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Binding: PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 612 EAN: 9780071445177 Edition: 2 ISBN: 007144517X Label: McGraw-Hill Medical Manufacturer: McGraw-Hill Medical Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 224 Publication Date: November 15, 2005 Publisher: McGraw-Hill Medical Studio: McGraw-Hill Medical Features:
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 Rating:  - SHELF ReviewI used this book to review for the SHELF, and I found it very useful. I am even planning on using it as one of the resources to study for the USMLE 1. I highly recommend this book, they are short, easy to read and they have good practice questions after each chapter to test your knowledge on the subject. Rating:  - An EmbarrassmentThis book is so plagued by errors that I wonder whether the author knows even the basics of physiology. Use the "Look Inside" feature on Amazon, where the first few pages are available to view. Notice one of the first points that the book makes is that "The Na+/K+ ATP-ase generates high intracellular Na+ concentrations." This is, of course, absurd, as the ATP-ase pumps sodium out of the cell. Given that this atrocity carried over from the book's first edition, I would avoid this book at all costs. ... Read More Rating:  - a little wordy sometimes.people always recommend the brs, however, I felt that I need to read another review book to enhance my understanding of this subject. Therefore, I picked this book. And I am actually surprised that I am the first one to write a review. and it was published in 2003! This is 2007 already. (I didn't know that my review was published under the 2005 second edition, but the one that I read was the first edition.) Anyway, I haven't finished reading, and it seems to be an ok book. sometimes, it has ... Read More 
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