Essentials of Pathophysiology: Concepts of Altered Health States

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Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2011 - Medical - 1256 pages
"Designed to present students with essential concepts of disease processes and altered health states, this third edition text is ideal for both discrete and integrated pathophysiology courses. The third edition continues to build on the extremely successful art program and the 'Understanding' feature and has an even more robust electronic support ancillary program to make both faculty and student learning easier and more successful"--Provided by publisher.

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Contents

U NIT Cell and Tissue Function
1
Cellular Responses to Stress
33
Inflammation the Inflammatory
51
Genetic and Congenital
109
Neoplasia
131
Stress and Adaptation
209
Disorders of the Stress Response 218 Chapter 10 Disorders of Nutritional
224
UNIT
236
Disorders of the Bladder
659
U N IT Gastrointestinal
679
Disorders of Gastrointestinal
700
U NIT Endocrine System
761
Disorders of Endocrine Control
774
Diabetes Mellitus and
799
UNIT
806
Nervous System
829

Hematopoietic Function
243
Disorders of Hemostasis
263
Disorders of Red Blood Cells
279
UNIT
294
Innate and Adaptive
319
U N IT Circulatory Function
377
Heart Failure
486
U N IT Respiratory Function
513
Neoplasms and Childhood
540
Disorders of Ventilation
566
UNIT
594
77
601
Tests of Renal Function 616 Chapter 25 Disorders of Renal Function
620
Acute Renal Failure
641
Nervous System
837
Somatosensory Function
863
Disorders of Neuromuscular
891
Disorders of Special Sensory
966
Reproductive Function
1009
Disorders of the Female
1033
Sexually Transmitted
1067
Musculoskeletal Function
1081
Rheumatic Disorders
1130
UNIT
1154
Function
1172
Glossary
1207
Laboratory Values
1217
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