Renal Physiology

Customer Reviews

• Do not use this book as a primary source.  Dec 13, 2007 (3 of 3 found this helpful)

  This book is riddled with mistakes. These mistakes are integral to the understanding of physiology, not just grammatical or spelling errors. Frequently while reading this book I had to reference several other sources. If you buy this book, be aware that you will spend a great deal of time re-reading and thinking through a concept only to learn that the opposite is true (i.e., the book refers to pseudohypoaldosteronism as avid NaCl reabsorption).
  
  As a review, the book can be fun b/c you will pick up on errors. As a primary learning source, it can be very frustrating.

• Good enough  Apr 10, 2008 (1 of 1 found this helpful)

  Overall, the book wasn't that bad. It provided a nice overview and has a nice practice exam at the end. The biggest problem that I had was that the book was riddled with random errors, which makes learning renal physiology for the first time difficult. Also, I wish that there were explanations for their answers to the exam at the back of the book.

• Very confusing textbook  May 20, 2009 

  I do not recommend this book at all. It is very poorly written, very confusing, and does not do a adequate job of explaining the complex mechanisms of the kidney. Go find a different textbook.

• WORST RENAL PHYSIOLOGY BOOK I HAVE EVER READ  Apr 30, 2009 

  Worst renal physio book i ever read. FULL OF ERRORS that are essential to understanding physio. Whoever gave the book 5 stars is smoking crack/ isn't a med student/ or most likely is one of the authors/ a fake reviewer.
  
  
  DO NOT bUY THIS BOOK!!!!! I thought it would be okay and i would pick up on the errors but they are seriously terrible

• Unreadable  Apr 29, 2009 

  The first four chapters of this book provide an 'okay' review of renal water and sodium balance. The organization is acceptable, and the figures and their descriptions are informative. Then at chapter 5 the book begins to die, struggles through chapter 9 and then finishes with chapter 10 which returns to the 'okay' quality of the first chapters. What kills this book is the poor quality of the writing.
  
  Which ever author wrote chapters 5 through 9 doesn't understand that a paragraph requires structure and a direction. Most of these chapters are poorly constructed statement sentences which lack any flow or continuity except that they all talk about the kidney. Then in chapter 7 the writer discovers connecting phrases. However they are not used correctly. Words like "thus" and "therefore" are not logical conclusions from previous statements. As a student this is especially frustrating because the only way to learn the information is to memorize (as opposed to learning by understanding). Another problem with the writing in this book is that it uses excessively complex sentence construction, even in when the concepts are clear, simple, and concise to begin with. In total the poor writing found in the majority of this books make it impossible to read and learn from.
  
  The only potentially redeeming qualities of this book are questions found at the end of each chapter and the cases found in the appendix. However, because I am only a student I cant attest to accuracy of the answers provided (In truth I can't comment on the accuracy of any part of the book).