Essentials of Pathophysiology: Concepts of Altered Health States"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. |
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 |
Other editions - View all
Essentials of Pathophysiology: Concepts of Altered Health States Brian Kipp,Carol Porth No preview available - 2010 |
Essentials of Pathophysiology: Concepts of Altered Health States Carol Porth No preview available - 2011 |
Essentials of Pathophysiology: Concepts of Altered Health States Carol Mattson Porth, RN Ph.D. No preview available - 2011 |
Common terms and phrases
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