ||
| NEUROEMBRYOLOGY | 94 | ||
| GASTROINTESTINAL EMBRYOLOGY | 95 | ||
| RENAL EMBRYOLOGY | 97 | ||
| REPRODUCTIVE EMBRYOLOGY | 98 | ||
| HEAD AND NECK EMBRYOLOGY | 100 | ||
| GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT | 104 | ||
| REVIEW QUESTIONS | 106 | ||
| 5 - MICROBIOLOGY | 108 | ||
| BACTERIA | 108 | ||
| VIRUSES | 137 | ||
| RNA VIRUSES | 145 | ||
| PRION DISEASES | 163 | ||
| FUNGI | 163 | ||
| PARASITES | 171 | ||
| PROTOZOA | 171 | ||
| HELMINTHS | 177 | ||
| ANTIMICROBIALS | 181 | ||
| ANTIFUNGALS | 195 | ||
| REVIEW QUESTIONS | 197 | ||
| 6 - IMMUNOLOGY | 202 | ||
| LYMPHOID STRUCTURES | 202 | ||
| OVERVIEW OF INNATE VERSUS ADAPTIVE IMMUNITY | 204 | ||
| CELLS OF THE IMMUNE SYSTEM | 204 | ||
| MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX I AND II | 206 | ||
| B CELLS, ANTIBODIES, AND HUMORAL IMMUNITY | 208 | ||
| T CELLS, CELL-MEDIATED IMMUNITY, IMMUNE SYSTEM REGULATION | 210 | ||
| COMPLEMENT SYSTEM | 212 | ||
| HYPERSENSITIVITY RESPONSE | 213 | ||
| TRANSPLANTATION IMMUNOLOGY | 214 | ||
| REVIEW QUESTIONS | 214 | ||
| 7 - PHARMACOLOGY AND TOXICOLOGY | 216 | ||
| PHARMACOKINETICS | 216 | ||
| PHARMACODYNAMICS | 221 | ||
| AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM AND SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION | 223 | ||
| SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM | 224 | ||
| PARASYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM | 225 | ||
| PHARMACOLOGY | 226 | ||
| TOXICOLOGY | 230 | ||
| REVIEW QUESTIONS | 235 | ||
| 8 - CARDIOLOGY | 236 | ||
| HEART AND BLOOD VESSELS | 236 | ||
| PHYSIOLOGY | 241 | ||
| ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY | 242 | ||
| ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY | 252 | ||
| PATHOLOGY | 259 | ||
| PHARMACOLOGY | 275 | ||
| REVIEW QUESTIONS | 283 | ||
| 9 - ENDOCRINOLOGY | 285 | ||
| OVERVIEW OF THE ENDOCRINE SYSTEM | 285 | ||
| REVIEW QUESTIONS | 329 | ||
| 10 - GASTROENTEROLOGY | 330 | ||
| ANATOMY | 330 | ||
| PHYSIOLOGY | 334 | ||
| DIGESTION AND ABSORPTION | 337 | ||
| PATHOLOGY | 338 | ||
| GALLBLADDER AND PANCREAS | 355 | ||
| PEDIATRIC GASTROENTEROLOGY AND HEPATOLOGY | 359 | ||
| PHARMACOLOGY | 361 | ||
| REVIEW QUESTIONS | 363 | ||
| 11 - HEMATOLOGY AND ONCOLOGY | 365 | ||
| ANATOMY | 365 | ||
| PHYSIOLOGY | 368 | ||
| PATHOLOGY | 373 | ||
| PHARMACOLOGIC TREATMENT | 418 | ||
| REVIEW QUESTIONS | 424 | ||
| 12 - MUSCULOSKELETAL/RHEUMATOLOGY | 427 | ||
| ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY | 427 | ||
| PATHOLOGY | 439 | ||
| PHARMACOLOGY | 453 | ||
| REVIEW QUESTIONS | 456 | ||
| 13 - NEUROLOGY | 457 | ||
| ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY | 457 | ||
| ANATOMY | 462 | ||
| PATHOLOGY | 483 | ||
| PHARMACOLOGY | 505 | ||
| REVIEW QUESTIONS | 511 | ||
| 14 - PSYCHIATRY | 512 | ||
| PSYCHOLOGY AND DEVELOPMENT | 512 | ||
| PSYCHOPATHOLOGY | 514 | ||
| REVIEW QUESTIONS | 535 | ||
| 15 - NEPHROLOGY | 537 | ||
| ANATOMY | 537 | ||
| PHYSIOLOGY | 538 | ||
| THE NEPHRON AND ITS SEGMENTS | 544 | ||
| PATHOLOGY | 557 | ||
| REVIEW QUESTIONS | 579 | ||
| 16 - REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM | 580 | ||
| ANATOMY | 580 | ||
| PHYSIOLOGY | 583 | ||
| FEMALE PATHOLOGY | 591 | ||
| MALE PATHOLOGY | 596 | ||
| PHARMACOLOGY | 598 | ||
| REVIEW QUESTIONS | 600 | ||
| 17 - PULMONOLOGY | 601 | ||
| ANATOMY OF THE RESPIRATORY SYSTEM | 601 | ||
| RESPIRATORY PHYSIOLOGY | 605 | ||
| RESPIRATORY PATHOLOGY | 617 | ||
| PHARMACOLOGY | 633 | ||
| REVIEW QUESTIONS | 636 | ||
| ANSWERS | 637 | ||
| CHAPTER 1 | 637 | ||
| CHAPTER 2 | 638 | ||
| CHAPTER 3 | 640 | ||
| CHAPTER 4 | 641 | ||
| CHAPTER 5 | 642 | ||
| CHAPTER 6 | 649 | ||
| CHAPTER 7 | 650 | ||
| CHAPTER 8 | 652 | ||
| CHAPTER 9 | 654 | ||
| CHAPTER 10 | 656 | ||
| CHAPTER 11 | 658 | ||
| CHAPTER 12 | 660 | ||
| CHAPTER 13 | 662 | ||
| CHAPTER 14 | 662 | ||
| CHAPTER 15 | 664 | ||
| CHAPTER 16 | 666 | ||
| CHAPTER 17 | 667 | ||
| INDEX | 668 | ||
| A | 668 | ||
| B | 670 | ||
| C | 671 | ||
| D | 673 | ||
| E | 673 | ||
| F | 675 | ||
| G | 676 | ||
| H | 677 | ||
| I | 678 | ||
| J | 679 | ||
| K | 679 | ||
| L | 679 | ||
| M | 680 | ||
| N | 681 | ||
| O | 682 | ||
| P | 683 | ||
| Q | 685 | ||
| R | 685 | ||
| S | 686 | ||
| T | 688 | ||
| U | 689 | ||
| V | 689 | ||
| W | 690 | ||
| X | 690 | ||
| Y | 690 | ||
| Z | 690 |