Description
Get the most from your study time, and experience a realistic USMLE simulation with Rapid Review Microbiology and Immunology, 3rd Edition, by Drs. Ken S. Rosenthal and Michael J. Tan. This new reference in the highly rated Rapid Review Series is formatted as a bulleted outline with photographs, tables and figures that address all the microbiology and immunology information you need to know for the USMLE. And with Student Consult functionality, you can become familiar with the look and feel of the actual exam by taking a timed or a practice test online that includes 400 USMLE-style questions.- Access all the information you need to know quickly and easily with a user-friendly, two-color outline format that includes High-Yield Margin Notes.- Take a timed or a practice test online with more than 400 USMLE-style questions and full rationales for why every possible answer is right or wrong.- Review the most current information with completely updated chapters, images, and questions, including a new chapter on Laboratory Tests for Diagnosis.- Profit from the guidance of series editor, Dr. Edward Goljan, a well-known author of medical study references, who is personally involved in content review.- Study and take notes more easily with the new, larger page size.- Practice with a new testing platform on USMLE Consult that gives you a realistic review experience and fully prepares you for the exam.- Review your understanding of how to interpret lab results in a new chapter on Laboratory Tests for Diagnosis.
Table of Contents
SECTION I: ImmunologyChapter 1 Components of the Immune SystemChapter 2 Role of T Cells in Immune ResponsesChapter 3 Immunoglobulins and Their Production by B CellsChapter 4 Normal and Abnormal Immune ResponsesChapter 5 Laboratory Tests for DiagnosisSECTION II: BacteriologyChapter 6 Bacterial StructureChapter 7 Bacterial Growth, Genetics, and VirulenceChapter 8 Diagnosis, Therapy, and Prevention of Bacterial DiseasesChapter 9 Gram-Positive CocciChapter 10 Gram-Positive Toxigenic RodsChapter 11 EnterobacteriaceaeChapter 12 Gram-Negative Cocci and CoccobacilliChapter 13 Gram-Negative, Oxidase-Positive Motile RodsChapter 14 Mycoplasmas, Filamentous Bacteria, and BacteroidesChapter 15 SpirochetesChapter 16 MycobacteriaChapter 17 Chlamydiae and Zoonotic Intracellular BacteriaSECTION III: VirologyChapter 18 Viral Structure, Classification, and ReplicationChapter 19 Viral PathogenesisChapter 20 Diagnosis, Therapy, and Prevention of Viral DiseasesChapter 21 Nonenveloped (Naked) DNA VirusesChapter 22 Enveloped DNA VirusesChapter 23 Nonenveloped (Naked) RNA VirusesChapter 24 Large Enveloped RNA VirusesChapter 25 Small and Midsized Enveloped RNA VirusesChapter 26 RetrovirusesChapter 27 Hepatitis VirusesSECTION IV: Mycology, Parasitology, and Infectious DiseasesChapter 28 FungiChapter 29 ParasitesChapter 30 Infectious Diseases: Clinical CorrelationsAppendix 1: Bacteriology Summary Tables and Trigger WordsAppendix 2: Virology Summary Tables and Trigger WordsAppendix 3: Mycology and Parasitology Trigger WordsCommon Laboratory Values
