Clinical Physiology and Pharmacology The Essentials
Physiology plays a major role in the scientific foundation of medicine and other
subjects related to human health and physical performance. Pharmacology is the
science which deals with the effects of drugs on living systems and their use in the
treatment of disease. This book is designed to enhance students’ understanding of
physiology and pharmacology via a series of case studies involving human disease
and its treatment.
Traditional university teaching methods focus on informing students in terms of
physiological and pharmacological theory. This approach, although often extremely
efficient and effective, may leave students in a position of remembering the facts
and understanding the mechanisms but not necessarily being able...
