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Just the Facts : Pathophysiology.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Philadelphia : Wolters Kluwer Health, 2004Copyright date: ©2005Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (416 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781451168082
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Just the FactsDDC classification:
  • 616.07
LOC classification:
  • RB113 -- .P384 2005eb
Online resources:
Contents:
Pathophysiology -- Contents -- Contributors -- Foreword -- Cardiovascular disorders -- Respiratory disorders -- Neurologic disorders -- Gastrointestinal disorders -- Musculoskeletal disorders -- Hematologic disorders -- Immune disorders -- Endocrine disorders -- Renal disorders -- Integumentary disorders -- Reproductive disorders -- Genetic disorders -- Fluid, electrolyte, and acid-base disorders -- Additional disorders: A quick review -- Selected references -- Index.
Summary: This quick-reference handbook provides the essential "must-have" pathophysiology facts that nurses need in day-to-day patient care. The book covers more than 130 diseases organized by body system, with separate chapters on genetics and fluid and electrolyte disorders. Information is presented in a format that is ideal for rapid access, with bullets, graphic illustrations, and flow charts that demonstrate pathophysiologic processes. Signs and symptoms are clearly linked to pathophysiologic changes in each disorder. Each chapter begins with a brief review of pathophysiologic concepts. An appendix provides a quick-scan chart of less common disorders.
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Pathophysiology -- Contents -- Contributors -- Foreword -- Cardiovascular disorders -- Respiratory disorders -- Neurologic disorders -- Gastrointestinal disorders -- Musculoskeletal disorders -- Hematologic disorders -- Immune disorders -- Endocrine disorders -- Renal disorders -- Integumentary disorders -- Reproductive disorders -- Genetic disorders -- Fluid, electrolyte, and acid-base disorders -- Additional disorders: A quick review -- Selected references -- Index.

This quick-reference handbook provides the essential "must-have" pathophysiology facts that nurses need in day-to-day patient care. The book covers more than 130 diseases organized by body system, with separate chapters on genetics and fluid and electrolyte disorders. Information is presented in a format that is ideal for rapid access, with bullets, graphic illustrations, and flow charts that demonstrate pathophysiologic processes. Signs and symptoms are clearly linked to pathophysiologic changes in each disorder. Each chapter begins with a brief review of pathophysiologic concepts. An appendix provides a quick-scan chart of less common disorders.

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