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Pathophysiology for Nurses at a Glance The market-leading at a Glance series is popular among healthcare students and newly qualified practitioners for its concise and simple approach and excellent illustrations. Each bite-sized chapter is covered in a double-page spread with clear, easy-to-follow diagrams, supported by succinct explanatory text. Covering a wide range of topics, books in the at a Glance series are ideal as introductory texts for teaching, learning and revision, and are useful throughout university and beyond.
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Pathophysiology for Nurses at a Glance is the perfect companion for study and revision for pre-registration nursing and healthcare students, providing a clear and concise overview of a number of health-related conditions, their pathophysiological processes, and the effect they can have on a person.
Exploring a range of key diseases and conditions, each chapter in this book provides an overview of the related anatomy and physiology, signs and symptoms, investigations, management and treatment. 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.
Superbly illustrated, with full colour illustrations throughout
Written specifically for nursing and healthcare students with a focus on the adult patient
Includes a list of normal values, prefixes and suffixes, and abbreviations
Provides access to a companion website with self-assessment for each chapter
Available in a range of digital formats - perfect for 'on the go' study and revision
Contents
Preface viii
Abbreviations ix
Acknowledgements xi
How to use your revision guide xii
About the companion website xiii
Part 1: Pathophysiology 1
1 Key principles of pathophysiology 2
2 Cell injury, adaptation and death 4
3 Inflammation, tissue repair and regeneration 6
4 Cancer 8
Part 2: Shock 11
5 Cardiogenic shock 12
6 Anaphylactic shock 14
7 Hypovolaemic shock 16
8 Septicaemia 18
Part 3: Immunity 21
9 Human immunodeficiency virus 22
10 Non-Hodgkin lymphoma 24
11 Infectious mononucleosis 26
Part 4: The nervous system 29
12 Meningitis 30
13 Multiple sclerosis 32
14 Parkinson's disease 34
15 Cerebrovascular accident 36
Part 5: The blood 39
16 Anaemia 40
17 Deep vein thrombosis 42
18 Leukaemia 44
19 Thrombocytopenia 46
Part 6: The cardiovascular system 49
20 Heart failure 50
21 Myocardial infarction 52
22 Peripheral vascular disease 54
23 Angina 56
Part 7: The respiratory system 59
24 Asthma 60
25 Chronic bronchitis 62
26 Pulmonary embolism 64
27 Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease 66
Part 8: The gastrointestinal system 69
28 Peritonitis 70
29 Crohn's disease 72
30 Peptic ulcer 74
31 Ulcerative colitis 76
32 Bowel cancer 78
Part 9: The hepato-biliary system 81
33 Hepatitis 82
34 Cholecystitis 84
35 Pancreatitis 86
36 Liver cancer 88
Part 10: The urinary system 91
37 Renal failure 92
38 Pyelonephritis 94
39 Renal calculi 96
40 Bladder cancer 98
Part 11: The male reproductive system 101
41 Benign prostatic hyperplasia 102
42 Testicular torsion 104
43 Erectile dysfunction 106
44 Prostate cancer 108
45 Testicular cancer 110
Part 12: The female reproductive system 113
46 Cancer of the vulva 114
47 Menorrhagia 116
48 Breast cancer 118
49 Cervical cancer 120
Part 13: The endocrine system 123
50 Diabetes mellitus 124
51 Adrenal insufficiency 126
52 Cushing's syndrome 128
53 Hyperthyroidism 130
Part 14: The musculoskeletal system 133
54 Osteoarthritis 134
55 Osteoporosis 136
56 Osteomyelitis 138
57 Gout 140
58 Rheumatoid arthritis 142
Part 15: The skin 145
59 Atopic dermatitis 146
60 Psoriasis 148
61 Acne vulgaris 150
62 Malignant melanoma 152
Part 16: Ear, nose and throat 155
63 Otitis media 156
64 Ménière's disease 158
65 Pharyngitis 160
66 Rhinosinusitis 162
67 Epistaxis 164
Part 17: Vision 167
68 Cataracts 168
69 Glaucoma 170
70 Age-related macular degeneration 172
71 Conjunctivitis 174
Appendices: 176
Appendix 1 Cross-references to chapters in Anatomy and Physiology for Nurses at a Glance 176
Appendix 2 Normal values 178
Appendix 3 Prefixes and suffixes 180
Appendix 4 Glossary of terms 187
Further reading 189
Index 190
