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Pathophysiology
Pathophysiology: A Clinical Approach, Second Edition
Carie A. Braun, PhD, RN
978-1-60547-304-8 • December 2010 • Softbound • 8.375” x 10.875” • 560 pp. • 370 Illus.
The Second Edition of
Pathophysiology
offers a unique clinical
approach that facilitates learning by viewing pathophysiology as health
care professionals do. Whereas a traditional systems-based approach
impractically isolates diseases to a single body system, this textbook’s
approach recognizes how disease affects multiple systems. Additionally,
rather than covering only a limited number of diseases, aiming for rote
memorization of the key factors in those diseases, the clinical approach
details the mechanisms of disease. By mastering the core concepts of
altered human function, students can apply a deeper understanding to
a host of diseases, rather than trying to memorize facts about specific
conditions. Because students learn through application, they learn to
think about pathophysiology the way they will need to in a clinical
setting, by working from symptoms to the cause, rather than the other
way around. Each chapter discusses clinical models, enhancing the real-
world application of the material.
Features
•
NEW!
Fully revised chapters are now broken into modules, breaking
complex information into smaller pieces and providing a building-
block approach to the material.
•
NEW!
Each chapter closes with Clinical Models, which apply the
conceptual understanding of altered human function to specific
conditions, and demonstrate the practical clinical application of the
knowledge gained throughout the chapter.
•
Clinical approach and organization
facilitate application and
retention of key information.
•
Sophisticated full-color art program
engages students and
includes detailed illustrations of the human body in health and
disease.
•
An application exercise
in the last chapter requires students
to apply the complex pathophysiologic concepts that they have
learned to diabetes mellitus, emphasizing the practical nature of the
material through application.
•
FromThe Lab
: provides additional content on relevant laboratory
and diagnostic information, including unique aspects of the lab test
and lab results for students to consider.
•
Research
: highlights new findings and demonstrates how research
can be incorporated into clinical practice.
•
A concept map
appears in each chapter to visually illustrate the
important interrelationships of key concepts.
•
Expanded chapter case studies
provide students with the
opportunity to apply concepts and then to search the Internet for
relevant journal articles and websites to confirm their predictions.
•
Additional Stop and Consider questions
within the chapter text
stimulate classroom discussion about important concepts and
encourage students to think beyond the information presented in
the book.
Table of Contents
Ch. 1:
Introduction to
Pathophysiology
Ch. 2:
Altered Cells and Tissues
Ch. 3:
Inflammation and Tissue Repair
Ch. 4:
Altered Immunity
Ch. 5:
Infection
Ch. 6:
Genetic and Developmental
Disorders
Ch. 7:
Altered Cellular Proliferation
and Differentiation
Ch. 8:
Altered Fluid, Electrolyte, and
Acid-Base Balance
Ch. 9:
Altered Neuronal Transmission
Ch. 10:
Altered Sensory Function and
Pain Perception
Ch. 11:
Altered Hormonal and
Metabolic Regulation
Ch. 12:
Altered Reproductive Function
Ch. 13:
Altered Ventilation and
Diffusion
Ch. 14:
Altered Perfusion
Ch. 15:
Altered Nutrition
Ch. 16:
Altered Elimination
Ch. 17:
Degenerative Changes in Aging
Ch. 18:
Integrated Pathophysiologic
Concepts: Diabetes Mellitus
Glossary
StudyGuide for Pathophysiology:
AClinical Approach, Second Edition
Carie A. Braun, PhD, RN
978-1-60831-187-3 • January2011 •Softbound •8.375”x10.875” •160pp. •21 Illus.