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(37 reviews) Author: ISBN : 9780781769242 New from $10.78 Format: PDF
Direct download links available PRETITLE Microcards: Review Cards for Medical Students [Cards] POSTTITLE from mediafire, rapishare, and mirror link (37 reviews) Author: ISBN : 9780781769242 New from $10.78 Format: PDFThese flashcards will help medical students organize and recall medical microbiology information for course exams and USMLE Step 1. The cards are grouped into sections on gram-positive, gram-negative, and other bacteria; RNA and DNA viruses; fungi; protozoa; and helminths. Each section begins with charts summarizing key information on the group of microorganisms, followed by cards for each individual microbe, which include clinical presentation, pathobiology, diagnosis/treatment, quick facts, and a case study. Schematic illustrations show the morphology and pathogenesis of different microorganisms.
A companion Website provides 70 USMLE-style questions and answers.
- Cards: 300 pages
- Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; Second edition (August 24, 2007)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0781769248
- ISBN-13: 978-0781769242
- Product Dimensions: 1.2 x 4.4 x 6.3 inches
- Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces
Microcards: Review Cards for Medical Students PDF
Hi, I'm an MD-PhD student currently studying for USMLE step-one.
Let me just say something: these are the absolute best study tool imaginable for micro.
The cards are divided into categories of organisms (e.g. gram(+), (-), fungi, etc.). Each category first presents an ALGORITHM card, which means it displays a flowchart that outlines how the organisms are categorized based on enzymes, motility, etc. Then vignette cards follow.
The flowchart cards are the key to these Microcards. What do I mean by that? Well what I do is spend about 40% of my time memorizing just a particular flowchart ALONE, THEN I go on to the subsequent vignette cards. These flowcharts are brilliant because the information is organized in such a way that you remember the IMAGE of the flowchart, rather than specific data for each organism individually. These are great if you have a photographic memory. The rate of learning that's possible by studying these is by far the most time-efficient out of any resource I have come across for step-one so far, and that is big news bears, my friends. And they're fun!
For example, I'm not even looking at the cards, and I can tell you that Bacillus anthracis is a gram(+) bacillus, spore-forming, aerobic, non-motile. That's because the flowcharts are THAT good. I have the image in my head. Just take my word on it. I could be doing QBank right now, but I'm taking time to write this review because I believe anyone studying for USMLE should use these cards.
Another thing, the vignettes reference KEY DETAILS relevant to step-one. For example, the card for Clostridium botulinum mentions a girl having gotten sick after having had canned foods on a camping trip. Keep in mind, C.
Hi, I'm an MD-PhD student currently studying for USMLE step-one.
Let me just say something: these are the absolute best study tool imaginable for micro.
The cards are divided into categories of organisms (e.g. gram(+), (-), fungi, etc.). Each category first presents an ALGORITHM card, which means it displays a flowchart that outlines how the organisms are categorized based on enzymes, motility, etc. Then vignette cards follow.
The flowchart cards are the key to these Microcards. What do I mean by that? Well what I do is spend about 40% of my time memorizing just a particular flowchart ALONE, THEN I go on to the subsequent vignette cards. These flowcharts are brilliant because the information is organized in such a way that you remember the IMAGE of the flowchart, rather than specific data for each organism individually. These are great if you have a photographic memory. The rate of learning that's possible by studying these is by far the most time-efficient out of any resource I have come across for step-one so far, and that is big news bears, my friends. And they're fun!
For example, I'm not even looking at the cards, and I can tell you that Bacillus anthracis is a gram(+) bacillus, spore-forming, aerobic, non-motile. That's because the flowcharts are THAT good. I have the image in my head. Just take my word on it. I could be doing QBank right now, but I'm taking time to write this review because I believe anyone studying for USMLE should use these cards.
Another thing, the vignettes reference KEY DETAILS relevant to step-one. For example, the card for Clostridium botulinum mentions a girl having gotten sick after having had canned foods on a camping trip. Keep in mind, C.
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