Applied pathophysiology : a conceptual approach

Summary: By helping students understand that diseases are rarely confined to one body system, this novel approach conditions students to think like practitioners, working from symptom to cause to build an understanding of the disease process essential to successful practice. From Amazon.

Record details

ISBN: 1975179196
ISBN: 9781975179199
Physical Description: print
xxiv, 576 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm
Edition: Fourth edition.
Publisher: Philadelphia : Wolters Kluwer, [2023]
Copyright: ©2023

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Introduction to pathophysiology -- Altered cells and tissues -- Inflammation and tissue repair -- Altered immunity -- Infection -- Genetic and developmental disorders -- Altered cellular proliferation and differentiation -- Altered fluid and electrolyte balance -- Altered acid-base balance -- Altered neural function -- Altered mood, attention, and behavior -- Altered somatic and special sensory function -- Altered hormonal and metabolic regulation -- Altered reproductive function -- Altered ventilation and diffusion -- Altered perfusion -- Altered nutrition -- Altered elimination -- Degenerative changes in aging -- Integrated pathophysiologic concepts.