Crush Step 1: The Ultimate USMLE Step 1 Review

by Theodore X. O'Connell MD, Ryan A. Pedigo MD, Thomas E. Blair MD

Overview

Written and reviewed by students, residents, and experts, and led by bestselling review author Dr. Ted O’Connell, Crush Step 1, 3rd Edition, is the perfect review resource you need to pass this high-stakes exam. Now extensively revised and updated to support your coursework and exam preparation, 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—everything from biostatistics, microbiology, and pharmacology to immunology, oncology, psychiatry, and more. 

• Numerous color images (many are new!), helpful lists, and quick-reference tables help you retain and recall information quickly. 

• Review questions for each chapter test your mastery of core knowledge and aid retention of high-yield facts. 

• Test prep strategies help you identify and understand question stems rather than simply memorizing buzz words. 

• A new review board of current students and residents, as well as authors/reviewers who scored in the 99th percentile on the USMLE Step 1, ensures that content is current, relevant, and accurate from cover to cover. 

• An eBook version is included with purchase. The eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures and references, with the ability to search, customize your content, make notes and highlights, and have content read aloud. 

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780323878869
Publisher:	Elsevier Health Sciences
Publication date:	04/07/2023
Series:	Crush
Edition description:	3rd ed.
Pages:	736
Sales rank:	573,433
Product dimensions:	8.50(w) x 10.88(h) x (d)

About the Author

Dr. Ted O'Connell is a family physician, educator, author, innovator, and speaker. He served as the founding director of Kaiser Permanente’s Napa-Solano family medicine residency program and serves as a clinical professor for UC San Francisco, UC Davis, and Drexel University’s schools of medicine. He also founded Kaiser’s community medicine and global health fellowship. has authored or edited over a dozen textbooks, written numerous textbook chapters and peer-reviewed journal articles. Among his most notable are USMLE Step 2 Secrets, USMLE Step 3 Secrets, Crush Step 1, and the Instant Workups series of books. He is the Editor-In-Chief for Elsevier’s Clinical Key Meded education platform.

Table of Contents

1. Biostatistics

2. Biochemistry

3. Dermatology

4. Embryology

5. Microbiology

6. Immunology

7. Pharmacology and Toxicology

8. Cardiology

9. Endocrinology

10. Gastroenterology

11. Hematology and Oncology

12. Musculoskeletal/Rheumatology

13. Neurology

14. Psychiatry

15. Nephrology

16. Reproductive

17. Pulmonology

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