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THE WORLD'S BESTSELLING MEDICAL REVIEW BOOK--WITH MORE THAN 1,200 FREQUENTLY TESTED FACTS AND MNEMONICS

• Conveniently organized by organ system and general principles
• 125+ color clinical photographs integrated throughout the text
• Hundreds of full-color illustrations clarify essential concepts and improve retention
• Rapid-review section for last-minute cramming
• Detailed test-taking strategies to help you maximize your study time
• Hundreds of student-recommended USMLE Step 1 review resources
• Advice from students who aced the 2012 exam
• 1200+ frequently tested facts and mnemonics
• Hundreds of high-yield color images and diagrams throughout
• Student ratings of more than 300 review products

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• Series: First Aid USMLE
• Paperback: 694 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Medical; 23 edition (December 17, 2012)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0071802320
• ISBN-13: 978-0071802321
• Product Dimensions: 0.2 x 7.3 x 9.5 inches
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First Aid for the USMLE Step 1 2013

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THE WORLD'S BESTSELLING MEDICAL REVIEW BOOK--WITH MORE THAN 1,200 FREQUENTLY TESTED FACTS AND MNEMONICS

• Conveniently organized by organ system and general principles
• 125+ color clinical photographs integrated throughout the text
• Hundreds of full-color illustrations clarify essential concepts and improve retention
• Rapid-review section for last-minute cramming
• Detailed test-taking strategies to help you maximize your study time
• Hundreds of student-recommended USMLE Step 1 review resources
• Advice from students who aced the 2012 exam
• 1200+ frequently tested facts and mnemonics
• Hundreds of high-yield color images and diagrams throughout
• Student ratings of more than 300 review products

Table of contents

Section I. Guide to Efficient Exam Preparation
Section I Supplement. Special Situations
Section II. High-Yield General Principles
How to Use the Database
Behavioral Sciences
Biochemistry
Microbiology
Immunology
Pathology
Pharmacology
Section III. High-Yield Organ Systems
Cardiovascular
Endocrine
Gastrointestinal
Hematology and Oncology
Musculoskeletal, Skin, and Connective Tissue
Neurology
Psychiatry
Renal
Reproductive
Respiratory
Rapid Review
Section IV: Top-Rated Review Resources
How to Use the Database
Question Banks
Question Books
Internet Sites
Comprehensive
Anatomy, Embryology, and Neuroscience
Behavioral Science
Biochemistry
Cell Biology and Histology
Microbiology and Immunology
Pathology
Pharmacology
Physiology
Commercial Review Courses
Publisher Contacts
Abbreviations and Symbols
Photo Acknowledgments
About the Authors
Index

Author comments

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

Vikas Bhushan, MD (Los Angeles, CA) is a practicing diagnostic radiologist.

Junior Editors and contributors are students at Yale University School of Medicine in New Haven, Connecticut.

1. If you are a first or second year medical student and do not own a copy of First Aid, buy this.

2. If you are using the 2012 edition of First Aid, here are some differences to consider:

1. As far as I can tell, all of the errata from 2012 have been corrected (there were a ton of errors in 2012); but if you have went through and annotated your edition of 2012 this shouldn't matter very much
2. As one of the other reviewers mentioned, embryology has been moved to be contained with organ systems.
3. There are, as far as I can tell, no major changes in text content
a. There are additional pictures that have been added to 2013 that are not present in 2012.
b. Some of the diagrams have been redrawn with different colors and now seem to be a little more straightforward

The cover to the book also now seems to have some type of lamination so it appears that it will be more resistant to spills. There aren't any substantial changes, but if you're the type of person that likes to have the newest edition of everything (as I am) then I would go ahead and buy it.

UPDATE UPDATE:

The firstaidteam website (firstaidteam.com) released a list of all the changes in 2013.

Update:

Looking at my friend's 2013 edition paperback and comparing it to 2012, there are a few confirmed errata that I noticed in 2013.

1. Renal Physiology page 483 - Should be H+/K+ transporter on the bottom left AND an H+ ATPase. [Oddly enough, the 2012 errata has this fixed).

2. Charts missing: Uncal Herniation Signs (FA2012 page 448) - they included the index marker, but nothing exists on page 448.

3. Chart removed: Differential Diagnosis of Brain Lesions (FA2012 pg. 471)

4. Circle of Willis image removed (FA2012 pg. 443) - the stroke signs are still there on the next page in FA2013 pg 422 but without an anatomical drawing it doesn't really make too much sense.

5. Various errors in insulin regulation (some changes recommended in 2012 Errata, but were "under review" - looks like they included them in 2013 anyway without reviewing them. Eg: Glut-1 receptor on pancreatic islet cells instead of Glut-2.

6. Chart Removed Hodgkin's Lymphoma (FA2012 pg. 389).

7. Complete absence of Smooth Muscle Contraction (FA2013 pg 385 - Index says it's there, but it's not. FA2012 pg. 413 has it).

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For some background: I received the 2012 edition as a gift and have been using it for the past 6 months. I've fixed up most of the errata and it's serving me okay but some of my friends said the 2013 edition was improved and I should probably try that. They were talking about the paper edition of course.

I purchased this hoping that the Kindle version would run well heeding S.M.H's and Kidd34's reviews and some of the other reviews suggesting that one should stay away from the Kindle editions.