Overview

The essential companion for your first two years of medical school First Aid for the Basic Sciences: General Principles, 2e provides you with a solid understanding of the basic science principles 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 first year of medical school Includes important background material most other reviews leave outCovers the high-yield topics and facts tested on the USMLEOffers full-color images, learning aids, tables, and concise text to streamline your study and help you excel in coursework and on the USMLEProvides a framework for understanding anatomy and histology, embryology, behavioral science, biochemistry, microbiology, immunology, pathology, and pharmacologyMirrors the table of content of First Aid for the USMLE Step 1 to facilitate studyWritten by students who aced the USMLE and reviewed by top faculty

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Author:   Tao Le ,  Kendall Krause
Publisher:   McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
Imprint:   McGraw-Hill Medical
Edition:   2nd edition
Dimensions:   Width: 21.80cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 27.90cm
Weight:   1.166kg
ISBN:  

9780071743884

ISBN 10:   007174388
Pages:   576
Publication Date:   16 November 2011
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  College/higher education ,  Professional & Vocational ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Replaced By:   9781259587016
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Contributing Authors Faculty Reviewers Preface Acknowledgments How to Use This Book How to Contribute Chapter 1: Anatomy and Histology Cellular Anatomy and Histology Gross Anatomy and Histology Chapter 2: Behavioral Science Epidemiology Statistics Disease Prevention Ethics Life Cycle Psychology Chapter 3: Biochemistry Molecular Biology Nucleotide Synthesis Mutations and DNA Repair Enzymes The Cell Connective Tissue Homeostasis and Metabolism Amino Acids Nutrition Fed Versus Unfed State Laboratory Tests and Techniques Genetics Chapter 4: Embryology Chapter 5: Microbiology Bacteriology Spirochetes Mycology Parasitology Virology Microbiology: Systems Antimicrobials Chapter 6: Immunology Principles of Immunology Pathology Chapter 7: Pathology Chapter 8: General Pharmacology Pharmacodynamics Pharmacokinetics Toxicology Index About the Editors

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Tao Le, MD, MHS, is Assistant Clinical Professor of Pediatrics in the Division of Allergy and Immunology at the University of Louisville. He is also affiliated with the Division of Allergy and Immunology at The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.

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