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
PY  - 2022
T2  - Review of Medical Microbiology & Immunology: A Guide to Clinical Infectious Diseases, 17e
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  1–216),  basic  and  clinical  virology  (pages  217–398),  mycology  (fungi)  (pages  399–426),  parasitology  (pages  427–492),  immunology  (pages  493-594),  and  ectoparasites  (pages  595–602).The  text  also  includes  11  chapters  on  infectious  diseases.  These  chapters  include  Bone  &  Joint  Infections  (pages  603–607),  Cardiac  Infections  (pages  608–613),  Central  Nervous  System  Infections  (pages  614–622),  Gastrointestinal  Tract  Infections  (pages  623–630),  Pelvic  Infections  (pages  631–638),  Upper  Respiratory  Tract  Infections  (pages  639–644),  Lower  Respiratory  Tract  Infections  (pages  645–650),  Infections  of  the  Skin  &  Skin  Structures  (pages  651–658),  Urinary  Tract  Infections  (pages  659–662),  Sepsis  &  Septic  Shock  (pages  663–666),  and  Eye  Infections  (pages  667–674).SUMMARIES  OF  ORGANISMS:  A  quick  review  for  examinations  describing  the  important  characteristics  of  the  organisms  (pages  675–714).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  725–732).USMLE-TYPE  QUESTIONS:  654  practice  questions  that  can  be  used  to  review  for  the  USMLE  and  class  examinations  (pages  733–774).  Of  the  654  questions,  60  questions  are  presented  in  a  clinical-case  format  starting  on  page  767.USMLE  PRACTICE  EXAM:  Two  40-question  practice  examinations  in  USMLE  format  (pages  775–784).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  715–724).  
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PB  - McGraw-Hill Education
CY  - New York, NY
Y2  - 2024/04/16
UR  - accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1186730805
ER  -