One of the best selling and most highly regarded volumes in the Blueprints series, Blueprints Medicine provides a concise review of what students need to know in their rotations or the Boards. Each chapter is brief and includes pedagogical features such as bolded key words, tables, figures, and key points boxes. This edition has been reorganized to follow the Clerkship Directors in Internal Medicine guidelines and includes thoroughly updated content and additional tables and figures. A question-and-answer section at the end of the book includes 100 board-format questions with complete rationales for each answer choice. A companion website includes a question bank with 50 additional questions and answers and fully searchable text.

Designed as a quick read for students on a pediatrics rotation and others who want to know more about the specialty, Blueprints Infectious Diseases covers the essentials that every student needs to know in a pocket-sized, practical reference. The book focuses on the pathophysiology, diagnosis, and treatment of the most common conditions students are likely to encounter and the essential content students need to know during a rotation. Twenty-five multiple-choice and matching review questions are included, plus appendices on career and residency opportunities, commonly prescribed medications, and a list of evidence-based resources.

The collection of systems represented in Sourcebook of genomic programs, although this work is certainly well Models for Biomedical Research is an effort to re?ect the represented and indexed. diversity and utility of models that are used in biomedicine. Some models have been omitted due to page limitations That utility is based on the consideration that observations and we have encouraged the authors to use tables and made in particular organisms will provide insight into the ? gures to make comparisons of models so that observations workings of other, more complex, systems. Even the cell not available in primary publications can become useful to cycle in the simple yeast cell has similarities to that in the reader. humans and regulation with similar proteins occurs. We thank Richard Lansing and the staff at Humana for Some models have the advantage that the reproductive, guidance through the publication process. mitotic, development or aging cycles are rapid compared As this book was entering production, we learned of the with those in humans; others are utilized because individual loss of Tom Lanigan, Sr. Tom was a leader and innovator proteins may be studied in an advantageous way and that in scienti?c publishing and a good friend and colleague to have human homologs. Other organisms are facile to grow all in the exploratory enterprise. We dedicate this book to in laboratory settings or lend themselves to convenient analy- his memory. We will miss him greatly.

One of the best selling and highly regarded volumes in the Blueprints series, Blueprints Obstetrics and Gynecology provides students with a concise review of what they need to know in their ob/gyn rotations or the Boards. Each chapter is brief and includes pedagogical features such as bolded key words, tables, figures, and Key Points. A question-and-answer section at the end of the book presents 100 board-format questions with rationales. The newest techniques in contraception and sterilization and hormone replacement therapies are covered, as are contemporary treatment options for uterine fibroids and invasive breast cancer. A companion Website includes a question bank and fully searchable text.

" ... designed to serve as an introduction to Insights in Biology and as a resource for teachers using the curriculum for the first time."--Page 1

Hank is mowing his lawn when a horrifying blast rocks his world. He sees a mushroom cloud rise over a distant valley and runs for shelter in his fruit cellar. In a matter of minutes, the only life Hank knows has disappeared. Nine months after the nuclear bomb explodes, resources are stretched thin as greed, fear, and self-preservation trump morals, ethics, and civilized behavior. Led by his animalistic instinct to survive, Hank becomes a nomad as he attempts to escape the hordes of undead rising in his city as well as his own conscience. With his life now reduced to eluding the relentless rotting, walking corpses and lurking diseased hiders, Hank spends his few peaceful moments battling guilt for not pursuing his dream of becoming an ordained minister. As he struggles with his fading religious beliefs and the stark reality of not knowing who he can trust, he soon realizes he is not alone in this godless existence. From within the dark shadows, a new enemy emerges that poses an even greater threat than the undead. As the world sits on the brink of nuclear war in an effort to stop a cataclysmic infection, one man embarks on a perilous journey for survival without any idea that the government may have its own plans for his future.

Blueprints Q&A for Step 3 is the perfect study aid for USMLE Step 3. The book contains 1,000 board-formatted questions—200 for each core clerkship subject—that have been reviewed by students who recently passed the boards. Full answers with explanations for correct and incorrect answer choices are provided for each question. An appendix of normal lab values and a list of abbreviations are also included. A companion Website on thePoint will offer the questions electronically to simulate the actual Step 3 exam.

Blueprints Pediatrics provides students with a concise, "need-to-know" review for the pediatrics rotation and the Boards. Each chapter is brief, written in narrative format, and includes pedagogical features such as bolded key words, tables, figures, and key points. This edition includes 2 new sections -- For the Boards, which presents 10 USMLE-style questions (answers & rationales at the end of the book) and For the Wards, a section of 2 case studies per chapters -- 40 to 50 cases, total. This edition includes 26 full-color dermatology and infectious disease photographs and multicolored flow diagrams of congenital heart defects. A website on thePoint includes the e-Book and 50-100 bonus questions in a question bank.