Case-based Medical Physiology

Professor Christopher Bell- Department of Physiology, University of Dublin, Faculty of Health Sciences, Trinity College, Dublin.Professor Cecil Kidd- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Aberdeen. Professor Trefor Morgan- Department of Physiology, University of Melbourne.

• Chapter 1: NECK INJURY FROM A SWIMMING ACCIDENT. Chapter 2: INTERMITTENT VOMITING.Chapter 3: HIGH PRESSURE AT SEA.Chapter 4: BREATHING DIFFICULTIES AFTER INSECT STING AND AIR TRAVEL.Chapter 5: INFERTILITY IN A FEMALE ATHLETE.Chapter 6: SORE THROAT AND BLOATING.Chapter 7: TIGHT SHOES AND DISTURBED NIGHTS.Chapter 8: SHORTNESS OF BREATH IN A SMOKER.Chapter 9: CHEST PAIN ON EXERCISE.Chapter 10: TIREDNESS AND FAILURE TO MATURE.Chapter 11: A STAB WOUND TO THE CHEST.Chapter 12: “I HAVE GONE YELLOW!”.Chapter 13: A SERIES OF ‘FUNNY TURNS’.Chapter 14: FOUR WEEKS AT HIGH ALTITUDE.Chapter 15: TWO CASES OF CHRONIC FATIGUE.Chapter 16: A FOOTBALLER’S PAINFUL KNEE.Chapter 17: A MARATHON IN THE TROPICS.Chapter 18: CRASH TRAUMA AND BLOOD LOSS.Chapter 19: WEAKNESS, WEIGHT GAIN AND BRUISING

"(Case-Based Medical Physiology) would encourage students in the health sciences to review and apply their understanding of the underlying physiology and basic anatomy of a number of common clinical situations. The progressive nature of the narratives and the well-placed questions should encourage students to develop a systematic approach to understanding basic mechanisms in health and disease. It would make an excellent guide for independent group discussion and study." Proceedings of the Australian Physiological Society 2006 37:51