Pathophysiology

by Lee Ellen Copstead

Develop a strong understanding of pathophysiology. Pathophysiology, 6th Edition explores the etiology, pathogenesis, clinical manifestations, and treatment of diseases and disorders. Each section focuses on the major alterations in the homeostasis of the body systems in order to provide you with a unifying framework. Current scientific findings and relevant global research are integrated throughout the book, with chapters organized by body system, beginning with an illustrated review of anatomy and normal physiology. Each chapter includes a discussion on the disease processes and abnormalities that may occur, with a focus on the pathophysiologic concepts involved. Written by leading educators, this text simplifies a rigorous subject with practical learning resources, an emphasis on critical thinking, and coverage of the latest scientific findings and relevant research. Plus, more than 1,000 updated, full color illustrations and photos throughout, give you a chance to visualize disease and disease processes and gain a clearer understanding of the material.

Easy-to-read style is simplified by input from readability experts, and includes many tables, boxes, and figures to highlight key content. Student-friendly learning resources in the text include chapter outlines, bolded key terms, key questions, Key Points boxes, and chapter summaries. Pediatric and Geriatric Considerations boxes include brief analyses of age-related changes associated with specific body systems. A comprehensive glossary defines terms and includes audio pronunciations on the Evolve companion website. NEW! Global Health Care boxes inform you about global healthcare concerns such as HIV/AIDS, Ebola, Tropical Diseases and more. Includes prevalence, mechanism of disease and transmission. NEW! Over 1,000 illustrations help clarify complex pathophysiological concepts and make the book visually appealing NEW! Thorough chapter updates include the latest information on new treatment advances, 100 new figures for improved clarity, and much more throughout the text.

5196 pages, Kindle Edition

Published January 17, 2018

Reviews

[Jon · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellently written, perfect for nursing students

[Celina Del Vecchio · Rating 4 out of 5]

My professor must’ve lost her damn mind bc the DIGITAL COPY of this book was $200… I can justify that if it was a real book, with a hardcover, and a sweet kiss every time I opened it, but not for an online version thank you so much.

So I did in fact find a pdf online…

Other than the exorbitantly high price of this textbook, I actually quite enjoyed it! Content was super duper interesting and concepts were broken down enough to remind me of topics from second and third year that I didn’t quite remember, but not so dumbed down that it was bland.

The figures and diagrams were okayyyy definitely not the greatest but not awful either! I hated how far away the figs were from the actual content so I had to scroll a lot to find what they were talking about. Overall though not bad

Formatting was clean and standard. I’m a firm believer in not fixing what isn’t broken, so I was pleased to see adequate size, spacing, and decent chapter length.