Marks' Basic Medical Biochemistry: A Clinical Approach

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Selected as a Doody's Core Title for 2021! Connect biochemistry to clinical practice!" Marks’ Basic Medical Biochemistry links biochemistry to physiology and pathophysiology, allowing students to apply fundamental concepts to the practice of medicine – from diagnosing patients to recommending effective treatments. Intuitively organized chapters center on hypothetical patient vignettes, highlighting the material’s clinical applications; helpful icons allow for smooth navigation, making complex concepts easier to grasp. Full-color illustrations make chemical structures and biochemical pathways easy to visualize. Patient vignettes connect biochemistry to human health and disease. Clinical Notes explain patient signs or symptoms, and Method Notes relate biochemistry to the laboratory tests ordered during diagnosis. Clinical Comments link biochemical dynamics to treatment options and patient outcomes. Biochemical Comments explore directions for new research. Key Concepts and Summary Disease tables highlight the take-home messages in each chapter. Questions and answers at the end of each chapter – 470 total inside the book, with 560 more online – probe students’ mastery of key concepts. Additional handy resources available online make it easy to review all diseases and all methods covered throughout the book and to find references for further information and study Review: Book delivered in poor condition. Disappointed. - Received the international edition, front cover of which looks different from the image shown by seller. Book was delivered in poor condition with front cover folded, cuts along the edges. The book is definitely great content wise, except that we would expect a better delivery with desertcart. Review: Good pictures, most explanations quite clear - Good pictures, most explanations quite clear. Some calculations assume the reader just finished a course in pre-college algebra, and could have been simplified, such as the section on acids and bases early in the book. Other problem I have with this book: The Waiting Room felt like a complete waste of time. I want to learn concepts first, the patients will inevitably come. I was hoping the authors would eliminate that aspect in their book, but only progress made in this latest edition is to follow the HIPPA regulations and use initials to ID the fantasy patients. Othwise, I find some concepts better- explained in Marks than elsewhere, such as the very- overdone-for beginners-in- Biochemistry Lehninger. Definitely wasted money on that book! However, you will not waste money on this latest edition of Marks biochemistry. Plenty of clarifying illustrations and explanations for novices in medical biochemistry. 5 stars.