Digitalis' Awesome Thread of Textbooks

Physiology by Costanzo- I found it when googling "best physiology book" and apparently it's hailed in America- for good reason though, I absolutely love it I'm assuming things are the same in other medical schools where you're really pushed for time trying to cover anatomy and physiology of a system in way too brief a time, so while things like Guyton are nice to use, imo there physically is not time to realistically plough through that many pages and understand the concepts! Costanzo hits the balance beautifully, and being written with med students in mind, the physiology is linked to pathophysiology, or to equations used in clinical practice. I can't recommend this book enough, it's written in a light-hearted way that makes reading it a genuine pleasure. Since they use it in America I'm assuming the level of detail would be sufficient for most med schools here too, I've definitely found it to be the right level for me at least!

so while things like Guyton are nice to use, imo there physically is not time to realistically plough through that many pages and understand the concepts!

Physiology by Costanzo- I found it when googling "best physiology book" and apparently it's hailed in America- for good reason though, I absolutely love it I'm assuming things are the same in other medical schools where you're really pushed for time trying to cover anatomy and physiology of a system in way too brief a time, so while things like Guyton are nice to use, imo there physically is not time to realistically plough through that many pages and understand the concepts! Costanzo hits the balance beautifully, and being written with med students in mind, the physiology is linked to pathophysiology, or to equations used in clinical practice. I can't recommend this book enough, it's written in a light-hearted way that makes reading it a genuine pleasure. Since they use it in America I'm assuming the level of detail would be sufficient for most med schools here too, I've definitely found it to be the right level for me at least!

I second this! I'm currently using it to explain certain concepts which were not fully covered in sessions and best used for revision as well.
It's definitely a book for bedtime and the questions with detailed answers were helpful In testing my understanding.

Physiology by Costanzo- I found it when googling "best physiology book" and apparently it's hailed in America- for good reason though, I absolutely love it I'm assuming things are the same in other medical schools where you're really pushed for time trying to cover anatomy and physiology of a system in way too brief a time, so while things like Guyton are nice to use, imo there physically is not time to realistically plough through that many pages and understand the concepts! Costanzo hits the balance beautifully, and being written with med students in mind, the physiology is linked to pathophysiology, or to equations used in clinical practice. I can't recommend this book enough, it's written in a light-hearted way that makes reading it a genuine pleasure. Since they use it in America I'm assuming the level of detail would be sufficient for most med schools here too, I've definitely found it to be the right level for me at least!

In my pre exam panic I bought it last night, arrives today
Have yet to find a physiology textbook that I really like yet.

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Hahaha.
Can't wait for exams to be over.
All the best for your ESA.

I usually use the Internet but now I mostly rely on the book first beforehand.

In my pre exam panic I bought it last night, arrives today
Have yet to find a physiology textbook that I really like yet.

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I remember in 1st year my physiology tutor bought me a copy of Boron and Boulpaep - some serious ploughing needed there

I second this! I'm currently using it to explain certain concepts which were not fully covered in sessions and best used for revision as well.
It's definitely a book for bedtime and the questions with detailed answers were helpful In testing my understanding.

In my pre exam panic I bought it last night, arrives today
Have yet to find a physiology textbook that I really like yet.

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Haha wow, poor first year you! In fairness I do like Boron, but I tried using it in semester 1 and I just wasn't covering everything I needed to in time! It's better as a reference book I think



Hahah woo, Costanzo love! Am yet to meet another student who uses it! *high five*. It's definitely good for concepts, had so many "ah-ha" moments with it! Another awesome thing about Costanzo, they reference it in this song at around 55 seconds in

[video="youtube;Mrlnh3vebSc"]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mrlnh3vebSc[/video]





Oooh, that's exciting, let me know what you think of it!! Good luck with revision and exams!!

Thanks, I'm going to need it!!

Still waiting for royal mail to bring it, so revision sociology instead... Mind numbing!

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Haha wow, poor first year you! In fairness I do like Boron, but I tried using it in semester 1 and I just wasn't covering everything I needed to in time! It's better as a reference book I think



Hahah woo, Costanzo love! Am yet to meet another student who uses it! *high five*. It's definitely good for concepts, had so many "ah-ha" moments with it! Another awesome thing about Costanzo, they reference it in this song at around 55 seconds in

[video="youtube;Mrlnh3vebSc"]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mrlnh3vebSc[/video]





Oooh, that's exciting, let me know what you think of it!! Good luck with revision and exams!!

Sociologyyy...

My nightmare haha. Screening...Lay beliefs... Audits..

Its the grads' current most hated module. I did a couple of hours of reading over the HadSoc notes and that is all the time I am going to dedicate to it. I think we're all a bit bitter because of the way it was taught.

Are you ready for Monday, because I am not!!

Don't worry, I believed it's the whole cohort's most hated module haha.
I think a day before to run through key point should be sufficient hmm..

I'll never be ready for any exams in med school. HAHAH.
Just hope the questions won't be too mind boggling.

Ditto! I've heard bad things about repro though

Yeah... But I heard they won't ask much on pathology which is a good thing since having
the last two sessions on cancers were just dreadful.

Going into 3rd year, is it viable to use pdf's of each textbook? Which textbooks are would benefit from print copies?

Pretty much every textbook I have is a PDF- we've had 2 days a week of placement through 2nd year and using PDFs has been perfect- if you fancy doing an unplanned few hours of studying, you don't have to worry about lugging around heavy textbooks because it's all on your 800g iPad/tablet! You can also do reading while waiting for the consultant, on the bus etc.

Cheers, does using iBooks do the job or are there better apps to read from?