Human Diseases

by Mark Zelman, Jill Raymond, Elaine Tompary

Today's most accessible, accurate, current, and engaging introduction to basic pathophysiology. Human Diseases: A Systemic Approach, Eighth Edition is today's most comprehensive visual survey of the common diseases affecting each body system. This edition has been extensively updated and reorganized to present the field's latest knowledge more efficiently and intuitively than ever. Organized by organ system, it contains completely rewritten chapters on cancer, the nervous system, mental illness and cognitive disorders, the urinary system, the respiratory system, heredity, the endocrine system, cardiovascular system, and blood; as well as an entirely new chapter on the eye and ear (special senses). Its superior pedagogy has been enhanced with stronger foundational coverage of disease mechanisms, new Healthy Aging and Promote Your Health features, and extensive new artwork. Teaching and Learning Experience This text will help allied health students quickly understand the principles of pharmacology, learn how those principles manifest themselves in human disease, and use this knowledge in their careers.It offers: *A stronger foundation in the latest knowledge: Starts by providing a strong foundation in terminology, and the concepts associated with immunity, inflammation, inheritance, cancer, and infectious diseases; then presents updated visual coverage of every body system *Promotion of critical thinking throughout: Contains multiple features designed to encourage critical thinking -- both by individual students and in classroom settings *Emphasis on disease prevention and health promotion: Links key concepts to opportunities for students to promote health and prevent disease in both others and themselves

Genres: Textbooks, Medical

512 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1991

Reviews

[james]

read 4 a health competition. got up to musculoskeletal system. confusing but like pretty solid shit 👍🏼

[Neal · Rating 5 out of 5]

It was okay. I bonded with this book over the 5 days that I crammed it into. I can't say that I hated the book, but I can't say that I liked it either. Very contradictory sometimes. Very weird wording sometimes. Spelling mistakes. Very informative sometimes. I'd say it's a nice read if you want to try it over like 3 weeks or so, but the information density was not pleasant for only 5 days. I can't really say much about this book. I'm using it for a competition and I hope that I can come back to it if I get a good rank in the competition.

[Sarah King · Rating 3 out of 5]

This textbook is full of typo's and contradicting information, the formatting is not conducive to learning and the companion software is lame.

[Julia · Rating 3 out of 5]

Read this for a class

[Kippy Day · Rating 5 out of 5]

A text book for school; however, it's a great book to have for the shelf because it has a ton off valuable information in it that can be useful for years to come.

[Kate · Rating 3 out of 5]

It served it's purposed.

[Brittany Green · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book would help any student understand the terminology of human diseases.