Thieme Test Prep for the USMLE®: Medical Microbiology and Immunology Q&A

Ensure readiness for the USMLE® or any other high-stakes exam covering microbiology and immunology! Thieme Test Prep for the USMLE®: Medical Microbiology and Immunology by Melphine Harriott, Michelle Swanson-Mungerson, Samia Ragheb, and Matthew Jackson covers major topics taught in immunology and microbiology courses during the first and second year of medical school. Readers will learn how to recall, analyze, integrate, and apply microbiology and immunology knowledge to solve clinical problems. Key Highlights 550 USMLE®-style multiple choice questions classified as easy, moderate, and difficult, including detailed explanations Microbiology questions organized by organ system that cover major infectious diseases Immunology questions organized by concept including chapters on inflammation, autoimmune diseases, immunodeficiency disorders, hypersensitivity reactions, and transplant rejection and anti-tumor responses This essential resource will help you assess your knowledge and fully prepare for the USMLE® Step 1 or COMLEX Level 1 exam. Be prepared for your board exam with the Thieme Test Prep for the USMLE® series! Das: Histology and Embryology Q&A Das and Baugh: Medical Neuroscience Q&A Fontes and McCarthy: Medical Biochemistry Q&A Hankin et al.: Clinical Anatomy Q&A Kemp and Brown: Pathology Q&A Waite and Sheakley: Medical Physiology Q&A Visit www.thieme.com/testprep to learn more about our online board review question bank.

Ensure readiness for the USMLE® or any other high-stakes exam covering microbiology and immunology!

Thieme Test Prep for the USMLE®: Medical Microbiology and Immunology by Melphine Harriott, Michelle Swanson-Mungerson, Samia Ragheb, and Matthew Jackson covers major topics taught in immunology and microbiology courses during the first and second year of medical school. Readers will learn how to recall, analyze, integrate, and apply microbiology and immunology knowledge to solve clinical problems.

Key Highlights

• 550 USMLE®-style multiple choice questions classified as easy, moderate, and difficult, including detailed explanations
• Microbiology questions organized by organ system that cover major infectious diseases
• Immunology questions organized by concept including chapters on inflammation, autoimmune diseases, immunodeficiency disorders, hypersensitivity reactions, and transplant rejection and anti-tumor responses

This essential resource will help you assess your knowledge and fully prepare for the USMLE® Step 1 or COMLEX Level 1 exam.

Be prepared for your board exam with the Thieme Test Prep for the USMLE® series!

Das: Histology and Embryology Q&A
Das and Baugh: Medical Neuroscience Q&A
Fontes and McCarthy: Medical Biochemistry Q&A
Hankin et al.: Clinical Anatomy Q&A
Kemp and Brown: Pathology Q&A
Waite and Sheakley: Medical Physiology Q&A

Visit www.thieme.com/testprep to learn more about our online board review question bank.

Medical Microbiology and Immunology Q&A......Page 1 Title Page......Page 2 Copyright......Page 3 Dedication......Page 4 Contents......Page 5 Acknowledgments......Page 7 Contributors......Page 8 Abbreviations......Page 9 How to Use This Series......Page 10 Laboratory Values......Page 12 Additional Normal Laboratory Values......Page 14 1 General Immunology......Page 15 2 Inflammation......Page 31 3 Autoimmune Disease......Page 43 4 Immunodeficiency Disorders......Page 63 5 Hypersensitivity Reactions......Page 109 6 Transplant Rejection and Cancer Immunology......Page 127 7 General Microbiology......Page 143 8 Nervous System Infections......Page 171 9 Head, Neck, and Respiratory Infections......Page 199 10 Infections of the Esophagus, Stomach, Small and Large Bowel/Rectum, Liver, and Biliary Tree......Page 231 11 Renal and Urinary Tract Infections......Page 271 12 Reproductive and Sexually Transmitted Infections......Page 281 13 Congenital and Neonatal Infections......Page 305 14 Skin, Soft Tissue, and Musculoskeletal Infections......Page 311 15 Cardiovascular, Systemic, Lymph Nodes, and Multisystem Infections......Page 345 Appendices......Page 369 Index......Page 401