Clinical Biochemistry Made Ridiculously Simple by Stephen Goldberg MD Paperback

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Emphasizes the key metabolic pathways in biochemistry (carbohydrates, lipids, amino acids) and their diseases. Includes a color map of Biochemistryland (an amusement park in which clinical biochemistry can be visualized as a whole). For biochemistry courses and medical Board review. Table of Contents Overview of Biochemistryland. Where is Biochemistryland? How to use this book. The Main Powerhouse. The Energy Hall of Fame. The Main Hallway, the Ferris Wheel (Krebs Cycle) and the Ferris Wheel Generator (oxidative phosphorylation). The Saloon (alcohol metabolism). Where is the Main Powerhouse? Summary of Connections of the Main Powerhouse. Carbohydrateland. The Penthouse Powerhouse. The Carbohydrateland Storage Room. The Ice Cream Parlor. Conjugation Area. Where is Carbohydrateland? Summary of key connections of Carbohydrateland. Lipidland. The Central Sector of Lipidland: The Up and Down Roller Coasters. The Ketone Playhouse. The Western Sector of Lipidland: The Lipid Storage Room. Phosphatidylywink Village. Sphingo's Curio Shoppe. The Frog Pond (prostaglandins). The Eastern Sector of Lipidland (Channel #5 and the Sex and Bile zones of Sterol Forest). Where is Lipidland? Key connections of Lipidland. The Amino Acid Midway. Functions of the amino acids. The Urea Rest Room. Where is the Amino Acid Midway? Summary of connections of the Amino Acid Midway. Combo Circle. Lipoprotein Theatre. Glycolipid Theatre. Glycoprotein Theatre. The DNA Funhouse. Replication. Transcription. Translation. Nucleotide Degradation. Where is the DNA Funhouse? Summary of Connections of the DNA Funhouse. Porphy's Hemeland. Where is Porphy's Hemeland? Key connections of Porphy's Hemeland. The Infirmary. Vitamins, Hormones, Minerals, Drugs, Lab tests. Clinical Review. A guided tour through Biochemistryland using the Biochemistryland map. Clinical conditions referrable to the different lands. Beyond Biochemistryland. Appendix I. Isomers Appendix II. Enzyme Glossary. Structural Index Glossary General Index

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By trying to explain the materials with a fictional biochemical ..., August 22, 2017
By John Tat

By trying to explain the materials with a fictional biochemical amusement park called "Biochemistryland," the author actually it more confusing more me. I would have preferred it if the author went straight to the point instead of using convoluted analogies, for example, "Sphingo's Curio Shoppe" when he described the sphingolipids.

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Too simplistic, May 21, 2017
By Ray Clark

Sorry to say I don't think you could pass a high school biochem exam with this book. "Clinical" forget it. This text erred on the side of both ridiculous and simplistic.

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Three Stars, April 23, 2017
By Terry

So SO

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Obviously Clinical Biochemistry isn't one of my strongest subjects to ..., July 10, 2016
By ayat

Obviously Clinical Biochemistry isn't one of my strongest subjects to begin with which is why I got this book, that being said it didn't help much at all. I see what the author is trying to achieve by protraying biochemistryland as some sort of amusement park, but it just confused me more. I think in the end it depends on what kind of learner you are, if you're the type of person that requires real life applications and examples in order to understand something this isn't for you. If you're someone who can learn by making up crazy stories to create triggers (nothing wrong with that!) then you may benefit from this.

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