Medical Biochemistry: Preparatory Manual for Undergraduates_2e-E-book

Book excerpt: The second edition of this book is thoroughly revised as per guidelines of National Medical Commission in accordance with the competency-based curriculum of Biochemistry. The questions not only test the knowledge but also incorporate the clinical/applied aspects of biochemistry which are so important to help the students to think out of the box. • Uniquely presented in question-answer format covering all categories of questions that are expected in a university exam, in concise manner for rapid revision. • Covers questions which can be asked in different way (different questions by same answers), this helps students to write answers for these questions in exams. • Answers presented in bullet points supported with tables, boxes, and figures, helps students to frame answers to questions and replicate the same in exams. • Complex/Key information is summarized in tables helps in quick revision during exams and also breaks monotony text. • Applied aspects provided at appropriate places in colored boxes, adds more clarity to the answer provided. • Recapitulation of points to ponder at the end of text for quick revision. • Prepares students for both theory and viva voce. • Reorganized topics in the same order as presented in new curriculum. • Insight into the biochemistry CBME curriculum with respect to Attitude, Ethics and Communication (AETCOM), Early Clinical Exposure (ECE), and self-directed learning in order to help in the making of the Indian Medical Graduate. • Ensured coverage of all competency codes integrated within the text as per new competency-based undergraduate curriculum. • Inclusion of 250 multiple-choice questions, and 500 short questions and viva voce for self-assessment of the topics studied. • Insertion of clinical cases along with answers to clinical cases at the end of the book to help understand the biochemical basis of disease and its management.