...a very well written text that fills an important gap in the current market.

...the book has good authoritative style and achieves the authors' aims of maintaining clarity through minimal scientific debate.

It is ideal as a revision aid for the main physiological principles and ideas.

Instant Physiology presents a system by system approach to physiology, relating to the clinical requirements of medicine and surgery. It covers core physiology with integrated clinical information in an easy to revise format for both medical and surgical higher examinations and medical student undergratuate study. It will also be extremely useful for clinicians who need to remind themselves of physiological facts at all stages of their careers, and for nursing and allied health students.

"Instant Physiology" presents a system by system approach to physiology, relating to the clinical requirements of medicine and surgery. It covers core physiology with integrated clinical information in an easy to revise format for both medical and surgical higher examinations and medical student undergratuate study. It will also be extremely useful for clinicians who need to remind themselves of physiological facts at all stages of their careers, and for nursing and allied health students. Students and trainees will find this book an excellent companion text to "Instant Anatomy" in gaining an invaluable knowledge and overview of the field of anatomy and physiology.

2001-05-22 A fantastic starting-point/summary

The book gives a good summary of the physiology basics and is really useful as a back-up to already learned stuff. Straight-forward basics from which more can be built on. Very useful and worth getting.