Physiological Medicine: A Clinical Approach to Basic Medical Physiology

I am a neurologist and I have this expensive "hobby" of buying science books. I have read many biology and physiology text books and none comes close to this wonderfully presented physiology material that is pleasurable to read (yes, I mean it!) and at the same time laden with clinical knowledge. My only suggestions are that this book be made available on hard copy with longer paper size, and the illustrations be made on entire pages. This book should be made a classic in my opinion.

My name is Marco Antonio Vazquez and I am a physician from Mexico. To tell the truth, "Physiological Medicine" is an excelent book. Unfortunately, there is not an spanish edition. You see, when I was a medical student, I did not read english and I had never had a chance to read a book like this one. I remember that I used to read some good Physiology's books: Berne and Levy, Guyton and Best and Taylor.In my private practice, because of the clinical cases, I have used this book a lot. This cases makes me think in real human beens with real problems. Because of this situations I think medicine is an art.In some ways due to this book I have become to be a much more humble physician. I believe that I understand better my own limitations. Nature is quite much more complex that I used to think. In some way, I think that nature defends itself against some of our medical actions.I really enjoy reading books like this and Lehninger's Biochemistry. It is fantastic to understand the real foundations, how it works our body, from biomolecules to organs and systems. I hope that this very basic knowledge makes me a better physician and human been at last. DO NOT HESITATE, YOU SHOULD BUY THIS WONDERFUL BOOK¡¡¡¡

I used this book in a 2nd year medical student course taught by V. Lingappa, and I've read it almost in it's entirety - it's that easy to read and understand. I've never done that with any other text. The clinical pearls are very insightful and helpful to bring clinical relevance to thematerial.I would definitely recommend this book to anyone studying physiologyas a primary text or as an excellent resource. It's been very helpfulto me as a medical student.

If you are a medical student and want a refreshing, interesting approach to learning basic physio, this book is a dream!Fundamental information is explained clearly and thoroughly, clinical examples are given throughout the book, and the author has a very realistic and helpful attitude toward medical knowledge and the practice of medicine.

The words, "I just couldn't put it down!" probably have never been spoken in reference to a textbook, much less a physiology textbook, but I can honestly say that this book was quite a compelling read. The writing style approximates a narrative more than a lecture.Lingappa and Farey manage to keep the textbook at the perfect level of detail -- not too hot, not too cold, but just right. It is also obvious that a great deal of thought went into organizing the textbook. The clinical correlation boxes are outstanding, and provide tantalizing insights into the world of clinical medicine -- insights that are exceedingly valuable if you're a medical student such as myself. The "Frontiers of Research" and "Summary" sections of each chapter are also extremely helpful (especially if you've gotta lotta cramming to do).But in my opinion, the best part of the textbook is the case presentations. Through the cases, I not only gained knowledge about physiology, I also learned a great deal about the practice of medicine in general, specifically concerning the constraints within which medicine in this country is currently practiced.I give this textbook my highest recommendation. Useful even if it's not the required text. . .