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I took my first pre-requisite class Human Psychology this summer, passed the assessment tests necessary to take A & P, got a bunch of shots, and took CPR and AED training for health care professionals.

I won't be able to take any classes in the fall sem 08 and may be able to take another pre-requisite class the spring semester of 09.

I start full time summer 09 and am planning on Human Anatomy during the summer and physiology during the fall.

I ordered an older edition of an Anatomy Book recommended by one of the professors.

Anyone got a suggestion for a Physiology Book or any other ideas to keep learning from now until summer 09?

Thanks or in Hawaiian Mahalo,

Bo

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Well, you could get an older edition of Guyton's Textbook of Medical Physiology, but it's much, much more than you'd need in A&P.

Is your anatomy class taught as a separate class from physiology? If so, you should really ask the PHYSIOLOGY teacher for a recommendation. But if they are taught together, as is usual, then any A&P text published or updated in the last 10 years should do. Local jr college and college libraries will have lots of these. Even a one-semester A&P text designed for one-year jr. college programs, such as Hole's Essentials of Human Anatomy and Physiology would put you WAY UP on the curve compared with your classmates, even if you just read the chem/biochem chapters then read whatever other chapters interested you.

Please ask if you have any more questions.

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Well, you could get an older edition of Guyton's Textbook of Medical Physiology, but it's much, much more than you'd need in A&P.

Is your anatomy class taught as a separate class from physiology? If so, you should really ask the PHYSIOLOGY teacher for a recommendation. But if they are taught together, as is usual, then any A&P text published or updated in the last 10 years should do. Local jr college and college libraries will have lots of these. Even a one-semester A&P text designed for one-year jr. college programs, such as Hole's Essentials of Human Anatomy and Physiology would put you WAY UP on the curve compared with your classmates, even if you just read the chem/biochem chapters then read whatever other chapters interested you.

Please ask if you have any more questions.

Thanks--each class is separate. I want to get my GPA for the prerequisites as high as possible since that is one of the ranking items used to get admitted to the nursing school.

Stopped by a place in Austin called half price books and they have an extensive biology, chemistry, and nursing selection with great prices. Gray's Anatomy $7.98!!:yeah:

Bo:yeah:

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If you're mainly after the grade, then you'll have to contact the department or the instructor teaching the course, and get a list of structures (bones, muscles, etc) they want you to know. There might be 50 bones and bony structures, or there might be several hundred. Those are the only ones you need to know for the class, for the "A".

Physiology is harder, because you'll need to learn what functions of each system the school wants you to learn. Just ask the instructor(s) what you need to know (in detail), then finding that info in books will be easy.

If you just read the books, you'll undoubtedly miss some of what the school thinks is important.

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If you're mainly after the grade, then you'll have to contact the department or the instructor teaching the course, and get a list of structures (bones, muscles, etc) they want you to know. There might be 50 bones and bony structures, or there might be several hundred. Those are the only ones you need to know for the class, for the "A".

Physiology is harder, because you'll need to learn what functions of each system the school wants you to learn. Just ask the instructor(s) what you need to know (in detail), then finding that info in books will be easy.

If you just read the books, you'll undoubtedly miss some of what the school thinks is important.

The books are just something to help me get more educated in the time between now and summer 2009 when I can start full time. It should give me a leg up on the other students.

Grades are extremely important cause your GPA is used, along with other measures, to determine your ranking to be admitted into the nursing program.

Bo

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If you have an Ipod or itunes, there is a series of lectures from an A&P class in Minnisota on Itunes under itunes U. They are complete and you can actually go to the schools website in the show notes and see the teachers pblackboard. The instructor Dr. P is quite good and it is an interesting lecture. Ive been in Health care for years as an Ortho sales rep , Mortician and Pathology assistant doing Autopsies. I've found the lectures helpful in brushing up on the basics. I listen to them when I drive or embalm. My :twocents:. Let me know if you want more specific directions for finding it.

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Specializes in Cardiac.

Can you give the specific instructions for finding it? I am interested also :)

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Can you give the specific instructions for finding it? I am interested also :)

Sure, open itunes, go to Itunes store. In the search box do a search for Biology 2110/2120. That should get you to Dr. P's podcast. The nice thing about these is they are the complete lectures and seem to coincide with the lectures i remember the last time i took A/P. ETSU has some A/P pod casts as well under ItuneU and health and Medicine. I haven't listened to those yet. They seem to be more condensed though. There is a wealth of tips and knowlege on Itunes. Many nursing tips programs and medical related stuff. Hope this helps.

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Specializes in Cardiac.

This pulled up two classes by Dr. Gerald Cizadlo, is this the guy?

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