Eureka: Biochemistry & Metabolism

Eureka – an innovative series for students that fully integrates core science, clinical medicine and surgery. With its engaging and authoritative text, featuring insightful clinical cases, graphic narratives, SBAs and a wealth of other learning tools, Eureka has everything students need to succeed in medicine and pass their exams. Eureka – content that reflects today’s medical degree courses with their emphasis on: relevance and application of core science to clinical practice skills required to examine and communicate with patients integrated care across primary and acute care settings Eureka – 15 clinical titles, 5 science titles: Clinical titles – disease-based, clinical cases, system-specific core science Science titles – bedrock biomedical principles, clinical cases Series features across titles: Engaging clinical cases show how skilled clinician would work through a presentation, and put diseases and biomedical principles into patient context Innovative graphic narratives bring clinical cases to life, show how to approach difficult scenarios and convey the experience of being a patient Starter questions - stimulating answers to intriguing questions make learning fun Boxes highlight tips, tricks and key learning points Biochemistry & Metabolism First principles chapter clearly explains the key concepts and mechanisms relevant to the study of medicine e.g. types of biochemical reaction, enzymes and cofactors Systems-based chapters describe the structures such as proteins and fats and processes such as haemoglobin metabolism that underpin normal functions, each chapter introduced by an engaging clinical case that features a unique graphic narrative Self-Assessment – 80 multiple choice questions in clinical SBA format, in line with current exam format