What's New in this Edition?
Thoroughly Revised and Updated Edition as per CBME Curriculum (NMC) • Most Updated with Recent Advances • Extensive Coverage of Applied Aspects • Unique Amalgamation of Theoretical and Clinical Aspects • Numerical Formulas for Quick Review • Physiological Problems and Solutions • Includes Important and Useful Facts • 500+ Solved and Unsolved Clinical Case-Based Questions (CBQs) • 1500+ Enlarged Illustrations and Images • 1000+ Rapid Review Questions and Answers • 1000+ Multiple Choice Questions • 1000+ Rapid Review Points • Complemented with Numerous Tables and Flowcharts
LPR's Fundamentals of Medical Physiology (2 Vol Set)
Salient Features •
This 9th edition of LPR's Fundamentals of Medical Physiology is duly updated with all the latest concepts of physiology. • It is based on the requirements of Competency-Based Medical Education (CBME) curriculum which are mentioned and marked along with the topics. • Each and every chapter has been designed in a manner to facilitate better learning and easy retention of the concepts. • Each chapter starts with competency numbers which are categorized as must know topics for the students. • Clinical correlation of a topic connects to clinical situation, and its physiological bases are added. • Recent concepts are simplified, added and are made student friendly for quick learning. • Applied physiology topics and clinical case scenarios are added as per the requirement of the latest curriculum. • 1500+ colorful hand-drawn figures and images relevant to the topics are added liberally to make the content more student friendly. • Complex and difficult topics have been supplemented with numerous tables and flowcharts for easy and quick understanding. • Self-assessment review exercises with a variety of questions, like Short Notes, Clinical Questions, Multiple Choice Questions have been added for assessing the preparation after completing the respective section. • Thought-provoking questions along with flowing matter help the student for instant recollection of the relevant points as Recall Box. • Newly-added content in the book as per the CBME-2019: (See under Section1: General Physiology) Chapter 1: Introduction to Physiology (Containing Scientists and their Discoveries) (Vol. 1) (See under Section XIV: Integrated Physiology) Chapter 11: Cytological Methods and their Applications in Clinical Care and Research (Vol. 2) Chapter 12: COVID-19 (Vol. 2) Chapter 13: Acquired Human Immunodeficiency Syndrome (Vol. 2) Appendix I: Clinical Case Scenario and Solution Appendix II: Numerical Formulas for Quick Review Appendix III: Physiological Problems and Solutions • Newly-added topics, like Criterion for Brain Death Confirmation, Gut- Brain Axis, Gut-Brain-Heart Axis, Pregnancy-Psychological-Psychiatric Disorders, Psychological and Psychosocial Changes Associated with Puberty and many more enrich the content.
L Prakasam Reddy MBBS, MD (Physiology) is a former Associate Professor, Department of Physiology, Kamineni Institute of Medical Sciences, Telangana, India. He completed his MBBS in 1968, and MD (Physiology) in the year 1971 from JIPMER, Puducherry. He has about 50 years of teaching experience altogether, including more than 40 years' experience to teach Undergraduate and Postgraduate students. Besides Medical, he has been teaching physiology to other health science segments.
