First aid clinical pattern recognition for the USMLE step 1

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First aid clinical pattern recognition for the USMLE step 1

Asra R. Khan, Joseph R. Geraghty

McGraw Hill, c2022

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Differs from <BC11392363> in pagination

Not includes index, <BC11392363> includes index

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This groundbreaking new guide helps you logically associate and link symptoms to likely diagnoses/conditions-a critical skill for passing the USMLE Step 1 Despite the recent changes to the USMLE Step 1, it remains a very important exam for medical students. In order to navigate the vignette-based questions, students must be able to determine a diagnosis based on the vignette, then understand the science behind the diagnosis-a process called pattern recognition. This innovative guide will help you master pattern recognition-a crucial skill to develop in order to thrive throughout the medical school curriculum. Organized by symptom to reflect exactly what you'll see on test day, First Aid Clinical Pattern Recognition for the USMLE Step 1 provides overviews for more than 50 symptoms, discussing differential diagnosis and the principles that should inform your thinking about each symptom. Overviews are followed by Step 1-style vignettes for every potential diagnosis that may be included in the Step 1 exam. Then, each vignette is followed by the diagnosis-and competing diagnoses-along with explanations of why the patterns fit for the correct diagnosis. Guiding principles provide important information (such as which diagnoses are common, which are rare, which are acute, which are chronic, etc.) to enhance the way you think about each symptom. Each vignette contains classic history/physical exam and lab/test findings that would be observed in a typical presentation of the disease.

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Contributors Introduction 1. Biochemistry 2. Immunology 3. Microbiology 4. Pathology 5. Pharmacology 6. Public Health Sciences Epidemiology and Biostatistics Health Care Ethics and Law 7. Cardiovascular 8. Endocrinology 9. Gastrointestinal 10. Hematology and Oncology 11. Musculoskeletal, Dermatology, and Connective Tissue Musculoskeletal Concerns Dermatology 12. Neurology and Special Senses Neurology Ophthalmology Otolaryngology 13. Psychiatry 14. Renal Renal Function and Renal Failure Renal and Urinary Tract Masses 15. Reproductive (OB/GYN and Urology) Obstetrics and Gynecology Urology 16. Respiratory Index

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