M1 Resources: Spring Semester Textbooks
Resources for first year medical students.
Last Updated: Jan 8, 2024 4:18 PM
Notes
Electronic access: Any book that has a hyperlinked title is available online through the University at Buffalo Libraries. Log in with your UBIT name and password if you are off campus.
Digital course reserve: If a book is on digital course reserve, please review the instructions. If the book is checked out, you can add your name to the waitlist. The loan period is 2 hours with unlimited renewals unless there is a waitlist.
Print access: Click on the hyperlinked call numbers to check availability. Most print books are housed in Abbott Library on the South Campus. Older editions may be available in the stacks on the 2nd floor in Abbott Library. Check the catalog for details.
IDM-520/521 Clinical Practice of Medicine I
- Differential Diagnosis of Common Complaints byCall Number: WB 141.5 S467d 2018 (med school library)ISBN: 9780323512329Publication Date: 2017-10-02Logically organized around the 36 most common presenting complaints - 80% of what you're likely to encounter in daily practice - Differential Diagnosis of Common Complaints, 7th Edition, uses a practical, clinically oriented approach to help you master the differential diagnosis of common symptoms. Using a clear, consistent format, it walks you through the problem-solving process that most physicians use to make a diagnosis.
- Seidel's Guide to Physical Examination byISBN: 9780323761833Publication Date: 2022-03-02Learn how to conduct a patient-centered health history and physical examination! Seidel's Guide to Physical Examination: An Interprofessional Approach, 10th Edition takes a uniquely interprofessional collaborative approach to health assessment, with a strong emphasis on lifespan considerations and differential diagnosis of unexpected findings. Each core chapter is organized into four sections - Anatomy and Physiology, Review of Related History, Examination and Findings, and Abnormalities - with lifespan content integrated into each area. Written by a team of nurse practitioners and physicians, this one-of-a-kind textbook uses evidence-based guidelines to help you master hands-on exam techniques as well as communication skills that build rapport and trust with the patient.
IMC-516 Host Defenses & Hematology
- Basic Immunology byISBN: 9780443105197Publication Date: 2024This focused, easy-to-understand volume has been fully revised to include recent important advances in our understanding and knowledge of the immune system. A student favorite through six outstanding editions, this new edition uses full-color illustrations and clinical images, useful tables, and practical features such as Summary Point boxes, end-of-chapter review questions, glossary terms, and clinical cases―all designed to help you master this complex topic in the most efficient, effective manner possible.
- Hoffbrand's Essential Haematology byCall Number: WH 120 H698e 2020 (Abbott reserve)ISBN: 9781119495901Publication Date: 2019-12-31Hoffbrand's Essential Haematology is widely regarded as the most authoritative introduction to the subject available, helping medical students and trainee doctors understand the essential principles of modern clinical and laboratory haematology for nearly four decades. Now in its eighth edition, this market-leading textbook introduces the formation and function of blood cells and the diseases that arise from dysfunction and disruption of these processes.
- Robbins and Kumar Basic Pathology byISBN: 9780323790185Publication Date: 2022-12-05Robbins and Kumar's Basic Pathology, 11th Edition, offers today's busy students a rich understanding of all essential pathology concepts from trusted names in the field. This updated edition thoroughly covers key pathologic processes and the time-honored tools of gross and microscopic analysis, while also retaining a strong emphasis on clinicopathologic correlations and the impact of molecular pathology on the practice of medicine.
IMC-510 GI System
- Medical Physiology byCall Number: QT 104 B7356m 2016 (med school library)ISBN: 9781455743773Publication Date: 2016-05-05For a comprehensive understanding of human physiology - from molecules to systems - turn to the latest edition of Medical Physiology.
- Textbook of Histology byISBN: 9780323672726Publication Date: 2020-03-24Textbook of Histology, 5th Edition, brings you up to date with all that's new in the field, while providing a solid foundation in the basic science and clinical application of cellular and molecular biology. Concise and highly illustrated, it functions as both a text and a histology laboratory guide and remains the only histology textbook that includes laboratory exercises for nearly every chapter. Numerous new clinical observations illustrate the importance of histology to clinical practice.
- The Gastrointestinal System byCall Number: QP 145.G275 2014 (Abbott reserve)ISBN: 9401787700Publication Date: 2014-05-13The overall objectives of this textbook are to present basic concepts and principles of GI physiology and, more importantly, to convey an understanding of how to apply this knowledge to abnormal GI physiology in the clinical context. As such, the basic knowledge of GI physiology and its application in the form of clinical case studies should be grasped, which are critical for professional examinations and bedside, as well as for general practice in the future.
- Gastrointestinal Physiology byCall Number: WI 102 G2571 2019 (med school library)ISBN: 9780323595636Publication Date: 2018-10-05Gain a foundational understanding of gastrointestinal physiology and how the GI system functions in health and disease.
- Cellular Physiology and Neurophysiology byCall Number: QU 375 C393 2020 (med school library)ISBN: 9780323596190Publication Date: 2019-05-24Gain a foundational understanding of complex physiology concepts with this thoroughly revised text. Cellular Physiology and Neurophysiology explains the fundamentals of these multi-faceted areas in a clear and concise manner. It helps bridge the gap between basic biochemistry, molecular and cell biology, and neuroscience, and organ and systems physiology, providing the rich, clinically oriented coverage needed to master the latest concepts in neuroscience and how cells function in health and disease.
- Robbins and Kumar Basic Pathology byISBN: 9780323790185Publication Date: 2022-12-05Robbins and Kumar's Basic Pathology, 11th Edition, offers today's busy students a rich understanding of all essential pathology concepts from trusted names in the field. This updated edition thoroughly covers key pathologic processes and the time-honored tools of gross and microscopic analysis, while also retaining a strong emphasis on clinicopathologic correlations and the impact of molecular pathology on the practice of medicine.
- Rang and Dale's Pharmacology byISBN: 9780323873956Publication Date: 2024Rang and Dale’s Pharmacology is internationally acknowledged as the core textbook for students of pharmacology, and has provided accessible, up-to-date information on drugs and their mechanism of action for more than 30 years. Now in its tenth edition, it has been updated to include important new drugs such as gene therapies, personalised medicines and the new wave of RNA drugs. However it has not lost any of the elements that have contributed to its popularity, such as color coding and illustrations, making it reader-friendly while comprehensively covering the depth of detail required.
- Lippincott Illustrated Reviews: Biochemistry byISBN: 9781975155063Publication Date: 2021-04-20Lippincott® Illustrated Reviews: Biochemistry is the long-established go-to resource for mastering the essentials of biochemistry. This best-selling text helps students quickly review, assimilate, and integrate large amounts of critical and complex information, with unparalleled illustrations that bring concepts to life. Like other titles in the popular Lippincott® Illustrated Review Series, this text follows an intuitive outline organization and boasts a wealth of study aids that clarify challenging information and strengthen retention and understanding.
- Medical Microbiology byISBN: 9780323673228Publication Date: 2020-03-10Concise, up-to-date, and understandable explanations of key concepts in medical microbiology, immunology, and the microbes that cause human disease. Clear, engaging coverage of basic principles, immunology, laboratory diagnosis, bacteriology, virology, mycology, and parasitology help you master the essentials of microbiology effectively preparing you for your coursework, exams, and beyond.
IMC-512 Urinary Tract and Renal
- Renal Pathophysiology byCall Number: WJ300 R416r 2020 (Abbott reserve)ISBN: 9781975109592Publication Date: 2019-03-20This Fifth Edition of Renal Pathophysiology: The Essentials provides an easy-to-read, case-based approach to learning the mechanisms of renal disease. Each chapter focuses on a mechanism of kidney disease and includes an opening case, learning objectives, integrated open-ended questions, and chapter-ending summaries. Updated with the latest clinical advances and research, this edition also features full-color illustrations and photomicrographs, suggested readings, and online and in-book Q&As.
- Costanzo Physiology byISBN: 9780323793339Publication Date: 2021-11-15Costanzo Physiology, 7th Edition, retains the step-by-step, to-the-point approach that makes this text ideal for coursework and USMLE preparation. Complex concepts are presented in a simple, easy-to-digest manner, and are accompanied by well-designed figures and tables that provide handy visuals for procedures or physiologic equations. Fully updated throughout, this edition remains the students' choice for concise, clear instruction and a strong foundation in human physiology. Offers a comprehensive and consistent overview of core physiologic concepts at the organ system and cellular levels making complex principles easy to understand.
IMC-514 Musculoskeletal System and Integument
- Robbins and Kumar Basic Pathology byISBN: 9780323790185Publication Date: 2022-12-05Robbins and Kumar's Basic Pathology, 11th Edition, offers today's busy students a rich understanding of all essential pathology concepts from trusted names in the field. This updated edition thoroughly covers key pathologic processes and the time-honored tools of gross and microscopic analysis, while also retaining a strong emphasis on clinicopathologic correlations and the impact of molecular pathology on the practice of medicine.
- Lookingbill and Marks' Principles of Dermatology byCall Number: WL 140 L863 2018 (med school library)ISBN: 9780323430401Publication Date: 2018-02-16Concise, abundantly illustrated everyday reference for dermatologic diagnosis and therapy. It offers expert guidance and overviews of essential information in dermatology, including key points, clinical pearls, differential diagnosis, and tables of first- and second-line treatments.
- Robbins and Cotran Pathologic Basis of Disease byISBN: 9780323531139Publication Date: 2020-06-15Robbins and Cotran Pathologic Basis of Disease, 10th Edition presents an in-depth, state-of-the-art overview of human diseases and their cellular and molecular basis. This best-selling text delivers the latest, most essential pathology knowledge in a readable, interesting manner, ensuring optimal understanding of the latest basic science and clinical content.