The best-selling pathology textbook for massage therapy is now in its Fourth Edition. The book presents detailed information on the etiology, signs and symptoms, and treatment of over 200 diseases and conditions, emphasizing how massage influences the disease and healing processes and how therapists can maximize the benefits while minimizing the risks.

This edition includes Modality Recommendation Charts offering specific advice about modalities to pursue or avoid in various circumstances. The book has been reorganized to include an introductory chapter on fundamental concepts and a concluding chapter on cancer. New topics covered include myeloma, sickle cell disease, and autism spectrum disorders.

A bound-in CD-ROM includes animations, video clips, interactive flashcards, quiz questions, an audio glossary, and printable client history forms.

With updated images and text and improved design elements, this new edition chart provides an easy-to-understand overview of the important anatomical aspects of heart disease. The progression of heart disease in atherosclerosis is shown in three stages, each with an anatomical image of the surface or cross-section of the heart, a cross-section of an artery, and a cross-section of the heart wall. The stages show how a narrowed artery leads to ischemia; how a blocked artery leads to a myocardial infarction (heart attack); and show the recovery period with collateral blood supply.

The chart also shows heart disease in hypertension which can lead to hypertrophy and dilation of the left ventricle. Congestive heart failure, mitral valve prolapse, and the effects of aging on the heart are also illustrated and described.

For comparison, the chart also contains illustrations of normal heart anatomy, including anterior surface and cross-sections of the heart, the systems coronary arteries on the heart, and a cross-section of a normal coronary artery.

This primary /"essentials textbook/" is intended for the increasingly shortened Pediatrics course and programs with an integrated pediatric curriculum. With a unique concept-based approach and nursing process focus, this book helps students go from concept to application by building on previously mastered knowledge and highlighting nursing management.

Organized into four logical units, this book covers a broad scope of topics emphasizing common issues and pediatric-specific information. Unique features include Healthy People 2010 boxes, Common Medical Treatments and Common Lab/Diagnostic Tables, and Teaching Guidelines.

A bound-in CD-ROM and companion Website provide numerous student and instructor resources, including video clips of each developmental stage and care of the hospitalized child.

The robust online study guide helps reinforce what you have learned from the text while providing abundant opportunities for self-paced learning, feedback, and review. Also, it lets you practice critical elements of pediatric nursing using unique exercises and video clips.

Outstanding Features:

• Variety of knowledge-based questions, including true/false, fill-in-the-blank, and multiple-choice, that are based on every chapter.
• Video vignettes that provide you with viewable clips as well as related short-answer questions to assess your comprehension of the material. Also, application-level questions that require critical thinking.
• NCLEX®-style questions to provide you with even more opportunity to test your understanding.

System Requirements:

• Only works with an online course manager: WebCT, Blackboard, and thePoint.
• Windows 98/NT/2000/XP
• 64 MB RAM
• Internet Explorer 5.5 and above
• Flash Player 8.0
• Flash MX plugin
• Minimum screen resolution: 800 x 600 (16 bit color)

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