Integrated Medical Sciences

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Integrated Medical Sciences: The Essentials is a concise, accessible, problem-based approach to the subject using case scenarios to facilitate students taking their pre-clinical or basic sciences examinations.Using a family of characters in each case scenario, the aim of the text is to reflect the current changes in medical and biomedical science curriculum that is increasingly moving towards a more integrated approach through problem-based learning. The characters, all members of an extended family, will appear in several scenarios and the student will become familiar with their personalities and their disease processes. Each case study will therefore cover the relevant anatomy, physiology, pathology, pharmacology, microbiology, immunology and biochemistry and enable the reader to grasp the key concepts of basic medical sciences in an integrated fashion. * Takes an integrated approach to the subject to reflect recent changes in medical and biomedical science curriculum * Further Study sections to enhance understanding and enable the student to read around the subject * Intended learning outcomes included at the beginning of each chapter * Trigger Boxes containing key facts and revision questions included throughout to ensure key concepts are fully understood An essential text for first and second year undergraduates taking medical or biomedical sciences (during the pre-clinical phase for medical students.). The book will also be invaluable to nursing degree students and allied health students taking courses in dentistry, physiotherapy and pharmacy. In addition, the book will be ideal for US and International medical students preparing for the USMLE Step 1 examination.