Clinical Pathophysiology Made Ridiculously Simple

so much more readable and understandable than my professor ... most students on my course (human sciences) use this book. It's physiology, it's pathology and it relates to real people. A Winner

fantastic book for biomed and med students. beautifully simple and easy to remember

This book lays down the groundwork for pathophysiology

Very easy and simple to understand,i would suggest this book for those who's in the pre clinical years medicine.it is not sufficient if you just read this spand go into exam,but it makes the difficult concept easier.i can see the logics behind most of the disease and it's associated symptom.what i would suggest,read this first and then Robbin.also,i read this book when my brain can't take anymore pressure..haha...it's like a bedtime story for me

as a med student, this book cant be more helpful for me to understand the materials in college. concise, simple language, systematic is all about the book. i dont have to go back to my first yr lecture notes to undertand the pathophysiology of the human body... every med students should have this book!

I don't know why this book isn't that popular!!!!!! It is very concise, which at first, made me think that it wouldn't have much to offer... But it's not all about size!!!! I have tried reading pathology books like Goljan, the big robbins book, but this is by far the best way to learn about diseases, The book doesn't waffle at all and gets straight to the point for us medical students!!!!! I wish i found this sooner. It explains neurological defects particularly well (a lot better than clinical neuroanatomy made ridiculously simple). However, i must note that i have been using other books as well so I do feel it is worth to read around! hope my comment helps!!!!!!!

Came next day as stated, constant is perfect and ideal for my studies, my only qualm is that it’s creased and has dirt all over the cover, it’s doenst affect the book but it makes it look used

I was looking forward to explore the CD.... But it was not included.

The best book to keep in order the storm of mnemonic notions in the medical student's head! Definitely a lovingly readable book.

This book is genuinely a good find. It has very simple yet detailed - thorough explanations that provide an exceptional learning experience. Highly recommended

I like the easy to grasp style the book is written. Definitely for beginners but good for recap as well. The included diagrams help solidify the concepts behind the written text. The book arrived damaged as per photos, doesn't affect me but if it was a gift purchase I would be a bit disappointed. The packaging was just a satchel and should have probably been wrapped around in cardboard.

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.

Ich bin durch einen amerikanischen Med. Studenten auf diese Buchreihe aufmerksam geworden. Er hat sie mir damals wärmstens ans Herz gelegt und was soll ich sagen - das einzig Negative ist die fehlende deutsche Übersetzung. (wobei das Englische hier nun wirklich keinen überfordern wird!) Natürlich hab auch ich mich durch die üblichen Buchwerke mühselig durchgearbeitet und wer kennt das typische Szenario nicht? Es steht mal wieder eine Prüfung an, die Zeit ist knapp bemessen und die Standardwerke erdrücken einen mit einer schier unfassbaren Informationsflut (teils ja auch Irrelevantes), was das Durcharbeiten meist erheblich verlangsamt! Leider hab ich mir dieses Buch erst nach der Prüfung zugelegt. Mit den knapp 200 Seiten ist es ein echtes Leichtgewicht unter den ganzen Fachbüchern. Die pathologischen Prozesse werden hier ja nahezu kinderleicht dargestellt und sind wirklich sehr, sehr lesenswert geschrieben, so dass sich der Stoff relativ rasch verinnerlichen lässt. Für zusaätzliche Infos schlägt man dann eben ein anderes Fachwerk auf, aber das ist man als Med. Student sowieso schon gewohnt, dass man aus mehreren Quellen seine Infos bezieht;) Abschließend kann ich das Buch hier voll und ganz empfehlen. Es wäre bestimmt ein absoluter Kassenschlager, wenn es denn eine deutsche Fassung von dem Werk geben würde.