Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine
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- 80621
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- Block V Preparation Materials
- Front Matter
- 1: Basic Microbiology and Infection Control
- 2: Pathogenicity
- 3: Bacteria
- 4: Culturing Bacteria
- 5: Entry into the Host
- 6: Bacterial Infections
- 7: Innate Nonspecific Host Defenses
- 8: Basic Immunology Review
- 9: Innate Immunity
- 10: Adaptive Immunity
- 11: Specific Adaptive Host Defenses
- 12: Hypersensitivities
- 13: Laboratory Analysis of the Immune Response
- 14: Immunodeficiencies
- 15: Acellular Pathogens
- 16: The Eukaryotes of Microbiology
- 17: Systemic Infections
- 18: Immunization
- 19: Vaccine Safety
- 20: Human Health and Disease
- 21: Cancer Immunobiology and Immunotherapy
- 22: Skin and Eye Infections
- Back Matter
- Cardiovascular Pathophysiology for Pre-Clinical Students (Binks)
- Cardiovascular Pathophysiology for Pre-Clinical Students is an undergraduate medical-level resource for foundational knowledge of common cardiovascular diseases, disorders and pathologies. This text is designed for a course pre-clinical undergraduate medical curriculum and it is aligned to USMLE(r) content guidelines. The text is meant to provide the essential information from these content areas in a concise format that would allow learner preparation to engage in an active classroom.
- Neuroscience for Pre-Clinical Students (LeClair)
- Neuroscience for Pre-Clinical Students covers neuroenergetics, neurotransmitters, neuropeptides, and selected amino acid metabolism and degradation. This USMLE-aligned text is designed for a first-year undergraduate medical course and is meant to provide the essential biochemical information from these content areas in a concise format to enable students to engage in an active classroom.
- Pulmonary Pathophysiology for Pre-Clinical Students (Binks)
- Pulmonary Pathophysiology for Pre-Clinical Students is an undergraduate medical-level resource for foundational knowledge of pulmonary pathophysiology. This text is designed for a pre-clinical undergraduate medical curriculum and is aligned to USMLE(r) (United States Medical Licensing Examination) content guidelines. The text is meant to provide the essential information in a concise format that would allow learner preparation to engage in an active classroom.
- Pulmonary Physiology for Pre-Clinical Students (Binks)
- Pulmonary Physiology for Pre-Clinical Students is an undergraduate medical-level resource for foundational knowledge of pulmonary physiology. This text is designed for a pre-clinical medical curriculum and is aligned to USMLE(r) (United States Medical Licensing Examination) content guidelines. The text is meant to provide the essential information in a concise format that would allow learner preparation to engage in an active classroom.
- Front Matter
- 1: Fundamentals
- 2: Mechanics of the Lungs
- 3: Lung Volumes and Compliance
- 5: Airflow and Airway Resistance
- 4: Distribution of Ventilation
- 6: Dynamic Airway Compression
- 7: Fundamentals of Gas Exchange
- 8: Perfusion and Diffusion Limitations in Gas Exchange
- 9: Pulmonary Blood Flow
- 10: Pulmonary Capillaries and Nonventilatory Function
- 11: Alkalosis and Acidosis
- 11: Arterial PCO₂ and pH
- 13: Ventilation and Perfusion
- 14: The Alveolar Gas Equation and Alveolar–Arterial PO₂ Difference
- 15: Pulmonary Shunts
- 16: Gas Transport
- 17: Control of Breathing
- 18: Dyspnea
- Back Matter

