Main description:

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.

Contents:

1. Introduction and homeostasis
2. Biochemistry and cell biology
3. Energy metabolism
4. Pharmacology
5. Human genetics
6. Pathology and immunology
7. Epidemiology: science for the art of medicine
8. The nervous system
9. Bone, muscle, skin and connective tissue
10. Endocrinology
11. The cardiovascular system
12. Haematology
13. The respiratory system
14. The renal system
15. The alimentary system
16. Diet and nutrition