Some “High-Yield” contents

Some “High-Yield” contents according to First Aid USMLE step 1 

Updated: 02/14/2024

© Jun Wang, MD, PhD

Paraneoplastic syndromes
Cardiovascular tumors
Cardiovascular system
Endocrine system
Hypothyroidism
Thyrotoxicosis
Hashimoto thyroiditis
Subacute lymphocytic thyroiditis
Granulomatous thyroiditis
Adenoma
Carcinoma
  • Endocrine pancreas
Type I diabetes
Type II diabetes
Gestational diabetes
Diabetic ketoacidosis
Hyperosmolar hyperosmotic syndrome
Hypoglycemia
Insulinoma
Glucagonoma
Zollinger-Ellison Syndrome
VIPoma
Hyperparathyroidism
Primary
Secondary
Tertiary
Hypoparathyroidism
Pseudohypoparathyroidism
Respiratory tract tumors
Squamous cell carcinoma
Adenocarcinoma
Large cell carcinoma
Small cell carcinoma
Carcinoid
Superior vena cava syndrome
Gastrointestinal
  • Congenital disorders
Meckel’s diverticulum
Hirschsprung diesease
  • Infectious gastroenteritis
Watery diarrhea 
    Norovirus gastroenteritis 
    Enterotoxigenic e. coli 
    Vibrio cholerae
    Clostridium difficile 
    Giardia intestinalis
Bloody diarrhea
    Campylobacter 
    Enteroinvasive e. coli
    Enterohemorrhagic e. coli
    Salmonella
    Shigella
    Entamoeba histolytica
  • Salivary gland
Sialadenitis
Sjogren syndrome
Salivary gland neoplasms
Pleomorphic adenoma
Warthin tumor
Mucoepidemoid carcinoma
  • Exocrine pancreas and gallbladder
Acute cholecystitis
Chronic cholecystitis
Cholelithiasis
Acute pancreatitis
Chronic pancreatitis
Pancreatic cancers
  • Oral cavity
Hairy leukoplakia
Pyogenic granuloma
  • Esophagus
Achalasia
Esophagitis
Varices
Mallory-Weiss tears
Barrett esophagus
Esophageal cancers
  • Stomach
Acute gastritis
Non-peptic ulcer gastric bleeding
Chronic gastritis
Type A gastritis
Type B gastritis
Other gastritis and gastropathy
Peptic ulcer
Adenocarcinoma
Hyperplastic polyp
Inflammatory polyp
Juvenile polyp
Peutz-Jegher polyp/syndrome
Adenomatous polyp
Sessile serrated adenoma
Familial adenomatous polyposis
Gardner syndrome
Lynch syndrome
Adenocarcinoma
Hemodynamic disorders
Vitamin K deficiency, including warfarin associated coagulopathy
Von Willebrand disease
Disseminated intravascular coagulation
Platelet dysfunctions
Immune thrombocytopenia (ITP)
Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura
Hemolytic-uremic syndrome and atypical hemolytic-uremic syndrome
Hematology
  • Benign disorders
Neutropenia
Leukocytosis
  • Lymphoid tumors
Hodgkin lymphoma
Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and related neoplasms
Myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS)
Chronic myelogenous leukemia
Polycythemia vera
Primary myelofibrosis
Essential thrombocythemia
Bone and soft tissue tumors
Skin
Nervous system
Urinary system tumors
Female reproductive system
  • Placenta
Twin placenta and abnormal placentation
Preeclampsia and eclampsia
Gestational trophoblastic disease
Complete mole
Partial mole
  • Vulva
Infectious/inflammatory diseases
Lichen sclerosus
Paget disease
Squamous cell carcinoma: see cervical carcinoma
  • Vagina
Sarcoma botryoides
  • Cervix
Cervical intraepithelial neoplasia
Endocervical adenocarcinoma in situ
Cervical carcinoma
  • Uterus
Endometritis
Endometriosis and adenomyosis
Endometrial hyperplasia
Adenocarcinoma of endometrium
Endometrioid endometrial adenocarcinoma
Serous carcinoma
Leiomyoma
  • Ovary
Polycystic ovary disease
Benign cysts
Epithelial neoplasm
Serous neoplasm
Mucinous neoplasm
Endometrioid neoplasm
Urothelial neoplasm
Germ cell neoplasm
Teratoma
Dysgerminoma
Yolk sac tumor
Sex cord-stromal neoplasm
Fibroma
Thecoma
Granulosa cell tumor
Metastatic malignancies
  • Breast
Inflammatory breast diseases
Fibrocystic changes
Gynecomastia
Intraductal papilloma
Carcinoma of breast
Paget disease of breast
Carcinoma in situ
Invasive carcinoma
Fibroadenoma
Phyllodes tumor
Male reproductive system
  • Penis
Penile squamous neoplasia
  • Testes
Cryptorchidism
Seminoma
Yolk sac tumor
Choriocarcinoma
Teratoma
Embryonal carcinoma
Sex cord-stromal tumors
Lymphoma
  • Prostate
Prostatitis
Prostatic nodular hyperplasia
Prostatic adenocarcinoma

 
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