MEHP_Catalogue_2016

PATHOPHYSIOLOGY

Porth’s Pathophysiology: Concepts of Altered Health States Ninth Edition, International Edition Sheila Grossman, PhD

October 2013 / Hardbound / 8.375 x 10.875 / Approx. 1,648 pp. 978-1-4511-4599-1

BASIC SCIENCE

DESCRIPTION Featuring brilliant art, engaging new case studies, and dynamic new teaching and learning resources, this Ninth Edition of Porth’s Pathophysiology: Concepts of Altered Health States is captivating, accessible, and student-friendly while retaining the comprehensive, nursing-focused coverage that has made it a market leader. The book’s unique emphasis on “concepts” of altered health states, as opposed to factual descriptions of diseases and disorders, helps students grasp both the physical and psychological aspects of altered health. FEATURES f f NEW! Advanced 3D narrated animations address f f the most clinically relevant and difficult to understand disorders (one for each system) and the two most essential systems disorders. f f NEW! Fourteen engaging, unit-opening case studies put a real face on pathophysiology and focus on relating the clinical presentation to the underlying pathophysiology. f f NEW! The revamped art program features over 600 illustrations that are either new or have been extensively modified, and new clinical manifestation figures for selected disorders. f f NEW! Student-friendly presentation includes concepts that build on one another, words defined as content presented, and concepts from physiology, biochemistry, physics, and other sciences reviewed along the way. f f NEW! “Chunked” content encourages students to pause and review salient points using the easily-identified section-opening Objectives and section-ending Summaries.

f f NEW! Key Concepts Boxes help readers retain and utilize text information by providing a mechanism to incorporate text information into a larger conceptual unit, as opposed to memorizing a string of related and unrelated facts. ANCILLARIES 1. Save time planning and spend more time with your students through these Instructor’s Resources: f f PowerPoint Presentations f f Guided Lecture Notes f f Discussion Topics f f Assignments f f Case Studies f f Pre-Lecture Quiz f f Test Generator f f Learning Objectives f f Journal Articles 2. Extend your students’ learning beyond the book with these student resources: f f Access to a fully searchable eBook on thePoint f f Online Tutoring powered by Smarthinking f f Learning Objectives by chapter f f Journal Articles by chapter f f Concepts in Action Animations by chapter f f Weblinks that correspond to chapters in Word Doc f f Monographs that cover most commonly prescribed drugs f f 600-question Quiz Bank with NCLEX-style review questions f f Dosage Calculations Question/Review Question Bank

Wolters Kluwer

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