Exam Prep Materials

Contents:
Part 1: General Otolaryngology
Syndromes and eponyms
Obstructive sleep apnea
Laser and radiofrequency surgery-- Anesthesia for head and neck surgery
Surgical hemostasis and clotting mechanisms
Related neurology and neurosurgery
The chest for ENT
Nutrition, fluid, and electrolytes
Antimicrobial therapy in otolaryngology--Head and neck surgery
Parmacology and therapeutics
Head and neck manifestations of HIV
Granulomatous diseases of the head and neck
Part 2: Otology/Neurotology/Audiology
Anatomy of the ear
Audiology
Electrical response audiometry
Vestibular and balance disorders
Congential hearing loss
Tinnitus
Hearing rehabilitation: Surgical and nonsurgical
Cochlear implants
Facial nerve paralysis
Infections of the temporal bone
Noninfectious disorders of the ear
Tumors of the temporal bone
Endoscopic meddle ear surgery
Part 3: Rhinology --Sinonasal development and anatomy
Nasal function and the evaluation of taste/smell
Acute rhinosinusitis
Chronic rhinosinusitis
Fungal Rhinosinusitis
Diseases of the nasal cavity
Tumors of the paranasal sinuses
Endoscopic sinus surgery
Endoscopic skull base surgery
Part 4: Head and Neck
Salivary gland diseases
Anamony, physiology, and disorders of the oral cavity, pharynx, and esophagus
Neck spaces and fascial planes
Thyroid and parathyroid glands
Cysts and tumors of the jaw
Carotid body tumors and vascular anomalies
TNM classification in otolaryngology--Head and neck surgery
Malignant melanoma of the head and neck
Tumors of the larynx
Tumors of the oral cavity, pharynx, and esophagus
The role of chemotherapy for head and neck cancer
Radiation therapy for head and neck cancer
Tumor biology of head and neck cancer
Skull base surgery
Part 5: Laryngology
The larynx
Part 6: Pediatrics
Embryology of clefts and pouches
Cleft lip and palate
Pediatric otolaryngology
Part 7: Facial plastic & reconstructive surgery
Facial plastic and reconstructive surgery
Reconstructive head and neck surgery
Craniomaxillofacial trauma-- Orbital fractures
ENT-Related ophthalmology
Part 8: Allergy
Immunology and allergy
Part 9: Review
Highlights and pearls.

Summary: Examination preparation and subject review for USMLE Step 1 Qbank. Including over 3,000 questions (2,200 Qbank questions, 1 diagnostic test, 2 full simulated exams).--Website

Summary: Examination preparation and subject review for USMLE Step 2 CK Qbank. Includes over 2,000 questions, 1,200 revised questions, 1 diagnostic test, 2 full-length simulated exams).--Website

Contents:
PART I: BASIC PRINCIPLES
Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: Pharmacodynamics
Chapter 3: Pharmacokinetics
Chapter 4: Drug Metabolism
Chapter 5: Pharmacogenomics
PART II: AUTONOMIC DRUGS
Chapter 6: Introduction to Autonomic Pharmacology
Chapter 7: Cholinoceptor-Activating & Cholinesterase-Inhibiting Drugs
Chapter 8: Cholinoceptor Blockers & Cholinesterase Regenerators
Chapter 9: Sympathomimetics
Chapter 10: Adrenoceptor Blockers
PART III: CARDIOVASCULAR DRUGS
Chapter 11: Drugs Used in Hypertension
Chapter 12: Drugs Used in the Treatment of Angina Pectoris
Chapter 13: Drugs Used in Heart Failure
Chapter 14: Antiarrhythmic Drugs
Chapter 15: Diuretics & Other Drugs That Act on the Kidney
PART IV: DRUGS WITH IMPORTANT ACTIONS ON SMOOTH MUSCLE
Chapter 16: Histamine, Serotonin, & the Ergot Alkaloids
Chapter 17: Vasoactive Peptides
Chapter 18: Prostaglandins & Other Eicosanoids
Chapter 19: Nitric Oxide, Donors, & Inhibitors
Chapter 20: Drugs Used in Asthma & Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
PART V: DRUGS THAT ACT IN THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM
Chapter 21: Introduction to CNS Pharmacology
Chapter 22: Sedative-Hypnotic Drugs
Chapter 23: Alcohols
Chapter 24: Antiseizure Drugs
Chapter 25: General Anesthetics
Chapter 26: Local Anesthetics
Chapter 27: Skeletal Muscle Relaxants
Chapter 28: Drugs Used in Parkinsonism & Other Movement Disorders
Chapter 29: Antipsychotic Agents & Lithium
Chapter 30: Antidepressants
Chapter 31: Opioid Analgesics & Antagonists
Chapter 32: Drugs of Abuse
PART VI: DRUGS WITH IMPORTANT ACTIONS ON BLOOD, INFLAMMATION, & GOUT
Chapter 33: Agents Used in Cytopenias; Hematopoietic Growth Factors
Chapter 34: Drugs Used in Coagulation Disorders
Chapter 35: Agents Used in Dyslipidemia
Chapter 36: NSAIDs, Acetaminophen, & Drugs Used in Rheumatoid Arthritis & Gout
PART VII: ENDOCRINE DRUGS
Chapter 37: Hypothalamic & Pituitary Hormones
Chapter 38: Thyroid & Antithyroid Drugs
Chapter 39: Corticosteroids & Antagonists
Chapter 40: Gonadal Hormones & Inhibitors
Chapter 41: Pancreatic Hormones, Antidiabetic Agents, & Glucagon
Chapter 42: Drugs That Affect Bone Mineral Homeostasis
PART VIII: CHEMOTHERAPEUTIC DRUGS
Chemotherapeutic Drugs: Introduction
Chapter 43: Beta-Lactam Antibiotics & Other Cell Wall Synthesis Inhibitors
Chapter 44: Chloramphenicol, Tetracyclines, Macrolides, Clindamycin, Streptogramins, & Linezolid
Chapter 45: Aminoglycosides
Chapter 46: Sulfonamides, Trimethoprim, & Fluoroquinolones
Chapter 47: Antimycobacterial Drugs
Chapter 48: Antifungal Agents
Chapter 49: Antiviral Chemotherapy & Prophylaxis
Chapter 50: Miscellaneous Antimicrobial Agents & Urinary Antiseptics
Chapter 51: Clinical Use of Antimicrobials
Chapter 52: Antiprotozoal Drugs
Chapter 53: Antihelminthic Drugs
Chapter 54: Cancer Chemotherapy
Chapter 55: Immunopharmacology
PART IX: TOXICOLOGY
Chapter 56: Environmental & Occupational Toxicology
Chapter 57: Heavy Metals
Chapter 58: Management of the Poisoned Patient
PART X: SPECIAL TOPICS
Chapter 59: Drugs Used in Gastrointestinal Disorders
Chapter 60: Dietary Supplements & Herbal Medications
Chapter 61: Drug Interactions
Appendix I: Strategies for Improving Test Performance
Appendix II: Key Words for Key Drugs.

Summary: "This book is designed to help students review pharmacology and to prepare for both regular course examinations and board examinations. The twelfth edition has been revised to make such preparation as active and efficient as possible. As with earlier editions, rigorous standards of accuracy and currency have been maintained in keeping with the book's status as the companion to the Basic & Clinical Pharmacology textbook."--Preface

Contents:
Part I: Basic principles. Introduction
Pharmacodynamics
Pharmacokinetics
Drug metabolism
Pharmacogenomics
Part II: Autonomic drugs. Introduction to autonomic pharmacology
Cholinoceptor-activating & cholinesterase-inhibiting drugs
Cholinoceptor blockers & cholinesterase regenerators
Sympathomimetics
Adrenoceptor blockers
Part III: Cardiovascular drugs. Drugs used in hypertension
Drugs used in the treatment of angina pectoris
Drugs used in heart failure
Antiarrhythmic drugs
Diuretics & other drugs that act on the kidney
Part IV: Drugs with important actions on smooth muscle. Histamine, serotonin, drugs used in obesity, & the ergot alkaloids
Vasoactive peptides
Prostaglandins & other eicosanoids
Nitric oxide, donors, & inhibitors
Drugs used in asthma & chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Part V: Drugs that act in the central nervous system. Introduction to CNS pharmacology
Sedative-hypnotic drugs
Alcohols
Antiseizure drugs
General anesthetics
Local anesthetics
Skeletal muscle relaxants
Drugs used in parkinsonism & other movement disorders
Antipsychotic agents & lithium
Antidepressants
Opioid analgesics & antagonists
Drugs of abuse
Part VI: Drugs with important actions on blood, inflammation, & gout. Agents used in cytopenias; hematopoietic growth factors
Drugs used in coagulation disorders
Agents used in dyslipidemia
NSAIDs, acetaminophen, & drugs used in rheumatoid arthritis & gout
Part Vii: Endocrine drugs. Hypothalamic & pituitary hormones
Thyroid & antithyroid drugs
Adrenocorticosteroids & adrenocortical antagonists
Gonadal hormones & inhibitors
Pancreatic hormones, antidiabetic drugs, & glucagon
Agents that affect bone mineral homeostasis
Part VIII: Chemotherapeutic drugs
Chemotherapeutic drugs: introduction
Beta-lactam antibiotics & other cell wall- & membrane-active antibiotics
Tetracyclines, macrolides, clindamycin, chloramphenicol, streptogramins, & oxazolidinones
Aminoglycosides & spectinomycin
Sulfonamides, trimethoprim, & fluoroquinolones
Antimycobacterial drugs
Antifungal agents
Antiviral agents
Miscellaneous antimicrobial agents & disinfectants, antiseptics, & sterilants
Clinical use of antimicrobial agents
Antiprotozoal drugs
Clinical pharmacology of the antihelminthic drugs
Cancer chemotherapy
Immunopharmacology
Part IX: Toxicology. Environmental & occupational toxicology
Heavy metals
Management of the poisoned patient
Part X: Special topics. Drugs used in gastrointestinal disorders
Dietary supplements & herbal medications
Important drug interactions & their mechanisms
Appendices. Strategies for improving test performance
Key words for key drugs

Summary: "This book is designed to help students review pharmacology and to prepare for both regular course examinations and board examinations"--Preface.

Contents:
Part I: Basic principles. Introduction
Pharmacodynamics
Pharmacokinetics
Drug metabolism
Pharmacogenomics
Part II: autonomic drugs. Introduction to autonomic pharmacology
Cholinoceptor-activating & cholinesterase-inhibiting drugs
Cholinoceptor blockers & cholinesterase regenerators
Sympathomimetics
Adrenoceptor blockers
Part III: Cardiovascular drugs. Drugs used in hypertension
Drugs used in the treatment of angina pectoris
Drugs used in heart failure
Antiarrhythmic drugs
Diuretics & other drugs that act on the kidney
Part IV: Drugs with important actions on smooth muscle. Histamine, serotonin, drugs used in obesity, ergot alkaloids, & other drugs used in migraine
Vasoactive peptides
Prostaglandins & other eicosanoids
Nitric oxide, donors, & inhibitors
Drugs used in asthma & chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Part V: Drugs that act in the central nervous system. Introduction to CNS pharmacology
Sedative-hypnotic drugs
Alcohols
Antiseizure drugs
General anesthetics
Local anesthetics
Skeletal muscle relaxants
Drugs used in Parkinsonism & other movement disorders
Antipsychotic & bipolar disorder agents
Antidepressants
Opioid analgesics & antagonists
Drugs of abuse
Part VI: Drugs with important actions on blood, inflammation, & gout. Agents used in cytopenias; hematopoietic growth factors
Drugs used in coagulation disorders
Agents used in dyslipidemia
NSAIDs, acetaminophen, & drugs used in rheumatoid arthritis & gout
Part VII: Endocrine drugs. Hypothalamic & pituitary hormones
Thyroid & antithyroid drugs
Adrenocorticosteroids & adrenocortical antagonists
Gonadal hormones & inhibitors
Pancreatic hormones, antidiabetic drugs, & glucagon
agents that affect bone mineral homeostasis
Part VIII: Chemotherapeutic drugs: introduction. Beta-lactam antibiotics & other cell wall- & membrane-active antibiotics
Tetracyclines, macrolides, clindamycin, chloramphenicol, streptogramins, & oxazolidinones
Aminoglycosides & spectinomycin
Sulfonamides, trimethoprim, & fluoroquinolones
Antimycobacterial drugs
Antifungal agents
Antiviral agents
miscellaneous antimicrobial agents & disinfectants, antiseptics, & sterilants
Clinical use of antimicrobial agents
Antiprotozoal drugs
Clinical pharmacology of the antihelminthic drugs
Cancer chemotherapy
Immunopharmacology
Part IX: Toxicology. Environmental & occupational toxicology
Heavy metals & chelators
Management of the poisoned patient
Part X: Special topics. Drugs used in gastrointestinal disorders
Cannabinoid drugs
Dietary supplements & herbal medications
Important drug interactions & their mechanisms
Strategies for improving test performance
Key words for key drugs.