micro

[dr. deez]

any good sources for micro out there?

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[Anka]

PINK Lange book (Levinson's the author, I think)... not the blue one.
Micro MRS
Microcards
High Yield if you're pressed for time.

 

[Dreamin]

Microbiology Made Ridiculously Simple
Micro Cards (worked great to review right before a test)

 

[DOapplicant]

i used made simple and it served me well in the class.
if i were to start over i might use the kaplan book instead. i'm not one of those ppl who think that kap is the greatest everything ever, but the micro book has a really good chapter on infectious dz and another on comparative micro. plus it has a good immuno section.
if you can't get your hands on one i'd say if you really like mnuemonics- made simple. if you're looking for really like detailed explanations- lange clinical micro and immno by jaevitz (sp?). good luck. very interesting subject and very high yield for boards. don't neglect drugs for beating bugs.

 

[daria]

Just another data point (agreeing with what has been posted so far...)

- MicroCards absolutely rock - they have the bug, clinical vignette, drawing, clinical features, diagnosis, tests, treatment, and little summary memory triggers (e.g., most common causes of meningitis for infants - 6mo.) And perhaps highest-yield, they have cards with the taxonomy of DNA/RNA viruses, gram +/- bacteria, protozoa, etc.
- Micro Made Ridiculously simple
- Kaplan lecture notes Micro/Immuno book
- Kuby Immunology (if you're including immuno) - great diagrams, although it's sufficiently detailed that I imagine it's much better for class than for board review.

Just took the Micro shelf exam, and having studied with those resources I felt really good about it unlike most of the shelf exams where I've come out with my head spinning. 'course, who knows what my actual grade was, but doggone it I felt good!