TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - How to Use This Book A1 - Levinson, Warren A1 - Chin-Hong, Peter A1 - Joyce, Elizabeth A. A1 - Nussbaum, Jesse A1 - Schwartz, Brian Y1 - 2018 N1 - T2 - Review of Medical Microbiology & Immunology: A Guide to Clinical Infectious Diseases, 15e AB - CHAPTER CONTENTS: The main headings in each chapter are listed so the reader can determine, at a glance, the topics discussed in the chapter.TEXT: A concise, complete description of medically important information for the professional student. Includes basic and clinical bacteriology (pages 1-214), basic and clinical virology (pages 215-382), mycology (fungi) (pages 383-408), parasitology (pages 409-474), immunology (pages 475-580), and ectoparasites (pages 581-588).The text also includes 10 chapters on infectious diseases. These chapters include Bone and Joint Infections (pages 589-593), Cardiac Infections (pages 594-600), Central Nervous System Infections (pages 601-608), Gastrointestinal Tract Infections (pages 609-615), Pelvic Infections (pages 616-623), Upper Respiratory Tract Infections (pages 624-629), Lower Respiratory Tract Infections (pages 630-635), Skin and Soft Tissue Infections (pages 636-643), Urinary Tract Infections (pages 644-647), and Sepsis and Septic Shock (pages 648-652)SUMMARIES OF ORGANISMS: A quick review for examinations describing the important characteristics of the organisms (pages 653-692).SELF-ASSESSMENT QUESTIONS: USMLE-style questions with answers are included at the end of the chapters.PEARLS FOR THE USMLE: Eleven tables containing important clinical and epidemiologic information that will be useful for answering questions on the USMLE (pages 703-710).USMLE-TYPE QUESTIONS: 654 practice questions that can be used to review for the USMLE and class examinations (pages 711-752).USMLE PRACTICE EXAM: Two 40-question practice examinations in USMLE format (pages 753-762).PEARLS: Summary points at the end of each basic science chapter.CLINICAL CASES: 50 cases describing important infectious diseases with emphasis on diagnostic information (pages 693-702).CLINICAL IMAGES: More than 100 images of clinically important lesions illustrate the text. Additional clinical lesions can be seen on the McGraw-Hill Online Learning Center’s Web site (www.langetextbooks.com/levinson/gallery/). SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/28 UR - accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1153023110 ER -