Pathophysiology, Functional Alterations in Human Health

This pathophysiology text offers a unique conceptual approach that facilitates learning by viewing pathophysiology as health care professionals do. Students will learn about general mechanisms of disease or alterations in human function--such as immune alterations or altered nutrition--and apply these processes to specific conditions. Chapters focus on fifteen core concepts of altered human function, selected by analyzing and clustering health conditions with high prevalence, incidence, and severity. Unlike a traditional systems-based approach, this novel approach shows how most diseases involve multiple body systems. A bound-in CD-ROM includes animations and an interactive game. Faculty resources include lesson plans, PowerPoint slides, additional case studies, and student assignment worksheets.

NEW! Fully revised chapters are now broken into modules, breaking complex information into smaller pieces and providing a building-block approach to the material.
NEW! Each chapter closes with Clinical Models, which apply the conceptual understanding of altered human function to specifi c conditions, and demonstrate the practical clinical application of the knowledge gained throughout the chapter.
Sophisticated full-color art program engages students and includes detailed illustrations of the human body in health and disease.
From The Lab: provides additional content on relevant laboratory and diagnostic information,including unique aspects of the lab test and lab results for students to consider.
Research: highlights new fi ndings and demonstrates how research can be incorporated into clinical practice.
Recommended Review: briefl y reviews related concepts covered earlier in the text or from prior anatomy and physiology coursework.
A concept map appears in each chapter to visually illustrate the important interrelationships of key concepts.
Additional Stop and Consider questions within the chapter text stimulate classroom discussion about important concepts and encourage students to think beyond the information presented in the book.