Medical Books

Ross and Wilson Anatomy and Physiology

Advantages: Easy To Read. Simple To Understand
Disadvantages: Cant Find Any!!!Honest!!!!

...physiology study aid. Ross and Wilson Review Who Is It For? ----------------- This book is a useful tool for studying the basic anatomy and physiology of the human body. It has been produced with Nurses, Student Nurses and Healthcare Assistants in mind. However would also be suitable for those who have an interest in this subject. What Is It About? --------------------- This 490 page book has been split into several sections and subsections ...
...within the human body. The first section is concerned with The Body and its Constituents. The topics include Homeostasis, Negative feedback Mechanisms, Positive feedback mechanisms, Homeostatic imbalance, Communication, Transport systems, Intake of raw materials and elimination of waste, Protection and survival, Resistance and immunity and Reproduction. There is an interesting Introduction to the chemistry of the body featuring Atoms, molecules and ...

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Review of Ross and Wilson: Anatomy and Physiology in Health and Illness - Kathleen J. W Wilson, Anne Waugh

The little yellow book

Advantages: Contains everything you ever need to know
Disadvantages: Occasionally too brief, can fall apart if used too much

...Published by the Oxford University Press, this small volume is just the right size to fit in the pocket of a white coat, or in a bag. It is covered in a plastic coating, which is fairly long lasting, although mine has started to split along the spine from being too well-thumbed. It also has some ribbons attached to the spine to bookmark your favourite pages. The layout of the book is simple and clear. Following a short introduction and list of abbreviations, ...
...Junior Doctors, GPs, Medical Students, and may also have some relevance in the other health-care disciplines (nursing, physiotherapy and so on). Along with its sister volume, the Oxford Handbook of Clinical Specialties ("the little Blue book"), there are few situations that it does not cover. Get it! Now! ...

hjsaunders 24.03.2002 · Read full review
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Review of Oxford Handbook of Clinical Medicine - R.A Hope, J.M. Longmore

Medical words for everyone!

Advantages: Really easy to read, layout is excellent.
Disadvantages: Like it says in the title - concise. Sometimes not enough detail.

When i joined medical school i was given this dictionary for free by the Medical Defense Union, and i've found it more useful that many of my books which cost £40! The recommended retail price is £11.99, and that would be money well spent! I have the third edition, which claims to have nearly 11,000 entries of which over 500 are new for this edition. The entries are really easy to locate, and the entry name is written in red, distinguishing it from ...
...that it's really hard to look at a page and find the word you want, but with this one, the colour really stands out. So far in my medical teaching (i'm a second year medical student) I've found that nearly every word i've wanted to look up has been in here. The description in each entry is easy to read and a good summary of the term. For more detailed information it is necessary to use other books, but this gives an excellent overview. On the cover ...

jenihall 10.05.2004 · Read full review
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Review of Concise Colour Medical Dictionary

Open your mind and your chakras

Advantages: Opens your mind
Disadvantages: Very scientific in parts

...brought me her copy of Hands of Light. At this time I could not read the book because of the sheer ferocity of the headaches but I had a few more sessions with Margaret and I can honestly say it helped me. When I was able to start reading without pain, I picked up this book. The cover of the book is very peaceful to look at – the background is mid-blue in colour with a pair of slightly cupped hands facing upwards with rays of light permeating from ...
...Then, without moving your hands or changing anything, stop the flow of energy. Everyone should keep it stopped for a while and then you should all let it flow again. Then try it again. See if you can feel the difference then do the same with a partner. Perhaps the auric field should be explained a little bit further. Brennan states that there are 7 layers and also 6 chakras in an auric field. Each layer is different and has its own particular function ...

Wearsidelass 31.01.2005 · Read full review
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Review of Hands of Light: Guide to Healing Through the Human Energy Field - Barbara Ann Brennan

Life on Mars? This is life on Earth.

Advantages: Brings humaniy to science and science to humanity.
Disadvantages: Does use some specialist terms.

...antropologist on Mars" is how an Autistic lady described how she felt living in a world populated by "normals" as she called them! The cases decribed are: 1. A painter who loses colour vision in a puzzling and disturbing way following a car accident. 2. A man who embraced hippie culture and Krishna who went on to develop a massive brain tumour leading to profound changes in personality and a loss of memory of anything post 1960s. 3. A gifted ...
...it once again completely. 5. An elderly Italian expat who had and painted vivid waking dreams of his hometown obsessively. 6. A teenage Autistic savant who possesses an incredible artistic ability. 7. A very highly functioning autistic lady who can understand animals to such a degree that she has become a leader in abbatoir and ranch design. Each of the seven cases described is facsinating in a unique way. It really is incredible to read how variations ...

Jezebel1978 29.03.2008 · Read full review
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Review of An Anthropologist on Mars - Oliver Sacks