Lippincott Illustrated Reviews Flash Cards: Physiology

Book Preface

Lippincott Illustrated Reviews Flash Cards: Physiology is a portable study tool designed for self-assessment and review of medical physiology. The fl ash cards were developed primarily for use by medical students studying physiology and preparing for course and U.S. medical licensing exams, but information is presented with a clarity and level of detail that suits them as supplements for any of the allied health sciences. The deck contains two card types: Question (Q) cards and Summary cards.

Q CARDS
The majority of cards comprise Q cards that prompt the reader with questions to assess level of understanding and depth of knowledge.
Each Q card contains three-tiered questions or sets of questions on a common topic: The fi rst tests for retention of basic facts, whereas the next two build on the basics to test understanding of concepts and clinical presentations. The three question types are denoted by icons.

SPOT FLASH: Questions test your grasp of key facts or equations and are intended for use on a lecture-by-lecture assessment and review basis.

COURSE REVIEW: In-depth questions ensure a thorough understanding of concepts that may have been revisited several times during a medical physiology course. The answers focus on high-yield facts to help consolidate memory during course- and licensing-exam review.

CLINICAL CORRELATIONS: Underscoring how the basic science helps predict outcomes in a clinical setting, these correlations are particularly useful when studying for licensing exams, but sneak peeks can encourage students to persevere during early physiology lectures!
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Q cards include several features to aid learning and memorization:
• Illustrations : Richly detailed illustrations from the popular companion text, Lippincott’s Illustrated Reviews:
Physiology , appear on both sides of the cards. Many of the illustrations include narrative boxes to help guide
readers through complex concepts.
• A-plus : Answers may be supplemented with information that goes beyond the need-to-know basics to provide
context or to enrich and help cement a medical concept.
• Emphasis: Key terms and diseases are bolded for rapid review and assimilation.

SUMMARY CARDS
Summary cards follow a more traditional fl ash card design, taking readers step-by-step through a complex physiologic regulatory pathway.
The card deck is designed to be comprehensive, covering all signifi cant physiologic concepts. Key equations are additionally summarized in an appendix for quick and easy reference.