Principles of internal medicine
by Tinsley Randolph Harrison, Kurt J. Isselbacher, Eugene Braunwald, T. R. Harrison, Robert G. Petersdorf, Joseph B. Martin, Annie Ernaux, Marc Marie, Alison L. Strayer, Anthony S. Fauci, Jean D. Wilson MD, Dennis L. Kasper, Stephen L. Hauser, Dan L. Longo, J. Larry Jameson, Joseph Loscalzo, Richard M. Stone, Stephen Hauser, Jean D. Wilson, Richard K. Root, J. Jameson, Cynthia Brown, Charles M. Wiener, Robert Groysman, Groysman · first published 1950
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This book is a treatise on all disorders & treatments in medicine. It is an authoritative & exhaustive book..basically a Bible for students of medicine. Each topic is authored by an expert in the field.It was first written & edited by Dr Harrison & Later By Dr Eugene Brunwald,Dr Isselbacher, Dr Fausi, Dr Kasper & other luminaries in the medical field. The more recent editions have been supplimented by a CD ROM with videos of examination & various test procedures which helps a physician to arrive at a diagnosis & treat the patient.
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I don't have any specific book on the topic. But you can find homeostasis in almost any scientific medical book. From 'principles of internal medicine', 'acquiring gnomes' or even the magnificent Sapolsky's 'why zebras dont get ulcers'. They all have chapters about homeostasis and the principles of balance in everything.
on “Optimal brain process requires balance between excitatory and inhibitory neurons” ↗GP mentioned flowcharts in the pedagogy of medicine which is an easily verifiable statement. Anyone willing to page through Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine will be able to identify the decision tree figures. They are depicted on a pale green field. Not the first in the tome, but pg 240[2] contains a great example of such a decision tree. 1. https://archive.org/details/harrisons-principles-of-internal...…
on “A boy saw 17 doctors over 3 years for pain. ChatGPT found the right diagnosis” ↗