Full Description
This concise review of pathophysiology presents each disease as disordered physiology. Organized by organ system, each chapter discusses normal structure and function, pathology, and disordered physiology, common clinical presentations and mechanisms underlying symptoms and signs.
Contents
1. Introduction 2. Genetic Disease 3. Disorders of the Immune System 4. Infectious Disease 5. Neoplasia 6. Blood Disorders 7. Nervous System Disorders 8. Diseases of the Skin 9. Pulmonary Disease 10. Cardiovascular Disease: Heart Disease 11. Cardiovascular Disease: Vascular Disease 12. Disorders of the Adrenal Medulla 13. Gastrointestinal Disease 14. Liver Disease 15. Disorders of the Exocrine Pancreas 16. Renal Disease 17. Disorders of the Parathyroid & Calcium Metabolism 18. Disorders of the Endocrine Pancreas 19. Disorders of the Hypothalamus & Pituitary Gland 20. Thyroid Disease 21. Disorders of the Adrenal Cortex 22. Disorders of the Female Reproductive Tract 23. Disorders of the Male Reproductive Tract 24. Inflammatory Rheumatic Diseases 25. Case Study Answers
