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Instant Physiology

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Instant Physiology offers a concise, easy-to-navigate overview of fundamental physiological principles essential for clinical practice. Each topic is presented in a clear, double-page spread, organised by bodily systems to directly support medicine and surgery applications. The updated edition features fully revised cardiology content and new chapters on extremes of physiology, starvation, and total parenteral nutrition, making it current and comprehensive.
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Ideal for junior doctors, MRCP and MRCS candidates, medical students on clinical attachments, nurses, and allied health professionals seeking a practical revision aid in physiology.

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The indispensable dip-in revision aid Instant Physiology2e is not just astandard physiology textbook. It presents the fundamental physiological information needed for clinical practice in an easily accessible dip-in format.

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Indispensable dip-in revision aid

Instant Physiology is not just a standard physiology textbook. It presents the fundamental physiological information needed for clinical practice in an easily accessible dip-in format.

Each topic is concisely displayed in a double-page spread and is presented in a system-by-system approach to physiology, relating to the clinical requirements of medicine and surgery.

This edition has been updated so that the text on cardiology has been fully revised and new chapters on extremes of physiology, starvation and total parenteral nutrition have been included. The book is now completely indexed.

Ideal for:

  • junior doctors and MRCP / MRCS candidates
  • medical students on clinical attachments
  • nurses and other allied health professionals

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781405126632

Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 11 October 2005

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Wiley-Blackwell

Edition: 2nd edition

Audience: Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 14.0mm

Width: 155.0mm

Height: 235.0mm

Weight: 422g

Pages: 224

About the Author

Mr Neil Borley is Consultant in colorectal surgery at Cheltenham General Hospital.

Dr Vinod Achan is Specialist Registrar in Cardiology at Kingston Hospital.

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