Handbook of Pathophysiology
Handbook of Pathophysiology (January 15, 2001): by Springhouse Corporation, With 13 Contributors, Springhouse
By OkDoKeY
Handbook of Pathophysiology
Contents
Staff Contributors Foreword 1 FUNDAMENTALS OF PATHOPHYSIOLOGY 2 CANCER 3 INFECTION 4 GENETICS 5 FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES 6 CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM 7 RESPIRATORY SYSTEM 8 NERVOUS SYSTEM 9 GASTROINTESTINAL SYSTEM Pathophysiology in color Understanding Asthma Understanding Cancer Understanding Osteoporosis Understanding Ulcers 10 MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM 11 HEMATOLOGIC SYSTEM 12 IMMUNE SYSTEM 13 ENDOCRINE SYSTEM 14 RENAL SYSTEM 15 SENSORY SYSTEM 16 INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM 17 REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM Appendix: Less common disorders Selected references
Contributors
Gary J. Arnold, MD, FACS Assistant Professor of Nursing University of Louisiana at Lafayette Lafayette, LA Deborah Becker, MSN, CRNP, CS, CCRN Lecturer, Adult Acute Care Practitioner Program University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA Marcy S. Caplin, RN, MSN Independent Nurse Consultant Hudson, OH Susan B. Dickey, PhD, RN,C Associate Professor Temple University Philadelphia, PA Kay Gentieu, RN, MSN, CRNP Coordinator Family Nurse Practitioner Program Thomas Jefferson University Philadelphia, PA H. Dean Krimmel, RN, MSN Independent Nurse Consultant Collingdale, PA Nancy LaPlante, RN, BSN RN-Staff Nurse Emergency Department The Chester County Hospital West Chester, PA Kay Luft, RN, MN, CCRN, TNCC Assistant Professor Saint Luke's College Kansas City, MO Elaine Mohn-Brown, EdD, RN Professor, Nursing Chemeketa Community College Salem, OR Roger M. Morrell, MD, PhD, FACP, FAIC Neurologist Lathrup Village, MI David Toub, MD Consultant Lansdale, PA Tracy S. Weintraub, RN, MSN, CNS Instructor of Clinical Nursing University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA Patricia A. Wessels, RN, MSN Assistant Dean Viterbo College LaCrosse, WI
Foreword In today's fast-paced, ever-changing health care environment, health care professionals are required to provide
competent,
By OkDoKeY
Handbook of Pathophysiology
Contents
Staff Contributors Foreword 1 FUNDAMENTALS OF PATHOPHYSIOLOGY 2 CANCER 3 INFECTION 4 GENETICS 5 FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES 6 CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM 7 RESPIRATORY SYSTEM 8 NERVOUS SYSTEM 9 GASTROINTESTINAL SYSTEM Pathophysiology in color Understanding Asthma Understanding Cancer Understanding Osteoporosis Understanding Ulcers 10 MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM 11 HEMATOLOGIC SYSTEM 12 IMMUNE SYSTEM 13 ENDOCRINE SYSTEM 14 RENAL SYSTEM 15 SENSORY SYSTEM 16 INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM 17 REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM Appendix: Less common disorders Selected references
Contributors
Gary J. Arnold, MD, FACS Assistant Professor of Nursing University of Louisiana at Lafayette Lafayette, LA Deborah Becker, MSN, CRNP, CS, CCRN Lecturer, Adult Acute Care Practitioner Program University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA Marcy S. Caplin, RN, MSN Independent Nurse Consultant Hudson, OH Susan B. Dickey, PhD, RN,C Associate Professor Temple University Philadelphia, PA Kay Gentieu, RN, MSN, CRNP Coordinator Family Nurse Practitioner Program Thomas Jefferson University Philadelphia, PA H. Dean Krimmel, RN, MSN Independent Nurse Consultant Collingdale, PA Nancy LaPlante, RN, BSN RN-Staff Nurse Emergency Department The Chester County Hospital West Chester, PA Kay Luft, RN, MN, CCRN, TNCC Assistant Professor Saint Luke's College Kansas City, MO Elaine Mohn-Brown, EdD, RN Professor, Nursing Chemeketa Community College Salem, OR Roger M. Morrell, MD, PhD, FACP, FAIC Neurologist Lathrup Village, MI David Toub, MD Consultant Lansdale, PA Tracy S. Weintraub, RN, MSN, CNS Instructor of Clinical Nursing University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA Patricia A. Wessels, RN, MSN Assistant Dean Viterbo College LaCrosse, WI
Foreword In today's fast-paced, ever-changing health care environment, health care professionals are required to provide
competent,