A best-selling core textbook for medical students taking medical biochemistry, Marks' Basic Medical Biochemistry links biochemical concepts to physiology and pathophysiology, using hypothetical patient vignettes to illustrate core concepts. Completely updated to include full-color art, expanded clinical notes, and bulleted summaries at the end of each chapter, the revised Third Edition helps medical students understand the importance of the patient and bridges the gap between biochemistry, physiology, and clinical care.
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0
horrible book:
errors EVERYWHERE. Contradictory facts within THE SAME PAGE. the colors in the book drives you crazy after prolonged study. I got no clue why my med school even bothers with this. screw this book, screw my professor who recommended it, and screw my school too for not banning it. I'm sooo mad!!!
Fantastic Book:
This book was a very good purchasing, because it gives me the main infomation about biomolecules, metabolism and biochemistry deseases. I don't want to be expert in biochemistry, I am studying medicine and I just want to be a doctor that has a good biochemistry knowledge with a clinical approach. This book gives me what I want...
Besides, the book makes be easier to learn biochemistry...
Good Clinical Correlations:
The whole point of going to medical school is to be able to solve problems and apply basic scientific principles in solving those problems. This edition gives specific and memorable clinical cases that help one to remember and apply these priniciples in clinical practice. It also comes with a CD that is a great bonus. I heartily recommend this book to help explain and use the basic medical biochemistry principles. It starts with a look at the metabolic and nutritional needs of the human body, relevent to... more info
Marks' Basic Medical Biochemistry: A Clinical Approach:
An excellent clinically based medical biochemistry book. Good examples of realistic cases.