The Nature of Disease: Pathology for the Health ProfessionsLippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2007 - 739 pages Geared to allied health students and written in an engaging narrative style, this pathology text is an easy-to-read primer on the etiology and pathogenesis of human disease. This unique book provides a basic understanding of pathology without microscopic pathology and molecular biology details that health professions students do not need. Each chapter reviews normal anatomy and physiology, explains the development of common diseases, lists the major determinants of disease, presents clinical case studies, and includes end-of-chapter problem-solving questions. A bound-in CD-ROM includes animations and a 250-question quiz. Faculty resources include a 2,000-question test bank and PowerPoint slides with lecture notes. |
Table des matières
PART | 1 |
Case Study 12 How High Is | 12 |
Case Study 21 This Heartburn is Killing | 31 |
3 | 32 |
Inflammation | 42 |
Recovery from Injury51 | 51 |
Abnormal Wound Healing | 61 |
Case Study 41 Youd Think Id Know Better | 62 |
Ischemic Heart Disease Coronary Artery Disease | 302 |
Hypertensive Heart Disease | 309 |
Congenital Heart Disease | 315 |
Diseases of the Respiratory System | 324 |
Diseases of the Upper Respiratory Tract | 330 |
16 | 355 |
17 | 392 |
18 | 406 |
Edema | 72 |
Blood Flow Obstruction | 80 |
Neoplasms | 86 |
7 | 88 |
Case Study 61 I Have a Chest Cold That Wont Go Away | 106 |
Pediatric Diseases | 132 |
Diseases of the Immune System | 144 |
Case Study 81 Im Afraid I Have AIDS | 173 |
10 | 176 |
Disorders of Daily Life and Diet | 205 |
Case Study 101 My Chest Feels Funny | 229 |
DISEASES OF ORGAN SYSTEMS | 236 |
12 | 243 |
Vascular or Platelet Deficiency | 264 |
Diseases of the Heart | 292 |
Congestive Heart Failure | 298 |
18 | 426 |
19 | 449 |
20 | 497 |
21 | 517 |
Other Conditions of the Uterus and Pelvis 558 | 558 |
2323 | 581 |
24 | 600 |
Diseases of the Nervous System 612 | 612 |
Congenital and Perinatal Disease | 624 |
Brain and Spinal Cord Trauma | 633 |
Neoplasms640 | 640 |
Diseases of the Skin | 648 |
The Skin in Systemic Disease | 654 |
Glossary | 704 |
723 | |