RT Book, Section
A1 Levinson, Warren
A1 Chin-Hong, Peter
A1 Joyce, Elizabeth A.
A1 Nussbaum, Jesse
A1 Schwartz, Brian
SR Print(0)
ID 1153023110
T1 How to Use This Book
T2 Review of Medical Microbiology & Immunology: A Guide to Clinical Infectious Diseases, 15e
YR 2018
FD 2018
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781259644498-qa
LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1153023110
RD 2024/04/24
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/).