Essentials of pathophysiology:concepts of altered health states
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Published: |
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins,
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Publisher Address: | Philadelphia |
Publication Dates: | c2007. |
Literature type: | Book |
Language: | English |
Edition: | 2nd ed. |
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Item Description: | Pathophysiology. |
Carrier Form: | xxvi, 1147 p.: ill. (chiefly col.) ; 28 cm. +1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.) |
ISBN: |
0781770874 (pbk.) 9780781770873 (pbk.) |
Index Number: | R363 |
CLC: | R363 |
Call Number: | R363/P851/2nd.ed. |
Contents: |
Abridgement of: Pathophysiology / Carol Mattson Porth. 7th ed. c2005. Includes bibliographical references and index. Introduction to pathophysiology -- UNIT I: CELL AND TISSUE FUNCTION: Cell structure and function -- Cellular responses to stress, injury, and aging -- Genetic control of cell function and inheritance -- Genetic and congenital disorders -- Neoplasia: a disorder of cell proliferation and differentiation -- UNIT II: INTEGRATIVE BODY FUNCTIONS: Disorders of fluid, electrolyte, and acid-base balance -- Stress and adaption -- Alterations in body nutrition -- UNIT III: HERMATOPOIETIC FUNCTION: Disorders of white blood cells and lymphoid tissues -- Alterations in hemostasis -- The red blood celland alterations in oxygen transport -- UNIT IV: INFECTION, INFLAMMATION, AND IMMUNITY: Mechanisms of infectious disease -- The immune response -- Inflammation, tissue repair, and fever -- Alterations in the immune response -- UNIT V: CIRCULATORY FUNCTION: Control of the circulatory function -- Disorders of blood flow and blood pressure -- Disorders of cardiac function -- Heart failure and circulatory shock -- UNIT VI: RESPIRATORY FUNCTION: Control of respiratory function -- Respiratory tract infections, neoplasia, and childhood disorders -- Disorders of ventilation and gas exchange -- UNIT VII: KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT FUNCTION: Control of kidney function -- Disorders of renal function -- Renal failure -- Disorders of urine elimination -- UNIT VIII: GASTROINTESTINAL AND HEPATOBILIARY FUNCTION: Structure and fuction of the gastrointestinal system -- Disorders of gastrointestinal function -- Disorders of the hepatobiliary and exocrine pancreas function -- UNIT IX: ENDOCRINE SYSTEM: Organization and control of the endocrine system -- Disorders of the endocrine system -- Diabetes mellitus and the metabolic syndrome -- UNIT X: NERVOUS SYSTEM: Organization and control of neural function -- Disorders of somatosensory function and pain -- Disorders of neuromuscular function -- Disorders of brain function -- Disorders of special sensory function: vision, hearing, and vestibular function -- UNIT XI: GENITOURINARY AND REPRODUCTIVE FUNCTION: Disorders of the male genitourinary system -- Disorders of the female genitourinary system -- Sexually transmitted diseases -- UNIT XII: MUSCULOSKELETAL FUNCTION: Structure and function of the skeletal system -- Disorders of the skeletal system: trauma, infection, and childhood disorders -- Disorders of the skeletal system: metabolic and rheumatic disorders -- UNIT XIII: INTEGUMENTARY FUNCTION: Structure and function of the skin -- Disorders of the skin -- Glossary -- Appendix A: Laboratory values. |