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Written by carefully selected global experts, practicing
physicians, and educators in the various sub-disciplines of
biochemistry, Medical Biochemistry, 6th Edition, offers a unique
combination of research and clinical practice tailored to today's
integrated courses. Covering clinically relevant topics in greater
detail than other texts, this outstanding resource provides a
strong overview of traditional areas in medical biochemistry along
with state-of-the-art coverage of today's latest developments.
You'll learn basic science concepts alongside clinical cases that
describe patients likely to be encountered in clinical training, as
well as how to use laboratory tests to diagnose and monitor the
most important conditions. Thorough yet accessible, this clinically
focused text is useful from medical school to clinical practice.
Features a strong clinical orientation, emphasizing the relevance
of biochemistry to the daily practice of medicine. Highlights the
latest developments in regulatory and molecular biology, signal
transduction, age-related chronic disease, epigenetics, and
bioinformatics and the "-omics," as well as important global
medical issues such as diabetes mellitus, obesity and malnutrition,
cancer and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, and nutrition
and exercise. Emphasizes clinical evaluation, maintenance of good
health, and disease prevention, as well as translational medicine
and the diagnosis and treatment of disease. Contains organ-focused
chapters addressing the biochemistry of the bone, kidney, liver,
lungs and muscle; and system-focused chapters on the biochemistry
of the immune and endocrine systems, neurochemistry and
neurotransmission, and cancer. Includes clear, colorful icons and
illustrations that help you easily navigate the text and understand
the material. Provides online features such as challenging "Active
Learning" questions for independent study, relevant websites that
reinforce or supplement chapter content, 150+ multiple-choice and
USMLE-style questions, a quick-reference glossary, additional
images and case studies, references to current literature, and
more. Enhanced eBook version included with purchase. Your enhanced
eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures, and references
from the book on a variety of devices.
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course and achieve exam success. A winning formula now for over 20
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Faculty Advisers, the result are books which exactly meet your
needs and you know you can trust. Each chapter guides you
succinctly through the full range of curriculum topics, integrating
clinical considerations with the relevant basic science and
avoiding unnecessary or confusing detail. A range of text boxes
help you get to the hints, tips and key points you need fast! A
fully revised self-assessment section matching the latest exam
formats is included to check your understanding and aid exam
preparation. The accompanying enhanced, downloadable eBook
completes this invaluable learning package. Series volumes have
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