Handbook of Pathophysiology - Softcover

Springhouse

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1582550468 ISBN 13: 9781582550466

Publisher: Springhouse Publishing Co ,U.S., 2000

Synopsis

This carry-along reference addresses the development and progression of disease. Readers master the basic principles and processes of health and disease and how more than 400 individual diseases affect the human body. Causes, pathophysiology, complications, signs and symptoms, and treatments are reviewed for each disease. Also included are separate entries on body-system anatomy and physiology. More than 100 illustrations and flowcharts clarify key concepts. Content includes fundamentals of cell homeostasis, cancer, infection, genetics, and fluids and electrolytes; cardiovascular, respiratory, nervous, gastrointestinal, musculoskeletal, hematologic, immune, endocrine, reproductive, renal, integumentary, and sensory systems; appendices, including a 16-page full-color section on the pathophysiology of selected diseases; an index and more.

About this edition

• Publisher: Springhouse Publishing Co ,U.S.
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 1582550468
• ISBN 13: 9781582550466
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 720