High-Yield? Embryology (High-Yield Series)
by Ronald W. Dudek
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Author: Ronald W. DudekEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2009-10-02
ISBN: 1605473162
Number of pages: 176
Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
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Book Review: This book disputes HIV as the cause of AIDS
Summary: 1 Stars
I contacted the author to clarify this after reading (paraphrasing from page 215): "...some believe HIV is not the cause of AIDS and that other things such as the use of amyl and butyl nitrite destroy CD4+ T cells and lead to AIDS."
I'm a skeptic and try not to believe (or disbelieve) anything too quickly, but it seems as though HIV is now well established as the main causative agent that eventually causes AIDS (CD4 T cell count less than 200). So, I contacted the author to try and clarify where this information was coming from. He referred me to a video "Deconstructing the Myth of AIDS", which appears to be 15-20 years old. I'll admit I only watched the first 10 minutes, because in that amount of time I was convinced (as a 3rd year medical student), that most of these people in the video were a few cards short of a full deck. For example, they kept hammering that no one has actually seen the HIV virus. This is incorrect - there are electron scanning microscope pictures available of the virus. Another example - they emphasize that there is no viremia during AIDS. During a fulminant rabies infection, you don't have viremia in the blood either, the rabies virus is very specific for targeting neurons in the brain. In the same way, HIV virus is very specific for targeting CD4+ T cells.
So, while I encourage skepticism and alternative hypothesis's, I think disputing HIV as the cause of AIDS is much to far away from accepted medical and scientific practices to be included in any textbook, especially a condensed review book intended for USMLE board preparation. There is no way that any Step 1 board question will ask you about alternative theories for the AIDS virus.
In general (having just taken the Step 1), I don't think that a separate embryology review book is necessary - just know the embryo section in First Aid cold, and you'll be fine.
Summary of High-Yield? Embryology (High-Yield Series)
High-Yield? Embryology, Fourth Edition provides a concise, focused review of the most important embryology information needed for the USMLE Step 1. Chapters cover prefertilization events and the embryonic period, embryologic development of each organ system, chromosomal abnormalities, inherited diseases, teratology and more. To prepare students for the clinical vignettes on the USMLE, the book includes numerous clinical cases with words and phrases that patients use.This edition also features new placement of clinical images within the chapter for clearer understanding.
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