High-Yield?Kidney is the third in a series of High-Yield?Systems books by a best-selling medical textbook author
that cover the basic sciences of the medical school curriculum using a systems-based approach. This approach helps
students integrate their first two years' course material and offers excellent preparation for USMLE Step 1 and
clinical rotations.
Chapters cover each basic science뾞natomy, histology, embryology, physiology, microbiology, pharmacology, and pathology?
as it relates to the kidneys. The book is replete with radiographs, CT and MRI scans, and micrographs of normal tissue
and pathologic conditions. Sections of the book are tabbed for easy reference.
1 Embryology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
2 Gross Anatomy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
3 Radiology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..35
4 Histology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47
5 Physiology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67
6 Pathology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .141
7 Microbiology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .169
8 Pharmacology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .185
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