Medical Sciences

Jeannette Naish, Denise Syndercombe Court (Herausgeber)

Buch | Softcover

840 Seiten

2014 | 2nd Revised edition
W B Saunders Co Ltd (Verlag)
978-0-7020-5138-8 (ISBN)

Infos

Worldwide, undergraduate medical curricula are moving towards integration of basic medical and clinical sciences to enhance student understanding of how the basic sciences underpin clinical medicine. This book integrates information from the diverse branches of medical science with clinical examples to illustrate how dysfunction leads to disease.

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2015 BMA Medical Book Awards 1st Prize Award Winner in Basic and Clinical Sciences Category! An integrated approach to teaching basic sciences and clinical medicine has meant that medical students have been driven to a range of basic science textbooks to find relevant information. Medical Sciences�is designed to do�the integration for you. In just one book, the diverse branches of medical science are synthesised into the appropriate systems of the human body, making this an invaluable aid to approaching the basics of medicine within in a clinical context.









Highly illustrated with clear, full-colour line drawings and colour photos.
Information boxes throughout, giving more specific detail of research findings, drug mechanisms, etc.
Clinical boxes throughout, demonstrating the clinical relevance of the science.




Interactive features of the StudentConsult e-book (PIN access in your print copy)









5 slideshows


34 test yourself


4 slideshow test yourself


3 hotspots


2 guided tours


6 slidelines


435 MCQs (end-of-chapter quizzes and Assessment chapter in e-book)










Eleven new contributors.
Completely new chapters on Biochemistry and cell biology, Genetics, The nervous system, Bones, muscle and skin, Endocrine and reproductive systems, The cardiovascular system, The renal system and Diet and nutrition.
Completely revised and updated throughout with over 35 new illustrations .
Expanded embryology sections with several new illustrations.

Inhalt

Introduction and homeostasis
Biochemistry and cell biology
Energy metabolism
Pharmacology
Human genetics
Pathology and immunology
Epidemiology: science for the art of medicine
The nervous system
Bone, muscle, skin and connective tissue
Endocrinology
The cardiovascular system
Haematology
The respiratory system
The renal system
The alimentary system
Diet and nutrition

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 4.6.2014
• Zusatzinfo: Approx. 573 illustrations
• Verlagsort: London
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 276 x 219 mm
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Allgemeines / Lexika
• ISBN-10: 0-7020-5138-1 / 0702051381
• ISBN-13: 978-0-7020-5138-8 / 9780702051388
• Zustand: Neuware