Manipal Manual of Medical Physiology

The material given in voluminous textbooks is difficult to comprehend and digest in a shorter time span, especially when the primary aim of most of the students is to prepare for the professional examination. This manual is written on the premise that the metamorphosis of the students’ needs to be guided slowly and steadily so that their process of learning is less stressful, more pleasant and fully productive. The highlights of the manual are: Simple presentation Tables, flowcharts and feedback circuits given in almost every chapter. Illustrations made very simple. Emphasis laid on understanding the concepts. A new chapter on General Physiology added. Calculations explained with the help of representative values for easier and better understanding. Applied aspects that are more common presented at all relevant areas. Systems like endocrinology, CNS, CVS and renal physiology dealt in detail with emphasis on pathophysiology.