Guyton and Hall Textbook of Medical Physiology - E-Book

Guyton and Hall Textbook of Medical Physiology - E-Book

John E. Hall, Michael E. Hall

• Publisher: Elsevier
• Year: 2025
• Edition: 15
• eBook ISBN:
  9780443113499
• Topic: Medicine
• Subtopic: Medical Education

**2026 Textbook and Academic Authors Association (TAA) McGuffey Longevity Award Winner****Selected for 2026 Doody's Core Titles as an Essential Purchase in Physiology**A favorite text of physiology students worldwide, Guyton and Hall Textbook of Medical Physiology delivers the complex knowledge you need to master in a distinctive, easy-to-digest format. The fifteenth Edition of this bestselling text is fully up to date and provides clear, comprehensive coverage of the content most relevant to clinical and pre-clinical students. The unique format ensures maximum learning and retention of complex concepts: a larger font size emphasizes core information, while supporting information is detailed in a smaller font and highlighted in pale blue—making it easy to quickly skim the essential text or pursue more in-depth study. - Focuses on core material and how the body maintains homeostasis to remain healthy, emphasizing the important principles that will aid in later clinical decision making. - Contains new information on physiology and the gut microbiome and clinically important sex differences in physiology lab values. - Presents information in short chapters using a concise, readable voice that facilitates learning and retention. - Utilizes two font sizes: a larger font for fundamentals, and a smaller font that highlights relevant integrated sciences, clinical examples, pathophysiology, or detailed mechanisms that students can read as needed. - Contains more than 1,200 full-color drawings and diagrams—all carefully crafted to make physiology easier to understand. - Includes online access to heart sounds, animations, self-assessment questions, and more.

Table of contents

• Cover image
• Title page
• Instructions for Online Access
• Table of Contents
• Copyright
• Dedication
• Preface
• Video and Audio Contents
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• UNIT I: Introduction to Physiology: The Cell and General Physiology
• UNIT II: Membrane Physiology, Nerve, and Muscle
• UNIT III: The Heart
• UNIT IV: The Circulation
• UNIT V: The Body Fluids and Kidneys
• UNIT VI: Blood Cells, Immunity, and Blood Coagulation
• UNIT VII: Respiration
• UNIT VIII: Aviation, Space, and Deep-Sea Diving Physiology
• UNIT IX: The Nervous System: A. General Principles and Sensory Physiology
• UNIT X: The Nervous System: B. The Special Senses
• UNIT XI: The Nervous System: C. Motor and Integrative Neurophysiology
• UNIT XII: Gastrointestinal Physiology
• UNIT XIII: Metabolism and Temperature Regulation
• UNIT XIV: Endocrinology and Reproduction
• UNIT XV: Sports Physiology
• Index
• Normal Values for Selected Common Laboratory Measurements