Text Book Of Practical Physiology, 4th Edition
Dr GK Pal & Dr Pravati Pal
Price : ₹ 650.00
ISBN : 978-81-7371-996-7
Pages : 488
Binding : Paperback
Language : English
Book Size : 216 x 280 mm
Year : 2016
Series :
Territorial Rights : World
 
     
 
About the Book

Textbook of Practical Physiology has been guiding undergraduate medical students through the practical aspects required for their training and understanding of the essential pro-clinical subject of Physiology. This new edition is now in two—colour to enhance the visual impact. The sections on Hematology and Human Experiments take the student step by step through the various experiments they need to be well-versed in, along with their clinical interpretations.

The sections on Amphibian and Mammalian Experiments are a useful and essential inclusion for the postgraduate students.

The illustrations have been redrawn and several new colour photographs have been added throughout to clearly demonstrate the methods in conducting the tests.

Table of Contents

Section I: Hematology
1. Introduction to Hematology 
2. Collection of Blood Samples 
3. Estimation of Hemoglobin Concentration 
4. Determination of Hematocrit 
5. Study of the Compound Microscope 
6. Hemocytometry 
7. Total RBC Count 
8. Determination of Red Blood Cell Indices 
9. Total Leucocyte Count 
10. Preparation and Examination of Blood Smear 
11. Differential Leucocyte Count 
12. Arneth Count 
13. Absolute Eosinophil Count 
14. Determination of Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate 
15. Determination of Blood Group 
16. Osmotic Fragility of Red Cells 
17. Determination of Bleeding Time and Coagulation Time 
18. Platelet Count 
19. Reticulocyte Count 
20. Determination of Specific Gravity of Blood 

Section II: Human Experiments
General Principles of Clinical Examination
21. General Examination
Respiratory System
22. Stethography 
23. Clinical Examination of the Respiratory System 
24. Effect of Posture on Vital Capacity 
25. Pulmonary Function Tests 
26. Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation 
Gastrointestinal System
27. Clinical Examination of the Gastrointestinal System 
Cardiovascular system
28. Electrocardiography 
29. Clinical Examination of the Radial Pulse 
30. Arterial Pulse Tracing 
31. Measurement of Blood Pressure 
32. Effect of Posture on Blood Pressure and Heart Rate 
33. Effect of Exercise on Blood Pressure and Heart Rate 
34. Clinical Examination of the Cardiovascular System 
35. Systolic Time Intervals 
Nerve and Muscle
36. Nerve Conduction Study 
37. Electromyography 
38. Mosso’s Ergography 
Nervous System
39. Clinical Examination of the Sensory System 
40. Clinical Examination of the Motor System 
41. Clinical Examination of the Cranial Nerves 
42. Autonomic Function Tests 
43. Spectral Analysis of Heart Rate Variability 
44. Brainstem Auditory Evoked Potential 
45. Visual Evoked Potential 
46. Somatosensory Evoked Potential 
47. Motor Evoked Potentials
Special Senses
48. Perimetry 
49. Visual Acuity 
50. Colour Vision 
51. Hearing Tests 
52. Examination of Taste and Smell 
Reproductive System
53. Semen Analysis 
54. Pregnancy Diagnostic Tests
 
Section III: Amphibian Experiments
Experiments on Frog’s Nerve and Muscle
55. Appliances 
56. Nerve-Muscle Preparation 
57. Study of Reactivity of Tissues 
58. Simple Muscle Twitch 
59. Effect of Temperature on Simple Muscle Twitch 
60. Effect of Increasing Strength of Stimuli on Muscle Contraction 
61. Effect of Two Successive Stimuli on Muscle Contraction 
62. Genesis of Tetanus 
63. Genesis of Fatigue 
64. Effects of Load on Muscle Contraction 
65. Isometric Contraction 
66. Conduction Velocity of Nerves in Frogs 
Experiments on Frog’s Heart and Blood Vessels
67. Normal Cardiogram of Frog 
68. Effect of Temperature on Frog’s Heart 
69. Effect of Stannius Ligatures on Frog’s Heart
70. Properties of the Cardiac Muscle 
71. Effect of Stimulation of Vagosympathetic Trunk on Frog’s Heart 
72. Effect of Nicotine and Atropine on Frog’s Heart 
73. Perfusion of Frog’s Heart and Effect of Drugs and Ions 
74. Perfusion of Blood Vessels of the Frog 
75. Capillary Circulation in the Frog 
Experiments on Frog’s Nervous System
76. Postural Reflexes in the Frog 

Section IV: Mammalian Experiments
77. Perfusion of Isolated Heart of Rabbit by Langendorff’s Method 
78. Effect of Drugs and Ions on Isolated Mammalian Intestine 
79. Effect of Drugs on Mammalian Uterine Contraction 
80. Estrus Cycle in Rat 
81. Demonstrations of Experiments in the Anesthetised Dog

Contributors (Author(s), Editor(s), Translator(s), Illustrator(s) etc.)

Dr Gopal Krushna Pal, MBBS, MD, MABMS, FABMS, FABAP, FSAB, is Professor, Department of Physiology, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER), Pondicherry. Dr Pal has been teaching physiology for more than two decades and has specialised in neurophysiology, cardio-respiratory physiology, endocrinology and immunohematology. His special research experience is in neurophysiology of food and water intake, regulation of body weight and yoga. Both as a student and researcher, Dr Pal has been the recipient of several awards and honours, including the Shyamabati Dubey Award, Dr N Padmanabhan Memorial Award, the A V Tilak Parvathy Devi Prize, ICMR Scientist Award for Biomedical Research, the Dr D S Munagekar Award from the Indian Medical Association, SIRI Research Award, Dr Sushila Thakur Prakriti Mandir Prize, the Professor RC Shukla Oration Award of APPI, the Prof. JN Maitra Memorial Oration Award, the Dr ML Gupta Prize of APPI and the Dr BK Anand Research Prize of APPI. For his contribution to the field of research, the New York Academy of Sciences has nominated him as honorary member of the academy. Dr Pal was editor-in-chief of the journal Biomedicine (2006–09) and editor of Indian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology (2009–14), and is also an expert reviewer for many national and international journals. Currently, Dr Pal is Editor-in-Chief of International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Physiology (IJCEP).

Dr Pravati Pal, MBBS, MD, MABMS, is Professor of Physiology in JIPMER, Pondicherry. She has been actively involved in teaching and research in physiology. Her fields of interest are electrophysiology, physiology of nerve and muscle, endocrinology and neurophysiology. Dr Pal has had an outstanding academic and research career. She is a recipient of several awards, including the Vaithilingam Venkatasubba Reddiar Medal by Pondicherry University for her performance in the postgraduate examination. For the best research work in physiology, she received the Dr N Padmanabhan Memorial Award from the Indian Association of Biomedical Scientists in the year 1998. She has published many research papers in national and international journals. Dr Pal received the coveted Prof K P Puthuraya Award of APPI for best teacher in physiology for the year 2012.