Product Description: This text covers the basic concepts of pathophysiology and current treatment of human disease. Each disease is presented in a consistent format, covering epidemiology, pathophysiology, clinical manifestations, evaluation, and treatment...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: From its presentation of cellular biology to its systematic survey of specific diseases, "Pathophysiology" integrates the theory of the basic sciences with the clinical manifestations of physiologic alterations. Thorough discussions of the fundamental concepts of normal anatomy and physiology lead to an understanding of disease development, which the authors enhance by including coverage of pathogenesis in children and the elderly...read more