Main description:

Worldwide, undergraduate medical curricula are moving towards integration of basic medical and clinical sciences to enhance student understanding of how the basic sciences underpin clinical medicine. Recent rapid progress made in the understanding of cellular mechanisms and genomics, together with developments in technical clinical procedures, means that the amount of factual knowledge required for the effective practice of medicine can be overwhelming for the undergraduate. Understanding and synthesis of this knowledge is essential for effective application to the practice of clinical medicine.

The team of clinical and scientific experts on this book integrates information from the diverse branches of medical science (such as cellular biochemistry, anatomy, physiology and genetics) with clinical examples to illustrate how dysfunction leads to disease. This book will give students of medicine a strong grounding in the basic sciences and how they inform clinical practice and medical understanding.

Contents:

1. Introduction Patricia Revest
2. Cell biology and biochemistry Patricia Revest
3. Energy metabolism Mark Holness, Mary Sugden, Jeannette Naish
4. Pharmacology Walter Wiekzorek, Jeannette Naish
5. Genetics David Kelsell, Denise Syndercombe-Court
6. Pathology and Immunology Nigel Yeatman, Paola Domizio, Denise Syndercombe-Court
7. Epidemiology and public health Jeannette Naish, Denise Syndercombe-Court
8. The Nervous System Alan Longstaff
9. Bones, Muscle and Skin Lesley Robson, Patricia Revest
10. Endocrinology Alan Longstaff
11. The Cardiovascular System Patricia Revest
12. Haematology Drew Proven, Adrian Newland, Denise Syndercombe-Court
13. The Respiratory System Gavin Donaldson
14. The Renal System Malcolm Segal
15. The Alimentary System John Wilkinson
16. Nutrition Jeremy Powell-Tuck, Alison Chambers
Index