Illustrations, memory joggers, and other special features help readers understand and remember key points. This edition's expanded cancer chapter covers more types of cancer.
Combining superb illustrations with accessible and informative text, this book is perfect for all nursing and healthcare students, and anyone who is looking for an overview of pathophysiology.
Important Notice: The digital edition of this book is missing some of the images or content found in the physical edition.
Table 16.9 Child-Turcotte-Pugh Scoring System for Cirrhosis Clinical Variable 1 Point 2 Points 3 Points Encephalopathy None Stages 1–2 Stages 3–4 Ascites Absent Slight Moderate Bilirubin (mg/dL) ,2 2–3 .3 Bilirubin in PBC or PSC (mg/dL) ...
The book is organized by organ system and includes classic diseases such as hypertension, diabetes, and congestive heart failure, as well as complex diseases such as lupus and HIV.
HERE ARE SOME OF THE MANY UPDATES AND ADDITIONS: •Twelve additional case studies, bringing the total to 132, one for each of the clinical entities discussed in the book’s 24 chapters •More than 2/3 of the chapters are enhanced and ...
Test Zone evaluates the reader's mastery of the subject. This edition has been revised and updated and includes five new disorder entries. A new Complications section has been added to every single entry.
This easy-to-read textbook provides you with the basic concepts of pathophysiology and the processes of specific diseases with the most accurate, up-to-date information on the treatments, manifestations, and mechanisms of...
In Libby L., Bonow R.O., Mann D.L., et al. (Eds.), Braunwald's heart disease (8th ed., pp. 985–1002). ... Guillevin L., Dörner T. (2007). Vasculitis: Mechanisms involved and clinical ... Roberts J.M., Pearson G., Cutler J., et al.
Later, through experimentation, methylcholanthrene, a chemical coal ta was identified as a specific polycyclic hydrocarbon that could cause cancer. Since the a large number of natural and synthetic compounds have been discovered that a ...