First Aid™ Cases for the USMLE Step 1

by Le, Tao

• ISBN13: 9780071464109
• ISBN10: 0071464107
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-06-19
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Medical

Summary

Written to complement the #1 board review-First Aid for the USMLE Step 1-First Aid Cases for the USMLE Step 1 is part of your ultimate USMLE Step 1 preparation package. With this study guide, you get the cases you need to know on exam day, active-recall questions and answers to help you remember key points, and page after page of high-yield images correlated to First Aid for the USMLE Step 1. Book jacket.

Author Biography

Tao Le, MD is a Fellow in Allergy & Immunology at Johns Hopkins University.

Table of Contents

PART I. GENERAL PRINCIPLES

Behavioral Sciences

Case 1: Alcohol Withdrawal

Case 2: Anorexia Nervosa

Case 3: Benzodiazepine Overdose

Case 4: Delirium

Case 5: Drug Intoxication

Case 6: Infant Development

Case 7: Operant Conditioning

Case 8: Opioid Withdrawal

Case 9: Sleep Physiology

Case 10: Sleep Stages

Biochemistry

Case 1: Alkaptonuria

Case 2: Cyanide Poisoning

Case 3: Fragile X Syndrome

Case 4: Fructose Intolerance

Case 5: Homocystinuria

Case 6: Hurler's Syndrome

Case 7: Lesch-Nyhan Syndrome

Case 8: McArdles Disease

Case 9: Phenylketonuria

Case 10: Pyruvate Dehydrogenase Deficiency

Case 11 Tay-Sachs Disease

Case 12 Thiamine Deficiency

Case 13 Von Gierkes Disease

Microbiology & Immunology

Case 1: Actinomyces vs Nocardia

Case 2: Anthrax

Case 3: Ascariasis

Case 4: Aspergillosis

Case 5: Candidiasis

Case 6: Chagas Disease

Case 7: Cholera

Case 8: Congenital Syphilis

Case 9: Creutzfeld-Jakob Disease

Case 10: Cryptococcal Meningitis

Case 11: Cystericosis

Case 12: Diptheria

Case 13: Elephantiasis

Case 14: Giardiasis

Case 15: Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease

Case 16: Hookworm

Case 17: Influenza

Case 18: Kaposis Sarcoma

Case 19: Legionella Infection

Case 20: Leprosy

Case 21: Listeria Meningitis

Case 22: Lyme Disease

Case 23: Malaria

Case 24: Measles

Case 25: Mononucleosis

Case 26: Mumps

Case 27: Neisseria meningitidis Meningitis

Case 28: Onchocerciasis

Case 29: Osteomyelitis

Case 30: Pinworm

Case 31: Pneumocystis jiroveci Pneumonia

Case 32: Poison Ivy

Case 33: Polio

Case 34: Pseudomonas aeruginosa Infection

Case 35: Rabies

Case 36: Ringworm

Case 37: Rotavirus Infection

Case 38: Schistosomiasis

Case 39: Shingles

Case 40: Strongyloidiasis

Case 41: Systemic Mycosis

Case 42: Toxic Shock Syndrome

Case 43: Toxoplasmosis

Case 44: Tuberculosis

Case 45: Yellow Fever

Pharmacology

Case 1: Acetaminophen Overdose

Case 2: Agranulocytosis Secondary to Drug Toxicity

Case 3: Benzodiazepine Overdose

Case 4: Beta-Adrenergic Second Messenger Systems

Case 5: Cholinergic Drugs

Case 6: Drug Development

Case 7: Drug-Induced Lupus

Case 8: Pharmacodynamics

Case 9: Pharmacokinetics

PART II: ORGAN SYSTEMS

Cardiovascular System

Case 1: Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm

Case 2: Aortic Stenosis

Case 3: Atherosclerosis

Case 4: Atrial Fibrillation

Case 5: Atrioventricular Block

Case 6: Coarctation of the Aorta

Case 7: Congestive Heart Failure

Case 8: Coronary Artery Disease

Case 9: Endocarditis

Case 10: Hypertension

Case 11: Kawasakis Disease

Case 12: Myocardial Infarction

Case 13: Obstruction of Superior Mesenteric Artery/ Inferior Mesenteric Artery

Case 14: Pericarditis

Case 15: Polyarteritis Nodosa

Case 16: Rheumatic Heart Disease

Case 17: Temporal Arteritis

Case 18: Tetralogy of Fallot

Case 19: Wegeners Granulomatosis

Case 20: Wolf-Parkinson-White Syndrome

Endocrine System

Case 1: 11- Hydroxylase Deficiency

Case 2: 21- Hydroxylase Deficiency

Case 3: Addisons Disease

Case 4: Conns Syndrome

Case 5: Cushing's Syndrome

Case 6: Diabetes Mellitus

Case 7: Gout

Case 8: Graves Disease

Case 9: Hyperparathyroidism

Case 10: Hypothyroidism

Case 11: Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type IIA

Case 12: Painless Jaundice

Case 13: Pheochromocytoma

Case 14: Pseudohypoparathyroidism

Case 15: Thyroidectomy

Gastrointestinal System

Case 1: Achalasia

Case 2: Acute Pancreatitis

Case 3: Alcoholic Cirrhosis

Case 4: Appendicitis

Case 5: Barrett's Esophagus

Case 6: Cholelithiasis

Case 7: Crigler-Najjar Syndrome

Case 8: Diverticular Disease

Case 9: Esophageal Atresia/Fistula

Case 10: Gastrinoma

Case 11: Hepatitis B Virus Infection

Case 12: Hepatitis C Virus Infection

Case 13: Hyperbilirubinemia

Case 14: Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding

Case 15: Pellagra

Case 16: Pseudomembranous Colitis/Clostridium

difficile Infection

Case 17: Short Bowel Syndrome/Malabsorption

Case 18: Upper Gastrointestinal Tract Bleeding

Case 19: Vitamin B12 Deficiency

Case 20: Zollinger-Ellison Syndrome

Hematology and Oncology

Case 1: Acute Intermittent Porphyria

Case 2: Acute Myeloid Leukemia

Case 3: Aplastic Anemia

Case 4: Beta-Thalassemia

Case 5: Breast Cancer

Case 6: Carcinoid Syndrome

Case 7: Colorectal Cancer

Case 8: Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation

Case 9: Gastric Cancer

Case 10: Glioblastoma Multiforme

Case 11: Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase (G6PD) Deficiency

Case 12: Head and Neck Cancer

Case 13: Hemochromatosis

Case 14: Idiopathic Thrombocytic Purpura

Case 15: Lead Poisoning

Case 16: Lung Cancer (Pancoasts Syndrome)

Case 17: Macrocytic Anemia

Case 18: Microcytic Anemia

Case 19: Multiple Myeloma

Case 20: Neuroblastom

Case 21: Oligodendroglioma

Case 22: Ovarian Cancer (Sertoli-Leydig Tumor)

Case 23: Pancreatic Cancer

Case 24: Polycythemia

Case 25: Retinoblastoma

Case 26: Sickle Cell Anemia

Case 27: Small Cell Carcinoma of the Lung

Case 28: Spherocytosis

Case 29: Splenic Injury

Case 30: Testicular Cancer

Case 31: von Willebrand's Disease

Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue

Case 1: Costochondritis

Case 2: Gun Shot Wound to Left Flank

Case 3: Hip Fracture

Case 4: Inguinal Hernia

Case 5: Knee Pain

Case 6: Muscular Dystrophy

Case 7: Neurofibromatosis

Case 8: Osteogenesis Imperfecta

Case 9: Rotator Cuff Tear

Case 10: Subclavian Stab Wound

Neurology and Psychiatry

Case 1: Alzheimers Disease

Case 2: Autism

Case 3: Bipolar Disorder

Case 4: Brown-Squard Syndrome

Case 5: Central Cord Syndrome

Case 6: Corneal Abrasion/Eye Injury

Case 7: Damage to Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve

Case 8: Depression

Case 9: Femoral Neuropathy

Case 10: Generalized Anxiety Disorder

Case 11: Glaucoma

Case 12: Gullaine-Barr Syndrome

Case 13: Horner's Syndrome

Case 14: Huntingtons Disease

Case 15: Hydrocephalus

Case 16: Macular Degeneration

Case 17: Middle Ear Infection/Ear Anatomy

Case 18: Migraine

Case 19: Multiple Sclerosis

Case 20: Myasthenia Gravis

Case 21: Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

Case 22: Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder

Case 23: Panic Disorder

Case 24: Parkinsons Disease

Case 25: Schizophrenia

Case 26: Seizures/Status Epilepticus

Case 27: Somatoform Disorder

Case 28: Spinal Cord Compression

Case 29: Steroid-Induced Mania

Case 39: Stroke

Case 31: Subarachnoid Hemorrhage

Case 32: Subdural Hematoma

Case 33: Syncope

Case 34: Tardive Dyskinesia

Case 35: Transient Ischemic Attack

Case 36: Vestibulo-Ocular Reflexes

Case 37: Viral Meningitis

Case 38: von Hippel-Lindau Disease

Case 39: Wernicke-Korsakoff Syndrome

Case 40: Ulnar Nerve Damage Case 1: Acute Tubular Necrosis

Case 2: Adult Polycystic Kidney Disease

Case 3: Alports Syndrome

Case 4: Henoch-Schnlein Purpura

Case 5: Hypercalcemia

Case 6: Hypokalemia

Case 7: Minimal Change Disease

Case 8: Nephrotic Syndrome

Case 9: Pyelonephritis

Case 10: Renal Artery Stenosis/Hypertension/Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone Axis

Case 11: Renal Calculi

Case 12: Syndrome of Inappropriate Secretion of ADH

Case 13: Transplant Immunology

Case 14: Urinary Reflux

Reproductive System

Case 1: Abruptio Placentae

Case 2: Bacterial Vaginosis

Case 3: Breast Mass

Case 4: Ectopic Pregnancy

Case 5: Endometriosis

Case 6: Fitzhugh-Curtis Syndrome

Case 7: Gestational Diabetes

Case 8: Leiomyoma

Case 9: Pagets Disease of the Breast

Case 10: Preeclampsia

Case 11: Turner's Syndrome

Respiratory System

Case 1: Asbestosis

Case 2: Asthma

Case 3: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Case 4: Community-Acquired Pneumonia

Case 5: Congenital Cystic Adenomatoid Malformation of the Lung

Case 6: Cystic Fibrosis

Case 7: Emphysema

Case 8: Epiglottis due to Haemophilus influenzae Infection

Case 9: Malignant Pleural Effusion

Case 10: Mycoplasma Pneumonia

Case 11: Pulmonary Embolism

Case 12: Respiratory Acidosis

Case 13: Sarcoidosis

Case 14: Spontaneous Pneumothorax

Case 15: Thoracic Outlet Obstruction (Klumpke's Palsy)