Written through a collaboration of expert faculty and medical students from Harvard Medical School, this innovative text delivers a straightforward and clear overview of the major principles, agents, and processes governing human physiology. Emphasis is on understanding the higher-order processes in each organ system. Concepts in Medical Physiology avoids long lists of unprioritized information and undefined jargon by presenting fresh concept diagrams and figures alongside clear explanations of quantitative concepts. It can function equally well as a primary resource or as a review. Eight major sections, comprising a total of 36 chapters, cover general principles, muscle and bone, blood and the immune system, cardiovascular physiology, pulmonary physiology, renal physiology, gastrointestinal physiology, and endocrine physiology. Many useful features simplify mastery of difficult concepts:
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<li>Case studies for each major section present detailed cases with signs and symptoms, history, and laboratory data. Questions at the conclusion of each case reinforce important clinical concepts.</li> <li>Reviews of cell biology, basic science, and biochemistry refresh students on the foundations of physiological knowledge.</li> <li>Clinical Application boxes draw the connection between physiology to practical issues students face and help with preparation for the USMLE.</li> <li>Pathophysiology sections are featured in every chapter.</li> <li>Review questions with answers in each chapter aid in preparation for the examination.</li> <li>Integrative Physiology inserts highlight how specific systems, organs, and tissues work together.</li> <li>More than 350 illustrations aid with visual learning, including original schematic diagrams, photos, and tables.</li> <li>Concept-focused summaries conclude each chapter for more effective learning and review.</li> <li>Suggested readings in every chapter provide a valuable resource for further investigation in physiological and clinical ideas.</li>
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Concepts In Medical Physiology

Medical Books

Seifter, Julian

Ratner, Austin, M.D.

Sloane, David, M.D.

Basic Sciences

Lippincott, Williams, & Wilkins

This image bank CD-ROM for instructors contains all the 450 images from Concepts in Medical Physiology, including original schematic diagrams and photos. The images are in JPEG format, optimized for PowerPoint, with labels and leader lines as in the book. Institutional single seat and network licenses are available. Windows / Macintosh Compatible

Concepts in Medical Physiology Image Bank Version 1.0

Sloan, David

After the Diagnosis: Transcending Chronic Illness

After the Diagnosis is a heartfelt and moving lesson on the art of living well through serious illness. Dr. Julian Seifter understands the difficulty of managing a chronic condition in our health-obsessed, take-life-by-the-horns, live-forever world. When he found out he was suffering from diabetes, he was an ambitious medical resident who thought he could run away from his diagnosis. Good health was part of his self-image, and acknowledging that he needed treatment seemed like a kind of failure. In his practice, however, as he helped his patients come to terms with serious conditions, he began to understand that there were different, better ways to approach a life-altering diagnosis. In this frank account of his experiences both as a doctor and as a patient, he shares the many lessons he has learned. Writing with his wife, who has been an essential partner in his own treatment, he teaches you how to contend not only with the physical problems, the social stigma, and the emotional fallout of illness, but also with the medical establishment. Convinced that a deeper understanding of the spiritual, emotional, and physical challenges will bring not only comfort and support but also better care, he emphasizes truths rarely acknowledged in medical writing:• that a patient is not simply a collection of signs and symptoms, but someone with a particular personality, psychology, and history; someone with idiosyncratic wishes and goals• that blame, anxiety, obsession, and shame are inevitably part of the psychological journey, and that the doctor-patient relationship needs to make room for the whole person, including these difficult emotions• that sometimes doctor and patient have to throw out the rule book and construct highly personal, creative solutions• that denial, acting out, and "being bad" can sometimes be of benefit in managing illness• that optimism and emotional resilience— both of which can be cultivated and nourished by the doctor—may contribute to what medicine calls luck • that sickness, usually seen as alien and destructive, can become a vehicle for growth and self- realization The message, in short, is: You are not your disease. You are you. Paradoxically, rather than destroy your identity, the experience of sickness can deepen your sense of who you are and what you can become.

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Diseases & Physical Ailments

Simon&Schuster

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