Review of Medical Physiology (LANGE Basic Science) - Softcover

Ganong,William

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0071440402 ISBN 13: 9780071440400

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Medical, 2005

Synopsis

Ideal for self-assessment and USMLE Step 1 review.

A Doody's Core Title!

Provides a current and concise overview of mammalian and human physiology. Thoroughly revised and updated, examples from clinical medicine have been integrated throughout the chapters to illuminate important physiologic concepts. Features more than 700 illustrations and a self-study section with 630 multiple choice questions.

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basic science/physiology

***** [five stars]

"Far and away the best physiology textbook in the world for physicians and medical students ... concise without being too brief and detailed without being boring ... it is always current."

***** [five stars]

"If you intend to hit the 95th percentile or higher on the USMLE, you must master the material in this book."

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“A brilliant book ... Ganong's Review of Medical Physiology is an absolute marvel of brevity and conciseness ... as up-to-date as it is possible [to be] in a textbook and faultlessly organized.”*

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Review of Medical Physiology

William F. Ganong, MD

Endorsed Worldwide by Students and Instructors and Translated into 18 Languages!

KEY FEATURES:

· The most comprehensive and up-to-date review of mammalian and human physiology

· Acclaimed for its readability, reliability, and depth of coverage

· Clinical examples are integrated throughout each chapter and illuminate important physiologic concepts

· Includes 630 multiple choice questions --ideal for self-assessment and USMLE Step 1 review

· Highly illustrated -- more than 700 illustrations and photographs

· Updated every two years to meet the needs of students and instructors

Includes NEW and EXPANDED coverage of:

· Regulation of food intake

· Mitochondria and molecular motors

· Renal function

· Estrogen receptors

· Alzheimer’s disease

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

William F. Ganong, MD,is Lange Professor Emeritus at the University of California, San Francisco. Review of Medical Physiology was first published in 1963. It has been translated into 18 languages and has sold over 2 million copies worldwide.

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About the Author:

William F. Ganong, MD
Jack and DeLoris Lange Professor of Physiology Emeritus
University of California
San Francisco, California

About this edition

• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Medical
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0071440402
• ISBN 13: 9780071440400
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 928