First Aid for the Basic Sciences: Organ Systems, Third Edition (First Aid Series)

Comprehensive, single-source coverage of the entire second year of medical school! First Aid for the Basic Sciences: Organ Systems, Third Edition is a unique single-source review of the entire second year medical school curriculum. This full-color, richly illustrated, and engagingly written resource provides readers with a solid understanding of basic sciences relative to human organ systems which all medical students must be familiar. When used with the companion review First Aid for the Basic Sciences: General Principles, Third Edition, this powerful combination distills must-know course information to help students survive their first two years of medical school and provides an in-depth review for the USMLE Step 1. • An essential companion during your first two years of medical school • Includes important foundational content most other reviews leave out • Focuses on the high-yield topics and facts tested on the USMLE Step 1 • Enhanced by full-color images, learning aids, tables, and concise text to streamline your study and help you excel in coursework and on the USMLE Step 1 • Provides a complete framework for understanding anatomy, embryology, pathology, and pharmacology by organ systems • Mirrors the table of contents of First Aid for the USMLE Step 1 to facilitate side-by-side study • Written by students who aced the USMLE and reviewed by top faculty Contributing 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 Provides readers with a solid understanding of the basic science principles with which all medical students must be familiar. Delivering a comprehensive single-source review of the entire second year of medical school, this book assumes little prior knowledge, and includes important background material most other reviews leave out.