Crash but don't burn!
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As with previously reviewed `Crash course' books, these texts are written for students by students, as such the understanding of the subject matter is made much easier due to the author considering your current knowledge is null and void!
What I enjoy the most about these books is how everything is broken down, right back to basics, to understand for example, `HOW' ATP is generated, and although when flicking through the book you may be tempted to put it right back on the shelf when you see some of the diagrams of certain synthesis productions and their subsequent stages, the supporting text does take you through each stage step by step.
The chapters on vitamins and minerals I believe would be of benefit for student nurses due to further understanding chemical implications and the chapter on metabolic disease is excellent detailing why they occur, complications and symptoms.
The only confusion I have to admit lies in chapter 10 which details how you should take a history, conduct an examination and your communication skills whilst doing so. There are many links towards the physical examination and that of metabolic ailments however the communication appears to be put in as an introduction to the examination - not that this is wrong, but it feels slightly misplaced within this text and as such I feel it should be given more of a topic on its own rather than unceremoniously `plonked' (technical term!) into a seemingly random chapter - whereby that topic is not only a textbook all on its own but a whole other review!
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Exam? Woo!
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Good concise description of metabolism and nutrition topics. Plenty of metabolic pathways shown in an easy and clear way, perfect for revision.
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