Reddit mentions of Fundamentals of Anatomy and Physiology: For Nursing and Healthcare Students

Lol at everyone suggesting Robbin's, Harrison's, Costanzo's, and even Pathoma. That would be like telling an accountant who is interested in wood working as a hobby to start in the forest and begin chopping down enough trees for a 3 bedroom house. Guys, we build a fuck of a foundation before learning anything practical, and I can't imagine this stuff being useful for anyone who isn't going to continue studying with this level of intensity in our clinical years.

If you want to jump right into the human body and learn the basics of normal function and the common disease states, you have to look for clinical resources meant for people with minimal background in basic science and physiology. That means nursing resources. Comprehensive nursing books like this one typically start with the basics of chemistry and cover the entire human body in a book that could easily be read for understanding in 1 year casually after work. It's got big text, great pictures, and is actually meant for teaching.

To add to this /u/violeur-chein I found a few decent looking books on UK amazon

Physiology for nurses at a Glance - £16.51 The cheapest, but no reviews so idk how good it really is.


Fundamentals of Applied Pathophysiology: An Essential Guide for Nursing and Healthcare Students - £27.33 One review, says it's a broad but shallow book, kinda what you're looking for.

Fundamentals of Anatomy and Physiology: For Nursing and Healthcare Students - £25.32

The last one seems to have the best reviews, & seems to not require any prior knowledge beyond high school bio level. Reported to give a pretty comprehensive coverage of each subject.

That's just a little searching, but hopefully gives you ideas or something to compare to.