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Ganong's Review of Medical Physiology, 23rd Edition (LANGE Basic Science)

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A real loss

By J. K. Saur "DVM" - November 15, 2009

I used earlier editions of Ganong's Review of Medical Physiology in the 1970's in graduate school, in veterinary school, and later for specialty certification. Up through the 22nd edition, I found this book to be a concise wealth of knowledge.

With the 23rd edition, I learned of the loss of Dr. Ganong, and after reading a few chapters in the book, highlighted what a great loss we have experienced.

Specifically, I waited for this edition to compile the latest information on the coagulation cascade, mechanisms of clotting, and the "newer" information regarding the extrinsic and intrinsic arms of the coagulation cascade. There was nothing new.

I pulled out my 22nd edition, and found the 23rd edition to almost be a verbatim repeat of the 22nd. I say almost, not because there was content added, but because the editors had deleted blocks of medical physiology and common medical pathological variations.

I checked out two other chapters, and gave... read more

Why are the new authors doing this?

By Nick - November 9, 2010

Up to the 22nd edition, Ganong's review was one of the only basic science books which wasnt exclusively written for the USMLE test taker. It was a real review of MEDICAL physiology, very complete, also covering areas which aren't high yield but still important in medicine. I believe it was never written to be a review for USMLE exams, way too long and detailed, and sometimes way too advanced for the beginner. I always saw it as a book for the advanced reader who already new its way around. For physicians it is just perfect to review some aspects of physiology without getting bogged down by many lines of explanations for the novice.

Unfortunately Dr. Ganong passed away a couple of years ago and now a new team of authors has taken over. Most passages have been left almost untouched or only shyly altered. Apart from the full color and the larger layout I couldn't make out any major new material. Which is kind of weird, since more than 4 years have passed since the last... read more

physician

By Tariq Ahmed - March 30, 2010

Absolutely marvelous.Every clinician must read this book to refresh what they learnt at medical school. I read 1975 edition during my 1st MBBS professional year.
This text book has earned, in my opinion, the best review text book ever credential.

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