The nature of disease
Subtitle: pathology for the health professions
By: Thomas H. McConnell.
Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Baltimore, MD
Language: eng
Number of pages: 739
ISBN-13: 9780781753173
Subjects: Pathology -- Textbooks; Pathology
Genres: Textbooks
Description: "This textbook is based on the premise that students learn better when material is easy to read, lively, and engaging. The author's readable style easliy guides you through the causes and consequences of common diseases and is punctuated by humor, case studies, and absorbing tales. You'll gain an understanding of pathology and the skills needed to use what you've learned in clinical settings. The book's 24 chapters are divided among 3 sections: 1--Mechanisms of Health and Disease; 2-- Disorders of Organ Systems; and 3--Disorders of the Stages and States of Life"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The nature of disease : how to think about illness; title: Cell injury, adaptation, and death; title: Inflammation : the reaction to injury; title: Repair : recovery from injury; title: Disorders of fluid balance and blood flow; title: Neoplasms; title: Developmental, genetic, and pediatric disease; title: Diseases of the immune system; title: Infectious diseases; title: Disorders of daily life and diet; title: Diseases of blood cells and blood coagulation; title: Diseases of blood vessels; title: Diseases of the heart; title: Diseases of the respiratory system; title: Diseases of the gastrointestinal tract; title: Diseases of the liver and biliary tract; title: Diseases of the pancreas; title: Diseases of endocrine glands; title: Diseases of the kidney; title: Diseases of the lower urinary tract and male genitalia; title: Diseases of the female genital tract and breast; title: Diseases of bones, joints, and skeletal muscle; title: Diseases of the nervous system; title: Diseases of the skin; title: Diseases of the eye and ear.