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Guyton and Hall Textbook of Medical Physiology continues this bestselling title’s tradition as the world’s favorite physiology textbook, presenting complex principles in language that is easy to read and understand. The main aim of the Fourth South Asia Edition of Guyton & Hall Textbook of Medical Physiology is to meet the needs of undergraduate medical students and faculty in South Asia by aligning the book to modern recommended teaching methods in the subcontinent. The South Asia Edition incorporates several features aimed at aiding learning for students while retaining the flow and explanatory approach.

Key Features • Implementation of the one chapter-one lecture model, aligning the text with curriculum objectives to enhance appeal for students and faculty.

• Introduction of easy-to-read boxes containing clinical information, summaries, lists, and vignettes, providing accessible and relevant content.

• Incorporation of updated Learning Objectives and a Glossary of Terms at the beginning of every chapter, facilitating focused learning and understanding.

• Addition of new multiple-choice questions (MCQs) for each chapter, promoting active learning and assessment opportunities.

• Short, easy-to-read, masterfully edited chapters and a user-friendly full-color design facilitates better learning and retention.

• Features expanded clinical coverage including obesity, metabolic and cardiovascular disorders, Alzheimer’s disease, and other degenerative diseases.

• Complex Concepts/Processes are summarized in flowcharts/flow diagram for better understanding.

• Contains more than 1000 carefully crafted diagrams and drawings ensures better understanding of Physiology.

• Case scenarios with open-ended questions.

• Offers Clinically Oriented perspective - bridging basic physiology with pathophysiology, including cellular and molecular mechanism important for Clinical medicine.

• Updated throughout based on the Guyton and Hall Textbook of Physiology 14th edition to reflect the latest knowledge in the field.

• The information of the book has been updated to include all areas of the new MCI curriculum (these are either embedded within the existing chapters or as several new chapters at the end of the book)