Medical Physiology: Systems Approach, A

Description:
A full-color clinically-oriented overview of physiology Great for USMLE review! Medical Physiology: A Systems Approach offers medical students a concise overview of physiology along with an introduction to basic science principles and their relevance in the clinical expression of disease. Presented in full color the book features valuable learning aids and clinical case studies that allow students to apply principles to real life situations. Features Full-color presentation Learning Objectives, Key Concepts, and Chapter Summaries included in each chapter Tables and graphs illustrate difficult concepts Includes IPODClinical Focus -- a case study is presented, students are given time to think of the best approach to handling the case, followed by audio explaining the correct approach and technique

Author Biography:
Hershel Raff from MCW Departments of Medicine, Surgery, and Physiology, is Director of the Endocrine Research Laboratory at Aurora St. Luke's Medical Center, and is the co-author on the Vander Higher Education textbook, which is the leading Human Physiology text at that level. He has received numerous awards including the Beckman Basic Science Teaching Award, the Outstanding Teacher Award from the Graduate School, and MCW's Outstanding Medical Student Teachers award. He was elected to AOA and is Chair of the Publications Committee of the American Physiological Society. Michael Levitzky from LSU Department of Physiology and is the Director of Basic Science Curriculum. He has received numerous awards including Outstanding Professor in Medicine in 2006 and 2007, selected by Senior Class of 2007 to participate in Pre-Commencement Hooding Ceremony, and is listed in the Who's Who in the World, Who's Who in America, Who's Who in Science and Engineering, Who's Who in Frontier Science and Technology, Who's Who in the South and Southwest, Who's Who in American Education, Who's Who in Medicine and Healthcare, American Men and Women of Science, and the Dictionary of International Biography. Levitzky is currently a Teaching Section Liaison to the Education Committee, at the American Physiological Society and in 2003 was the Chair of the Arthur C. Guyton Teacher of the Year Award, Committee, at the American Physiological Society.