Thomas Briggs – författare

Since 1975, when the University of Oklahoma faculty created their review course for second-year medical students, the Oklahoma Notes have been among the most trusted and widely used reviews for the National Boards. Each Oklahoma Notes book presents the core information of one segment of the medical school curriculum. Written by some of the most effective medical educators in the country, and now thoroughly updated and revised, the Oklahoma Notes feature: Concise text presented in outline format for rapid review; contents oriented to promote Boards success; self-assessment questions geared to the current format of the USMLE exam; more tables and figures designed to facilitate self-assessment and review; and low-cost, complete coverage of all subjects taught in the first two years of medical school.

Since 1975, when the University of Oklahoma faculty created their review course for second-year medical students, the Oklahoma Notes have been among the most trusted and widely used reviews for the National Boards. Each Oklahoma Notes book presents the core information of one segment of the medical school curriculum. Written by some of the most effective medical educators in the country, and now thoroughly updated and revised, the Oklahoma Notes feature: Concise text presented in outline format for rapid review; contents oriented to promote Boards success; self-assessment questions geared to the current format of the USMLE exam; more tables and figures designed to facilitate self-assessment and review; and low-cost, complete coverage of all subjects taught in the first two years of medical school.

This book is intended to be a review. We assume the reader has - ready had a course in biochemistry. The book covers only the high­ lights and omits much detailed knowledge that is usually found in textbooks, to which the reader should turn for further reference. We hope those who are studying for medical national board examinations will find it particularly useful. To this end we have included, with most chapters, some multiple-choice questions whose answers can be found in the text. Each chapter has been contributed by a colleague who is an expert in the field and/or an experienced teacher of the subject. The words are the authors'' own, though we have done some editing in order to achieve a reasonably consistent format. Because of the multiple au­ thorship, there is inevitably some unevenness in the depth of treat­ ment of the various topics, but we accept responsibility for decisions on what to include and what to leave out. John w. campbell, Ph.D., a graduate of this institution, executed the drawings. We did some fig­ ures ourselves, typed most of the text, and printed all of it on our PC''s. Future editions, should this one meet with success, will be revised periodically. We welcome comments and constructive suggestions.

As stated in the preface to the first edition, this book is intended to be a review and not a comprehensive textbook of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. The book covers only the highlights from the much more detailed knowledge that is usually found in textbooks and we recommend that the reader turn to several excellent texts for more detailed reference. The book is intended to help those who are studying for National Medical Board Examinations and for similar ex­ aminations in the Allied Health fields. Although there is now a new form of unified medical examination, NMSLE Stage 1, the basic knowledge required to pass the biochemistry portion of this examination has not changed to any marked degree. Two new chapters have been included that were not present in the first edi­ tion: Membranes and a chapter on Recombinant DNA Technology as related to medicine. The chapter on Genetic Diseases has been discontinued with the genetic now dispersed through the individual chapters information previously covered where appropriate. Each chapter has been carefully revised and rewritten where necessary and updated with the advent of new information. We have changed the question types that are included at the end of each chapter to conform more closely to the format now used in NMSLE examinations. As a general rule, words or other concepts which we consider to be of special importance have been por­ trayed in bold type, significant enzymes are in italics.