First Aid For The Basic Sciences: General Principles, Third Edition

Comprehensive, single-source coverage of the entire first year of medical school!

First Aid for the Basic Sciences: General Principles, Third Edition 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 first year of medical school, the book assumes little prior knowledge, and includes important background material most other reviews leave out. Delivers comprehensive single-source coverage of the entire first year of medical school written in easy-to-understand, non-technical language.

• 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 biochemistry, microbiology, immunology, pathology, pharmacology, and public health sciences
• 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
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