| View Larger Image | Clinical Pathophysiology Made Ridiculously Simple | Paperbackby Aaron Berkowitz (Author)
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| | Binding: | Paperback | | Publisher: | MedMaster Inc. | | Edition: | 1st Edition | | Page Count: | 194 Pages | | Publication Date: | January 01, 2007 | | Sales Rank: | 22,691nd |
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Product Description
Provides a conceptual overview of pathophysiology and mechanisms of disease, designed to ease the transition from the basic sciences to the clinical years. Should be particularly useful in the transition from the second to the third year of medical school, but should also be very helpful to nurses and other health care professionals. Shows the clinical relevance of the basic sciences through overall principles and understanding. Accompanied by a CD on Differential Diagnosis, showing the interpretation of common lab tests and patient symptoms and signs. |
CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 4.5 based on 21 reviews)
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excellent book... by Maui (Melbourne, VIC Australia)  5 Stars
July 06, 2009
a very well written book and indeed gives you an instant reviews of the common problems you mostly encounter in a medical field...very useful and its worth owing it...
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Wish I would have started here... by soon2bePA 5 Stars
June 19, 2009
This book is AWESOME! I've been studying for the PANCE for the past 3-4 months now and just recently bought this book, and everytime I open it I learn something new! Knowing the pathophys of diseases is SO much better than blind memorization and this book makes pathophys borderline enjoyable! Seriously every time I read from this book I end up thinking oh my word that makes so much more sense now. In short, I love this book. It could be my bff in book form.
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Primarily for Students by Dr. Stefan Woehrer  2 Stars
January 17, 2009
This book might be suitable for students but it is definitely too superficial and boring for residents. I bought this book to refresh my pathophysiology knowledge but was disappointed how shallow and sometimes inaccurate it is. Furthermore it does not really discern the clinically important stuff from the diseases you will never see in your live except during USMLEs.
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Saved my GPA by Amy S. Holmes (Central WA) 5 Stars
December 21, 2008
I can't believe how great this book is. Highly reccomended by the faculty, and upper classmen- and saved my bacon when finals came around. GET THIS BOOK!!!!
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Best Short Overview of Pathophysiology for All Clinicians by Wizkid (USA) 5 Stars
September 20, 2008
I am a nursing student who learns things by understanding them on a deep level (causes, patterns, connections) rather than by memorizing isolated fragments. So this book is excellent for someone like me.
Unlike the assigned textbook for pathophysiology, this book begins its survey of the clinical problems that can affect each body system with a "big picture" preview--and always in the simplest, clearest language possible. Here, for instance, is how the pulmonary system chapter begins: "What problems could affect the alveolar sac and/or airways? 1. The sac is already filled with something other than air. 2. The sac does not open adequately. 3. The sac is unable to expire adequately due to either obstruction of the airways or decreased elastic recoil of the sac itself." The rest of the chapter simply fills in the details of these three possibilities.
Moreover, the book is filled with extremely useful devices for remembering and organizing the information presented. There are on virtually every page very clear diagrams, pictures, or formulas that capture a central concept in a memorable figure. For instance, a figure depicting the renal system, with blood supply, nephron, and collecting system (ureter, etc) uses little pointing hands to show the classification of kinds of acute renal failure: prerenal, intrinsic, and postrenal. Second, the book has many helpful mnemonics. For instance, "aldosteRoNe causes Reabsorption of Na (sodium)."
Finally, the book provides detailed but wonderfully clear and simple explanations of virtually every pathophysiological problem, including many of the major diagnostics for distinguishing them. Moreover, it frequently uses questions in the text to give the reader a chance to think about the problem. For instance, in discussing hyperthryroidism, the author points out the two main mechanisms: "The thyroid over-secretes thyroid hormone (primary) or the pituitary over-stimulates the thyroid to secrete thyroid hormone (secondary). One needs only one lab value to distinguish between primary and secondary hyperthyroidism. Which one? Think about negative feedback. If the thyroid itself secretes lots of hormone 'without being told to,' this would increase negative feedback on the pituitary. So in primary hyperthyroidism TSH will be low."
Plainly, one cannot come to this book without an adequate background in basic anatomy and physiology. Nor does the book presume to provide detailed coverage of everything, as Guyton and Hall do. But it is the best short overview of pathophysiology I have ever seen, and it helped me tremendously in understanding and therefore thinking critically about clinical problems.
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