Synopsis
Each title in the new Integrated series focuses on the core knowledge in a specific basic science discipline, while linking that information to related concepts from other disciplines. Case-based questions at the end of each chapter enable you to gauge your mastery of the material, and a color-coded format allows you to quickly find the specific guidance you need. Bonus STUDENT CONSULT access - included with the text - allows you to conveniently access the book's content online · clip content to your handheld device · link to content in other STUDENT CONSULT titles · and more! These concise and user-friendly references provide crucial guidance for the early years of medical training, as well as for exam preparation.
• Includes case-based questions at the end of each chapter
• Features a colour-coded format to facilitate quick reference and promote effective retention
• Offers access to STUDENT CONSULT! At www.studentconsult.com, you'll find the complete text and illustrations of the book online, fully searchable · "Integration Links" to bonus content in other STUDENT CONSULT titles · content clipping for handheld devices · an interactive community center with a wealth of additional resources · and much more!
Doody Review Services
Reviewer:Eugene A Davidson, PhD(Georgetown University School of Medicine)
Description:This short overview of biochemistry attempts to highlight key concepts/facts with lots of pictures, and little explanation.
Purpose:The purpose is to provide medical students with an easy to use summary of biochemistry. Students should have basic knowledge in this field, but this book does not meet expectations.
Audience:Medical students wishing a quick recap of essential biochemistry material combined with some interface with medical/clinical situations are the intended audience. The coverage is somewhat superficial, even for medical students.
Features:Medical students have at least two opportunities to develop concern about their knowledge of biochemistry -- when approaching a final examination in that course or when preparing for step one of their licensing examination. Hence the proliferation of quick fix books designed to provide easily approachable summaries of key points and, hopefully, guidance for answering questions. This book fits this category. Its organization is along the classic lines of molecular structure and function, metabolism, and the basics of information flow. Ample illustrations complement the text, which is suitably terse. There are no references, possibly because it is assumed that the reader is already acquainted with one of the standard, large textbooks. In general terms, contributions of this genre are not vetted in any detail by faculty teaching the material since they tend to rely on the well used, established texts. Accordingly, errors of fact and interpretation appear and are likely to leave the student with misinformation or confusion. Regrettably, this book has too many of these to be recommended as a study adjunct. These are particularly noticeable in the metabolism section, a core of any biochemistry course. In addition, the compressed style results in omission of some salient facts, of value even to medical students.
Assessment:This book is not recommended, mainly because of outright errors. Thoughtful review by outside, experienced, and knowledgeable readers would surely have helped.
Editorials
From The Critics
Reviewer: Eugene A Davidson, PhD(Georgetown University School of Medicine)Description: This short overview of biochemistry attempts to highlight key concepts/facts with lots of pictures, and little explanation.
Purpose: The purpose is to provide medical students with an easy to use summary of biochemistry. Students should have basic knowledge in this field, but this book does not meet expectations.
Audience: Medical students wishing a quick recap of essential biochemistry material combined with some interface with medical/clinical situations are the intended audience. The coverage is somewhat superficial, even for medical students.
Features: Medical students have at least two opportunities to develop concern about their knowledge of biochemistry — when approaching a final examination in that course or when preparing for step one of their licensing examination. Hence the proliferation of quick fix books designed to provide easily approachable summaries of key points and, hopefully, guidance for answering questions. This book fits this category. Its organization is along the classic lines of molecular structure and function, metabolism, and the basics of information flow. Ample illustrations complement the text, which is suitably terse. There are no references, possibly because it is assumed that the reader is already acquainted with one of the standard, large textbooks. In general terms, contributions of this genre are not vetted in any detail by faculty teaching the material since they tend to rely on the well used, established texts. Accordingly, errors of fact and interpretation appear and are likely to leave the student with misinformation or confusion. Regrettably, this book has too many of these to be recommended as a study adjunct. These are particularly noticeable in the metabolism section, a core of any biochemistry course. In addition, the compressed style results in omission of some salient facts, of value even to medical students.
Assessment: This book is not recommended, mainly because of outright errors. Thoughtful review by outside, experienced, and knowledgeable readers would surely have helped.
From the Publisher
The book is obviously aimed at medics as there are lots of mentions of the relevant diseases and this makes the subject much easier to learn.This book is easy to follow and understand.
It did highlight really well links to other topics. It definitely has the advantage of keeping the size of the individual books down while still covering a vast amount of information in the series. I also found that it kept my interest going in the topic as I could see the relevance to the overall course.
The case studies are really good – a great way of integrating all the information and keeping students motivated as this is why they are studying biochemistry as well as learning.
I liked this book – it’s much lighter and smaller than Champe and Harvey and as it has lots of integration with other medical/clinical information.
University of Aberdeen medical student