Description
The well respected textbook Pathophysiology: Concepts of Altered Health States has now been fully adapted for Canadian undergraduate nursing and health professions students. Like the original text, this Canadian edition includes a review of anatomy and physiology and treatment information for commonly occurring disease states. Pediatric, geriatric, and pregnancy deviations are integrated throughout and highlighted with icons for easy identification. Canadian content includes Canadian healthcare statistics regarding incidence; cultural variations, with a focus on native population and largest immigrant populations; Canadian research and researchers; Canadian treatment protocols and guidelines; and commonly occurring disease concerns based on Canadian statistics.
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Features
--NEW! SI units
--Fully integrated art program supports concepts presented in text
--Clinical manifestations illustrations enhance conceptual learning
--Illustrated "Understanding" of key physiologic processes provide a basis for fully understanding disease states
--Animations on enclosed DVD provide visualizations of key physiologic processes
--End-of-chapter review exercises link conceptual approaches to problem solving with chapter content
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Icons: identify specific content related to:
- Geriatrics
- Pediatrics
- Pregnancy
- Glossary, prefix/suffix charts aid in understanding new terminology
--In-chapter summaries provide review and reinforcement
--Section-by-section Objectives throughout chapter help focus the reader
--Key concept boxes identify major ideas or concepts
About the Author(s)
- Charlotte Pooler RN, BScN, MN, PhD
- Director, Baccalaureate Nursing Education Grant MacEwan College, Edmonton
Specs
- Edition: First Canadian Edition
- Product Format: Hardbound
- ISBN: 9781605477817
- Trim Size: 8.375 x 10.875
- Pages: 1632
- Pub Date: Oct 30, 2009
- Weight: 8.0
Associated Specialties
Table of contents
- CH.1 Concepts of Health and Disease
- CH. 2 Concepts of Altered Health in Children
- CH. 3 Concepts of Altered Health in Older Adults
- CH. 4 Cell and Tissue Characteristics
- CH. 5 Cellular Adaptation, Injury, and Death
- CH.6 Genetic Control of Cell Function and Inheritance
- CH.7 Genetic and Congenital Disorders
- CH. 8 Neoplasia
- CH.9 Stress and Adaptation
- CH. 10 Alterations in Temperature Regulation
- CH. 11 Activity Tolerance and Fatigue
- CH.12 Blood Cells and the Hematopoietic System
- CH. 13 Disorders of Hemostasis
- CH.14 Disorders of Red Blood Cells
- CH.15 Disorders of White Blood Cells and Lymphoid Tissues
- CH.16 Mechanisms of Infectious Disease
- CH. 17 Innate and Adaptive Immunity
- CH. 18 Inflammation, Tissue Repair, and Wound Healing
- CH 19 Disorders of the Immune Response
- CH 20 Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
- CH. 21 Structure and Function of the Cardiovascular System
- CH. 22 Disorders of Blood Flow in the Systemic Circulation
- CH. 23 Disorders of Blood Pressure Regulation
- CH. 24 Disorders of Cardiac Function
- CH. 25 Disorders of Cardiac Conduction and Rhythm
- CH. 26 Heart Failure and Circulatory Shock
- CH. 27 Structure and Function of the Respiratory System
- CH. 28 Respiratory Tract Infections, Neoplasms, and Childhood Disorders
- CH. 29 Disorders of Ventilation and Gas Exchange
- CH.30 Structure and Function of the Kidney
- CH.31 Disorders of Fluid and Electrolyte Balance
- CH.32 Disorders of Acid-Base Balance
- CH. 33 Disorders of Renal Function
- CH. 34 Acute Renal Failure and Chronic Kidney Disease
- CH. 35 Disorders of the Bladder and Lower Urinary Tract
- CH. 36 Structure and Function of the Gastrointestinal System
- CH.37 Disorders of Gastrointestinal Function
- CH. 38 Disorders of Hepatobiliary and Exocrine Pancreas Function
- CH. 39 Alterations in Nutritional Status
- CH. 40 Mechanisms of Endocrine Control
- CH.41 Disorders of Endocrine Control of Growth and Metabolism
- CH. 42 Diabetes Mellitus and the Metabolic Syndrome
- CH. 43 Structure and Function of the Male Genitourinary System
- CH.44 Disorders of the Male Genitourinary System
- CH.45 Structure and Function of the Female Reproductive System
- CH. 46 Disorders of the Female Reproductive System
- CH. 47 Sexually Transmitted Infections
- CH.48 Organization and Control of Neural Function
UNIT I CONCEPTS OF HEALTH AND DISEASE
UNIT II CELL FUNCTION AND GROWTH
UNIT III DISORDERS OF INTEGRATIVE FUNCTION
UNIT IV DISORDERS OF THE HEMATOPOIETIC SYSTEM
UNIT V INFECTION, INFLAMMATION, AND IMMUNITY
UNIT VI DISORDERS OF CARDIOVASCULAR FUNCTION
UNIT VII DISORDERS OF RESPIRATORY FUNCTION
UNIT VIII DISORDERS OF RENAL FUNCTION AND FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES
UNIT IX DISORDERS OF GASTROINTESTINAL FUNCTION
UNIT X DISORDERS OF ENDOCRINE FUNCTION
UNIT XI DISORDERS OF GENITOURINARY AND REPRODUCTIVE FUNCTION
UNIT XII DISORDERS OF NEURAL FUNCTION
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