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Pathophysiology
EssentialsofPathophysiology:ConceptsofAlteredHealth
States, FourthEdition, International Edition
CarolMattsonPorth
978-1-4511-9432-6 •October2014 • Softbound •8.375” x10.875” • 1248pp.
978-1-4511-9080-9 •NorthAmericanEdition:Available inUS,Canada,Australia,NewZealand, PuertoRicoandUSVirgin Islandsonly
Prepare your students for their future careers with
Essentials of
Pathophysiology:ConceptsofAlteredHealthStates,FourthEdition
.
This clear, readable, and student-friendly text delivers “need to
know” disease content, alongwith the essential foundation in science
that nursing, physician assistant, pharmacology, advanced health
science, andmedical students need to succeed in their future careers.
Approaching the topic as an explorationof pathophysiology, the book
relates normal body functioning to the physiologic changes that occur
as a result of disease and provides concise yet complete coverage of
how thebodyworks.
The Fourth Edition builds on the book’s extremely successful art
program and the “Understanding” feature and incorporates summary
concept boxes after each section. In addition, an expanded, robust,
and flexible suite of supplements, including a Study Guide, over 40
advanced3-Danimations, prepU, andLippincott’sCoursePoint, provide
studentswithall the tools theyneed to succeed.
Features
• Updated, reorganized, revised, and condensed, thebookprovides
themost critical and current “need to know” pathophysiology
content.
• TheThirdEdition’sChapter 8has been split into two chapters:
“Disordersof Fluid” and “ElectrolyteBalanceandDisordersofAcid-
BaseBalance.”
• Anew seriesof
advanced3Dnarratedanimations
help students
masterdifficult pathophysiological concepts.
•
TablesandCharts
present complex information inamemorable
andeasy-to-understandmanner.
•
Special considerations icons
highlight content relevant to infants
and children, pregnantwomen, andolder adults.
•
Anorganizationbybody systems
features an initial introductory
chapteronStructureand Functionof theparticular body system
with subsequent chapters focusingon clinically relevantdisorders.
Table of Contents
Unit1:
Cell andTissueFunction
Ch. 1: Cell Structure andFunction
Ch. 2: Cellular Responses to Stress, Injury,
andAging
Ch. 3: Inflammation, the Inflammatory
Response, andFever
Ch. 4: Cell Proliferation andTissue
Regeneration andRepair
Ch. 5: GeneticControl of Cell Function and
Inheritance
Ch. 6: Genetic andCongenitalDisorders
Ch. 7:Neoplasia
Unit2:
IntegrativeBodyFunctions
Ch. 8:Disorders of Fluid, Electrolyte, and
Acid-BaseBalance
Ch. 9: Stress andAdaptation
Ch. 10:Disorders ofNutritional Status
Unit3:
Hematopoietic Function
Ch. 11:Disorders ofWhiteBloodCells and
LymphoidTissue
Ch. 12:Disorders ofHemostasis
Ch. 13:Disorders of RedBloodCells
Unit4:
Infectionand Immunity
Unit5:
CirculatoryFunction
Unit6:
RespiratoryFunction
Unit7:
KidneyandUrinaryTract
Function
Unit8:
Gastrointestinal and
HepatobiliaryFunction
Unit9:
EndocrineSystem
Unit10:
NervousSystem
Unit11:
Genitourinaryand
ReproductiveFunction
Unit12:
Musculoskeletal Function
Unit13:
IntegumentaryFunction
…Abridged tofit
NEW !
StudyGuide forEssentialsofPathophysiology:
ConceptsofAlteredHealthStates, FourthEdition
BrianKipp
978-1-4511-9293-3 •September2014 •Softbound •8.375”x10.875” •416pp. •100 Illus.