Pocket Companion to Textbook of Medical Physiology (Paperback)

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Product Description

This new Pocket Companion provides a concise overview of the most important facts and concepts from Guyton & Hall's Textbook of Medical Physiology, 9th Edition. Like the text, this resource integrates new material on molecular and cellular physiology with coverage of basic physiology and its relation to clinical medicine. The pocket companion's clearly written, well-organized discussions make it easy for readers to quickly grasp the physiologic principles applicable to the practice of medicine.

About the Author

Arthur C. Guyton, MD, Professor Emeritus, Department of Physiology and Biophysics, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS;
John E. Hall, PhD, Professor and Chairman, Department of Physiology and

Biophysics, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Paperback: 798 pages
• Publisher: Rittenhouse Book Distributors; 10th edition (January 15, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0721671187
• ISBN-13: 978-0721671185
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 4.2 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,543,528 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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17 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Pocket Companion as a good review, esp. before you sleep!!, January 18, 2001

By	Khalid Alnaqbi (Toronto, Canada) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This pocket companion serves as a concise overview of the most important facts & concepts from the parent textbook (Guyton's Textbook of Medical Physiology). However, it does not contain all the details or some clinical relevances, that's why you have to go back to the parent textbok for furthur info.

13 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Review of Pocket Guide for Guyton's Medical Physiology Text, May 1, 2000

By A Customer

Good figures. Text is easy to read. Guyton's text is especially good in explaining cardiovascular material. It complements the larger text well, and is recommended as a good, shorter version of the main text.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Be the Medical "Architect" with this, drill down into the "plumbing" with the Textbook, January 7, 2009

By	Robert R. Rowntree (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Pocket Companion to Guyton & Hall Textbook of Medical Physiology (Paperback)

I wish many other books with complex topics had a pocket companion comparable to this one. If the topic is important to your success, then having the pocket companion is indispensible. I see the pocket companion as the architect's view (high level design) of physiology and the first step to learning. Depending on interest and time, you can selectively drill down into the textbook to explain topics of greater importance to you. If a particular topic is not that important you can just read the companion. I have already swept through many chapters and when I hit a chapter I wanted to understand in more detail, such as sports physiology, I went off and read the entire textbook chapter. When other chapters have more detail then I need I stick with the companion.

Count yourself lucky to have this pocket companion as a first "cut" to the knowledge in the textbook, it will help immensely during the absorption and after for the quick and convenient recall.