Biochemistry - Medical School Crash Course

By: AudioLearn Medical Content Team

Narrated by: Bhama Roget

Length: 8 hrs and 5 mins

Publisher's Summary

AudioLearn's Medical School Crash Courses presents Biochemistry

Written by experts and authorities in the field and professionally narrated for easy listening, this crash course is a valuable tool both during school and when preparing for the USMLE, or if you're simply interested in the subject of human Biochemistry. 

The audio is focused and high-yield, covering the most important topics you might expect to learn in a typical Medical school Biochemistry course. Included are both capsule and detailed explanations of critical issues and topics you must know to master Medical School-level Biochemistry. 

The material is accurate, up to date and broken down into bite-sized sections. There is a "Q&A" and a "key takeaways" section following each topic to review questions commonly tested and drive home key points. 

Also included is a comprehensive test containing the top 100 most commonly tested questions in Biochemistry with the correct answers.  

In this course, we'll cover the following topics: 

• Water and Biochemistry
• Proteins and Amino Acids
• Carbohydrates and Sugars
• Lipids and Fatty Acids
• DNA, RNA and Nucleotides
• Enzymes and Enzymology
• Aerobic Metabolism
• Anaerobic Metabolism
• Glucose Catabolism
• Citric Acid Cycle
• Gluconeogenesis and Glycogenesis
• Biochemistry in Medicine

AudioLearn's Medical School Crash Courses support your studies, help with USMLE preparation and provide a comprehensive audio review of the topic matter for anyone interested in what medical students are taught in a typical medical school Biochemistry course.

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Useless for USMLE STEP 1

Will try to "exchange" (refund), because the book doesn't start to talk about "medical biochemistry" until Chapter 14, and even then, the information is not detailed enough, nor is it high yield enough. Chapters 1-13 are about the structure of water, and macronutrients. This is at best a middle-school level audio course.

Weird Pronunciations!

The content was reviewed and approved by a team of medical and biochemical experts, so overall the content an information was good. However, it doesn't seem like the narration was checked to make sure everything is pronounced correctly. There are some really odd pronunciations, for example, ethanol pronounced with a long E like "eeeethanol."

Umm, hydrogen bonding doesn't work that way...

The very first chapter of this book is totally inaccurate. Hydrogen atoms bind to the oxygen atoms of other H2O molecules in water formation; this book posits that they bind to other hydrogen atoms.
Total waste of money.

Very good introduction to fundamental concepts.

Good comprehensive resource! This audiobook offers a good basis for med students who are new to the study of biochemistry.

Voice over was great. Some sections were a bit complicated

The voice over was great - I was satisfied with the sound of the voice and the pace of the dictation.
This is a great refresher book for those who are familiar with the topics; but will be complicated for those who are new or at the basic stage. I would have preferred if there was an inclusion of basic analytical methods used in biochemistry.

Trash garbage

One of the earliest chapters devoted a large portion of time discussing the ins and outs of the history of the sugar industry. It was as if they were reading straight from the Wikipedia page on sugar. Save your precious time and money, look elsewhere.

Really bad

Poorly written and or narrated (who can tell?). False advertising, and bad information. Is this a new scam product? Buyer beware

A great review course.

The Audible Biochemistry Medical School crash course captured my attention and was easy to listen to. The quizzes were straight forward and the material was presented in an organized manner.

Short and sweet.

Concise, to the point and great for those who feel buried under the details in the in biochem 101 course. Very general, but a good place to start (again) when overwhelmed. Clearly read, evey paced.