Full Description
Eureka - an innovative series for students that fully integrates core science, clinical medicine and surgery. With its engaging and authoritative text, featuring insightful clinical cases, graphic narratives, SBAs and a wealth of other learning tools, Eureka has everything students need to succeed in medicine and pass their exams.Eureka - content that reflects today's medical degree courses with their emphasis on:relevance and application of core science to clinical practiceskills required to examine and communicate with patientsintegrated care across primary and acute care settingsEureka - 15 clinical titles, 5 science titles:Clinical titles - disease-based, clinical cases, system-specific core scienceScience titles - bedrock biomedical principles, clinical casesSeries features across titles:Engaging clinical cases show how skilled clinician would work through a presentation, and put diseases and biomedical principles into patient contextInnovative graphic narratives bring clinical cases to life, show how to approach difficult scenarios and convey the experience of being a patientStarter questions - stimulating answers to intriguing questions make learning fun Boxes highlight tips, tricks and key learning pointsBiochemistry & MetabolismFirst principles chapter clearly explains the key concepts and mechanisms relevant to the study of medicine e.g. types of biochemical reaction, enzymes and cofactorsSystems-based chapters describe the structures such as proteins and fats and processes such as haemoglobin metabolism that underpin normal functions, each chapter introduced by an engaging clinical case that features a unique graphic narrativeSelf-Assessment - 80 multiple choice questions in clinical SBA format, in line with current exam format
Contents
Ch01 First principlesCh02 Nucleic acidsCh03 ProteinsCh04 CarbohydrateCh05 LipidsCh06 Haemoglobin metabolismCh07 Body fluid homeostasisCh08 NutritionCh09 Self-assessment
