Handbook of Pathophysiology

Elizabeth J. Corwin0781719380, 9780781719384

Pennsylvania State Univ., University Park. Pocket-sized handbook on normal and pathologic function, arranged by organ systems. This edition provides expanded coverage of disease treatment and illustrations and a new chapter on neuroendocrine-immune interaction. Previous edition: c1996. For students in nursing and allied health. Wire-spiral binding. DNLM: Pathology Hdbks

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Table of contents :
Handbook of Pathophysiology Contents……Page 2
Foreword In……Page 4
1 FUNDAMENTALS OF PATHOPHYSIOLOGY……Page 8
2 CANCER……Page 17
3 INFECTION……Page 42
4 GENETICS……Page 62
5 FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES……Page 81
6 CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM……Page 99
7 RESPIRATORY SYSTEM……Page 146
8 NERVOUS SYSTEM……Page 178
9 GASTROINTESTINAL SYSTEM……Page 222
UNDERSTANDING ASTHMA……Page 251
UNDERSTANDING CANCER……Page 253
UNDERSTANDING OSTEOPOROSIS……Page 255
UNDERSTANDING ULCERS……Page 257
10 MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM……Page 259
11 HEMATOLOGIC SYSTEM……Page 286
12 IMMUNE SYSTEM……Page 304
13 ENDOCRINE SYSTEM……Page 323
14 RENAL SYSTEM……Page 349
15 SENSORY SYSTEM……Page 374
16 INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM……Page 391
17 REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM……Page 414
Appendix: Less common disorders……Page 445