Defining Physiology: Principles, Themes, Concepts Cardiovascular, Re
This first volume of the book covers 150 important words and phrases encountered in cardiovascular, respiratory and renal physiology, elaborating the concepts, principles and common themes around these words. It offers students a quiver of arrows to direc
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ining Physiology: Principles, Themes, Concepts Cardiovascular, Respiratory and Renal Physiology
Defining Physiology: Principles, Themes, Concepts
Hwee Ming Cheng Felicita Jusof •
Defining Physiology: Principles, Themes, Concepts Cardiovascular, Respiratory and Renal Physiology
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Hwee Ming Cheng Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine University of Malaya Kuala Lumpur Malaysia
Felicita Jusof Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine University of Malaya Kuala Lumpur Malaysia
ISBN 978-981-13-0498-9 ISBN 978-981-13-0499-6 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-0499-6
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Definitions are physiology’s best touchstone…
To Betty, who defined faith in her life To Tsung Pai & Shaohannah, who continue on their journey of faith… To the Refiner, who defines their transient separate paths, the author and finisher of their faith, who has placed eternity in their hearts.
Foreword
In physiology, accurate, concise, and reliable definitions of terms are our best friends. They are our rock! We return to those definitions when we feel uncertain or confused and there they are—comfortable as old shoes and ready to stabilize us! How critical is accuracy and precision in those definitions? Well, it is everything. Difficult concepts and subtle differences all can be clarified by precise definitions. Sometimes, a term’s definition is easy—it is in the name. End-diastolic volume? Well, that is the volume in the ventricle at the end of diastole! Trust it and move on. But other times, the term’s na
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