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Crush Step 1 The Ultimate USMLE Step 1 Review
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O'Connell, Theodore X., author.
Crush step 1 : the ultimate USMLE step 1 review / Theodore X. O'Connell, Thomas Blair, Ryan Pedigo.
p. ; cm.
Includes index.
ISBN 978-1-4557-5621-6 (pbk. : alk. paper)
I. Blair, Thomas (Emergency physician), author. II. Pedigo, Ryan, author. III. Title.
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Faculty Review Board
Sheila Ahmadi, M.D., Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California
Nichole Bosson, M.D., EMS/Research Fellow, Health Sciences Clinical Instructor, Harbor-UCLA Department of Emergency Medicine, Los Angeles, California
Samuel Clarke, M.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, University of California, Davis Medical Center, Los Angeles, California
Carolyn Goh, M.D., Clinical Instructor, Department of Dermatology, UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California
Maureen McMahon, Assistant Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California
Phuong Chi Pham, M.D., Chief, Department of Nephrology, Olive View-UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, California
Jonathan Wisco, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Division of Integrative Anatomy, UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California
Student Review Board
The authors and publisher express sincere thanks to these students and residents, who provided many useful comments and helpful suggestions for improving the content and for ensuring the accuracy of this book.
Joshua Elder, M.D., Resident Physician, Department of Emergency Medicine, Stanford University Medical Center/Kaiser Permanente, Stanford, California
Jennifer Neeper, M.D., Resident Physician, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of California, Irvine Medical Center, Irvine, California
Jake Ortiz, M.D., Resident Physician, Department of Internal Medicine, University of California, Davis Medical Center, Davis, California
Steven Storage, M.D. Candidate, Class of 2013, UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California
Contributors
Will Babbitt , M.D. Candidate, Class of 2013, University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine, San Francisco, California
John Baird , M.D. Candidate, Class of 2013, University of Arkansas College of Medicine, Little Rock, Arkansas
Brenton Bauer, M.D. , Resident Physician, Department of Internal Medicine, UCLA Ronald Reagan Medical Center, Los Angeles, California
Thomas E. Blair, M.D. , Resident Physician, Emergency Medicine Resident Physician, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, California
Manuel Celedon, M.D. , Resident Physician, Department of Emergency Medicine, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, California
Masood Memarzadeh, M.D. , Resident Physician, Department of Anesthesia and Perioperative Care, University of California, San Francisco, California
Theodore X. O'Connell, M.D.
Program Director, Family Medicine Residency Program, Kaiser Permanente Napa-Solano, California
Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Family Medicine, UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California
Gwen Owens , M.D./Ph.D. Candidate, UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine, California Institute of Technology, Los Angeles, California
Ryan A. Pedigo, M.D. , Resident Physician, Emergency Medicine Resident Physician, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, California