Physio book?

[NRAI2001]

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Which books did you guys use for physio? Which books would you recommend?

 

[Johnny_D]

The Costanzo book is great.

 

[gro2001]

The Costanzo book is great.

Seconded.

 

[NRAI2001]

For physio I currently have the Berne and Levy "principles of Physiology" book as well as BRS and BRS physio problems/cases book...

I got the Levy book during my masters but never really used it bc the notes were suffice and BRS was enough to go along with the notes...but at my medical school the notes dont seem as great so I was thinking that I may need to supplement with more textbook reading.

Costanzo or Levy??? Is either one much better than the other? Or are they both good books? Should I go with the Levy book since I already have it or is it worth it to purchase the Costanzo??

I m a very BRS pro person...I think 85% of the books BRS puts out are great (used them for Anatomy, biochem, physio, embryo and neuroanatomy so far and they were great; not as great for histo...) so I will be using BRS along with either text book.

 

[SomeDoc]

Costanzo

 

[kdburton]

+1 on Costanzo. My school uses Boron, but I hate it

 

[nlax30]

Currently using Guyton as our main text and it's not too bad. Some ares in it are better than others.... Also have a BRS physio version by Costanzo that I like.

 

[shreypete]

Why don't many students use Guyton? Isn't it like a recommneded book on everyone's list??? Is it too hard to follow?

 

[HarryRosenMD]

Hi...

There are many great sources available for physiology. My favorites were the following:

Textbook of Medical Physiology by Guyton & Hall
Guyton does an excellent job of single handedly creating one of Medicine's greatest texts. It reads as though is was being read to you by some physiology sage. Really awesome for in depth understanding.

BRS Physiology by Costanzo
All you need for physiology review. Really.

Pathophysiology of Disease: An Introduction to Clinical Medicine by McPhee, et al
A great mid-size text that covers many common disease syndromes, serving as a bridge to more clinically oriented thought. You can also use the physiology sections for review.

Hope that helps

 

[cpants]

Costanzo is dope.

 

[silas2642]

The Costanzo book is great.

I loved big Constanzo too. She explains things so well and the diagrams are great. Definitely order.

 

[alfonzarel]

i think big costanzo is great and easy to read - if you have the time.

brs by costanzo - if you either went to lecture and/or get the basic concepts - is faster and more to the point. by the end of the year, i was using mainly brs and smoked my class exams. but i didn't do as hot on the nbme subject exam as i would've liked... i think more practice questions would have been in order.

 

[albe]

Costanzo's BRS Physiology is an awesome text for review and organizing the concepts, but if you're new to physiology, you're going to need to refer to other sources.

During our cardiovascular block, I had a hard time finding good resources. I read the cardiovascular portion of Berne and Levy Principles of Physiology, and it clarified things quite a bit. Read those chapters if your school notes aren't enough for cardiovascular physiology.

For Pulmonary, I read some chapters in Michelle Cloutier's Respiratory Physiology to help clarify things.

For Acid-Base, Benjamin Abelow's Understanding Acid-Base was great.

 

[zack1]

guys, I'm first semester and my school provides only sketchy power points and requires us to read text books.. .is it the same for you. how do you guys read all textbooks and retain the minute details? do you read all your readings from the week again during the weekend?

 

[nlax30]

guys, I'm first semester and my school provides only sketchy power points and requires us to read text books.. .is it the same for you. how do you guys read all textbooks and retain the minute details? do you read all your readings from the week again during the weekend?

We're strictly a PBL curriculum here so I'm kind of in the same boat in that we pretty much just have to read the textbook. Even after a year I haven't found any real secret besides just chugging through material and doing several hours of reading each day.

Some people may read through the same material 2 or 3 times, others may be able to get by with one really solid read-through so that much will depend on you. Some take notes as they read, others highlight, still others do neither.

As you go along you'll get better at picking out which details are more important than others and that will help some, but for me the biggest thing is just staying on top of the reading and not getting behind.

There are a lot of things you can do after you read a section/chapter that can help.... such as doing the questions at the end, doing questions in a review book, read that same section in a review book to nail down the details, go online and find a lecture/powerpoint presentation, etc.....