Offers a quick and easy way to review facts and principles you need to ace the microbiology and immunology questions on the USMLE Step 1.

This valuable review tool features 1,000 multiple-choice questions with explanatory answers, organized by topic, according to Parts I and II of the NBCE boards. No other product on the market is as comprehensive and useful. It provides a Q&A review with rationale and quick reference tools to help users prepare for the boards. Updated references in each section direct students to supplemental reading for further information. Tables, boxes, and other quick-reference tools summarize content at a glance. This title includes additional digital media when purchased in print format. For this digital book edition, media content is not included. - Approximately 1,000 multiple-choice questions with explanatory answers are organized and formatted according to the national boards. - Updated references in each section refer readers to supplemental resources, making it easier to investigate specific topics. - Illustrations visually reinforce difficult topics and aid understanding. - Tables, boxes, and other quick reference tools summarize the content at a glance.

Microbiology: Pearls of Wisdom is a review manual designed for those preparing for MCAT, VCAT, DCAT, USMLE Parts I, II and III, and students preparing for course exams. Through its use of a rapid-fire question and answer format, this review of Microbiology principles provides help for improving performance on Microbiology written and practical examinations by offering students immediate gratification with the correct answer.

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Offers a review of the basic and clinical aspects of bacteriology, virology, mycology, parasitology, and immunology, with an emphasis on the clinical application of microbiology and immunology to infectious diseases. This title covers a USMLE-style exam with case-based questions.

The intent of Pathology Medical Student Pearls of Wisdom is to serve as a study aid to improve performance on a standardized examination. It is not intended to be a source text of the knowledge base of medicine or to serve as a reference in any way for the practice of clinical medicine. Neither Boston Medical Publishing Corporation nor the editors warrant that the information in this text is complete or accurate. the reader is encouraged to verify each answer in several references. All drug use indications and dosages must be verified by the reader before administration of any compound.

The new edition of this popular text presents microbiology in a succinct, easy-to-use, and engaging manner. Clear discussions explain how microbes cause disease in humans, and review the updated vaccines and new antibiotics currently available to treat these diseases. Expert coverage of basic principles, the immune response, laboratory diagnosis, bacteriology, virology, mycology, and parasitology ensures that you’ll understand all the facts vital to the practice of medicine today. A revised artwork program illustrates the appearance of disease, simplifying complex information, while text boxes and additional summary tables emphasize essential concepts and learning issues for more efficient exam review. Online access to Student Consult-where you’ll find the complete contents of the book, fully searchable...Integration Links to bonus content in other Student Consult titles...updated features for both students and instructors...and much more-further enhances your study and exponentially boosts your reference power. Focuses on why the biologic properties of organisms are important to disease in humans, equipping you with a practical understanding of microbiology. Examines etiology, epidemiology, host defenses, identification, diagnosis, prevention, and control for each microbe in consistently organized chapters, enabling you to find the information you need fast. Features summary tables and text boxes that emphasize essential concepts and learning issues, enabling you to make your exam review more efficient. Correlates basic science with clinical practice through review questions at the end of each chapter to help you understand the clinical relevance of the organisms examined. Uses clinical cases from literature reports to illustrate the epidemiology, diagnosis, and treatment of infectious diseases. Features revised artwork-more than 635 brilliant images, nearly all in full color-that offers a more consistent and modern approach to the study of medical microbiology. Provides more clinical photographs throughout that help you better understand the clinical applications of microbiology. Offers expanded use of summary boxes for bacteria throughout all organism chapters to further enhance your review and learning. Includes enhanced Student Consult features including self-assessment questions, clinical cases, animations showing the actions of various important toxins, and a PowerPoint presentation with supplemental images of organisms and stains.

The most concise, clinically relevant, and current review of medical microbiology and immunology Review of Medical Microbiology and Immunology is a succinct, high-yield review of the medically important aspects of microbiology and immunology. It covers both the basic and clinical aspects of bacteriology, virology, mycology, parasitology, and immunology and also discusses important infectious diseases using an organ system approach. The book emphasizes the real-world clinical application of microbiology and immunology to infectious diseases and offers a unique mix of narrative text, color images, tables and figures, Q&A, and clinical vignettes. • Content is valuable to any study objective or learning style • Essential for USMLE review and medical microbiology coursework • 650 USMLE-style practice questions test your knowledge and understanding • 50 clinical cases illustrate the importance of basic science information in clinical diagnosis • A complete USMLE-style practice exam consisting of 80 questions helps you prepare for the exam • Pearls impart important basic science information helpful in answering questions on the USMLE • Concise summaries of medically important organisms • Self-assessment questions with answers appear at the end of each chapter • Color images depict clinically important findings, such as infectious disease lesions • Gram stains of bacteria, electron micrographs of viruses, and microscopic images depict fungi, protozoa, and worms • Chapters on infectious diseases from an organ system perspective