Title:
Pathophysiology for nurses at a glance / Muralitharan Nair, Ian Peate.
Author:
Nair, Muralitharan, author.
Peate, Ian, author.
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Publication Information:
Chichester, West Sussex ; Malden, MA : Wiley Blackwell, 2015.
Call Number:
RB113 .N35 2015
Abstract:
"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."--Back cover.
ISBN:
9781118746066
Series:
At a glance series
At a glance series (Oxford, England)
Physical Description:
xiii, 192 pages ; 28 cm.
Contents:
Part 1: Pathophysiology -- 1 Key principles of pathophysiology -- 2 Cell injury, adaptation and death -- 3 Inflammation, tissue repair and regeneration -- 4 Cancer -- Part 2: Shock -- 5 Cardiogenic shock -- 6 Anaphylactic shock -- 7 Hypovolaemic shock -- 8 Septicaemia -- Part 3: Immunity -- 9 Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) -- 10 Non-Hodgkin lymphoma -- 11 Infectious mononucleosis -- Part 4: The nervous system -- 12 Meningitis -- 13 Multiple sclerosis -- 14 Parkinson's disease -- 15 Cerebrovascular accident -- Part 5: The blood -- 16 Anaemia -- 17 Deep vein thrombosis -- 18 Leukaemia -- 19 Thrombocytopenia -- Part 6: The cardiovascular system -- 20 Heart failure -- 21 Myocardial infarction -- 22 Peripheral vascular disease -- 23 Angina -- Part 7: The respiratory system -- 24 Asthma -- 25 Chronic bronchitis -- 26 Pulmonary embolism -- 27 Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease -- Part 8: The gastrointestinal system -- 28 Peritonitis -- 29 Crohn?s disease -- 30 Peptic ulcer -- 31 Ulcerative colitis -- 32 Bowel cancer -- Part 9: The hepato-biliary system -- 33 Hepatitis -- 34 Cholecystitis -- 35 Pancreatitis -- 36 Liver cancer -- Part 10: The urinary system -- 37 Renal failure -- 38 Pyelonephritis -- 39 Renal calculi -- 40 Bladder cancer -- Part 11: The male reproductive system -- 41 Benign prostatic hyperplasia -- 42 Testicular torsion -- 43 Erectile dysfunction -- 44 Prostate cancer -- 45 Testicular cancer -- Part 12: The female reproductive system -- 46 Cancer of the vulva -- 47 Menorrhagia -- 48 Breast cancer -- 49 Cervical cancer -- Part 13: The endocrine system -- 50 Diabetes mellitus -- 51 Adrenal insufficiency -- 52 Cushing?s syndrome -- 53 Hyperthyroidism -- Part 14 The musculoskeletal system: -- 54 Osteoarthritis -- 55 Osteoporosis -- 56 Osteomyelitis -- 57 Gout -- 58 Rheumatoid arthritis -- Part 15 The skin: -- 59 Atopic dermatitis -- 60 Psoriasis -- 61 Acne vulgaris -- 62 Malignant melanoma -- Part 16 Ear, nose and throat: -- 63 Otitis media -- 64 Meniere's disease -- 65 Pharyngitis -- 66 Rhinosinusitis -- 67 Epistaxis -- Part 17 Vision: -- 68 Cataracts -- 69 Glaucoma -- 70 Age-related macular degeneration -- 71 Conjunctivitis.
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