physiology textbook

[Guest arachniphobic730]

hey,

i haven't been able to find a previous post about which physio textbooks are good and thorough...

 

any takers?

 

thanks

-arach

[Guest aneliz]

I used Guyton's Medical Physiology in undergrad. It is extremely thorough, reasonably decent reading, but probably overkill for meds. It is pretty expensive too.

[Guest Kirsteen]

Hey there,

 

I second aneliz's choice re: Guyton's. If you want to reduce the cost a bit you can often find good, recent editions on eBay. I snagged mine from Pakistan (via eBay) for less than half the cover price.

 

Cheers,

Kirsteen

[Guest peachy]

I used Ganong last year, and liked it, though I can't compare it to anything else as it's the only text I used.

[bestknightmare]

try this..i used this for self introductory study on physiology

http://www.mhhe.com/biosci/ap/mediaphys2_inprogress/data/index.html

[rubberoduck]

would you say the human physiology book by silverthorn (used in PSL302 at UT) is sufficient? I'm wondering if I need to buy another physiology textbook

[summervirus]

I doubt you'll need to buy another physiology textbook. Any general reference text should be good enough. In the rare instance where you do want to look up more, I would just go to the library.

[emjinain]

Maybe you can go here to find reviews about Physiology Books.

[up doc]

I've always used Boron, the chapters aren't too long, but you can sometimes get more info than you were looking for. Its definitely a keeper though!

[Madz25]

I've always used Boron, the chapters aren't too long, but you can sometimes get more info than you were looking for. Its definitely a keeper though!

 

Boron and Boulpaep? I havent met a single person at Dal that likes that text. Everyone has their own preference though...

[Kuantum]

i think quite a few people at UBC use Boron. I use it and I have very little physio background (didn't take physio in ugrad) and find it really good. I also have an electronic copy of Guyton's as well. I haven't used it yet since I just acquired it yesterday. UBC has access to a lot of online medical textbooks so I can pretty much find anything physio-related that I want if it's not in a physio textbook.

 

Like Madz said though...everyone has their own preference.

[whoithinkyouare]

I bought the most recent Guyton online, soft-cover, but I think it was very cheap

[leviathan]

i think quite a few people at UBC use Boron. I use it and I have very little physio background (didn't take physio in ugrad) and find it really good. I also have an electronic copy of Guyton's as well. I haven't used it yet since I just acquired it yesterday. UBC has access to a lot of online medical textbooks so I can pretty much find anything physio-related that I want if it's not in a physio textbook.

 

Like Madz said though...everyone has their own preference.

 

I love learning physiology in depth, but Boron is maybe a little TOO in depth. Most people in the US seem to be pretty fond of Costanzo. Personally, I have Boron and I read up to what I need to know and discard some of the TMI facts from my brain.

[Juicy Fruit]

Very synonymous w/ Boring, Boring, Boring. I have always found the text to be a bit to physiologically oriented. I have always enjoyed buying the smaller more system oriented texts the bring a lot more clinical relevance. It is important to have a resource that can provide the in depth detail, but I usually use a more general internal book such as Cecil's or Harrison's for that. But thats just my 2 cents!

[Dr.Cave]

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