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The Nature of Disease: Pathology for the Health Professions
Author/s: Thomas H McConnellOVERVIEW
The Nature of Disease: Pathology for the Health Professions, Enhanced Second Edition is written specifically for the health profession student. It combines three important features to bring students a unique learning experience: a narrative (storyteller) style that makes reading and learning easier; chapters that open with a review of normal anatomy and physiology to prepare for the discussion of disorders and diseases; and, case studies that bind the material together and make it memorable. Chapters focus on answering the most important questions that students have about every disorder and disease: the de¬finition of the condition, its cause, how the anatomy and physiology change and evolve, how it is diagnosed and treated, and the outlook.
- Part 1– Mechanisms of Health and Disease
- Part 2– Disorders of Organ Systems
- Part 3– Disorders of the Stages and States of Life
- More than 560 full-color illustrations and photographs help you recognize and understand specific human disorders
- Case Studies place disorders in a realistic context to enhance recall and develop insight, Case Notes provide case-related questions that link the case study to the topic under discussion, and Case Studies Revisited at the end of the chapter reinforce the science discussed in the chapter.
- Pop Quiz questions at the end of each subject heading are short, straightforward queries designed to solidify knowledge while it is fresh and readily available by quick restudy.
- Chapter Challenge questions conclude each chapter and provide a comprehensive set of non-case questions and tasks that covers all of the chapter material.
- Online resources complement the text and enhance learning.
- Each new print copy of The Nature of Disease: Pathology for the Health Professions includes Navigate 2 Advantage Access!
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