Product Description

This review presents anatomic considerations, physiology and clinical examples. Ganong begins with an introduction to the cellular basis of medical physiology, and cell physiology is interwoven into the text where applicable.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1491579 in Books
• Published on: 2003-04-01
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback

From the Publisher
-Two-year revision cycle - provides access tot he most up-to-date information. -Examples from clinical medicine integrated throughout the chapters - these applications point out important physiologic topics and promote associations between science and practice. -Self-study section - ideal for self-assessment and USMLE review. -Over 730 attractive and functional illustrations - provide visual reinforcement of the content.

From the Back Cover
CHOSEN AS THE LEADING PHYSIOLOGY REVIEW BY STUDENTS WORLDWIDE

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

-Examples from clinical medicine integrated throughout each chapter connect science with practice and illuminate important physiologic concepts

-New and expanded coverage of vascular smooth muscle, gene expression, genetic basis of various diseases, obesity, regulation of insulin secretion, dyslexia, circadian rhythms, exercise tolerance, and more

-Self-study section with 630 multiple choice questions - ideal for self-assessment and USMLE Step 1 review

-More than 700 attractive and informative illustrations

-Currently translated into 18 languages and endorsed by students and instructors around the world

This international bestseller is acclaimed for its readability, reliability, and depth of coverage.

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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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'The Gold Standard for a proper USMLE Step 1 review! For Step 1, I memorized this book.'-

-Online readers' reviews of the Twentieth Edition

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

Customer Reviews

Straight to the point!
Medical students everywhere have to fight between the need for complete comprehension of concepts and the limited time available for study... between the vast sea of notions that makes up modern Medicine and the need to stay focused on the really important aspects of each discipline. Well, Ganong is probably the best solution. Coming from a rather convoluted physiology textbook that drowned me with historical considerations and experimental methods, I was looking for a text that could not only provide detailed information with clarity and ease of use, but that also had to be extremely up-to-date. I found all that in Ganong's Review of Medical Physiology and thus I strongly recommend it.

Excellent with caveat
An excellent book for medical physiology, however one would be better off studying another book e.g. Guyton ,for cell and nervous system physiology. It is a shame that these two topics were so badly written as the book overall is a wonderful reference.

No unnecessary details
Wow!
This is a compact book. 1 page of Ganong = 10 pages of "other" physiology books. Saves time for you. Has a good layout with handy tables, pictures and easy-to-read language. Excellently indexed. I recommend every new medical student to buy it.