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Informationen zum Autor Muralitharan Nair, Independent Nursing Consultant, England. Ian Peate, Professor of Nursing, Head of School, School of Health Studies, Gibraltar. Klappentext The market-leading at a Glance series is popular among healthcare students and newly qualified practitioners for its concise and simple approach and excellent illustrations. Each bite-sized chapter is covered in a double-page spread with clear, easy-to-follow diagrams, supported by succinct explanatory text. Covering a wide range of topics, books in the at a Glance series are ideal as introductory texts for teaching, learning and revision, and are useful throughout university and beyond. Everything you need to know about Pathophysiology... at a Glance! Pathophysiology for Nurses at a Glance is the perfect companion for study and revision for pre-registration nursing and healthcare students, providing a clear and concise overview of a number of health-related conditions, their pathophysiological processes, and the effect they can have on a person. 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. Combining superb illustrations with accessible and informative text, this book is perfect for all nursing and healthcare students, and anyone who is looking for an overview of pathophysiology. Superbly illustrated, with full colour illustrations throughout Written specifically for nursing and healthcare students with a focus on the adult patient Includes a list of normal values, prefixes and suffixes, and abbreviations Provides access to a companion website with self-assessment for each chapter Available in a range of digital formats - perfect for 'on the go' study and revision Zusammenfassung Including illustrations, this book is suitable for all nursing and healthcare students, and those who are looking for an overview of pathophysiology. It includes key diseases and disease processes affecting each body system. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface viii Abbreviations ix Acknowledgements xi How to use your revision guide xii About the companion website xiii Part 1: Pathophysiology 1 1 Key principles of pathophysiology 2 2 Cell injury, adaptation and death 4 3 Inflammation, tissue repair and regeneration 6 4 Cancer 8 Part 2: Shock 11 5 Cardiogenic shock 12 6 Anaphylactic shock 14 7 Hypovolaemic shock 16 8 Septicaemia 18 Part 3: Immunity 21 9 Human immunodeficiency virus 22 10 Non-Hodgkin lymphoma 24 11 Infectious mononucleosis 26 Part 4: The nervous system 29 12 Meningitis 30 13 Multiple sclerosis 32 14 Parkinson's disease 34 15 Cerebrovascular accident 36 Part 5: The blood 39 16 Anaemia 40 17 Deep vein thrombosis 42 18 Leukaemia 44 19 Thrombocytopenia 46 Part 6: The cardiovascular system 49 20 Heart failure 50 21 Myocardial infarction 52 22 Peripheral vascular disease 54 23 Angina 56 Part 7: The respiratory system 59 24 Asthma 60 25 Chronic bronchitis 62 26 Pulmonary embolism 64 27 Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease 66 Part 8: The gastrointestinal system 69 28 Peritonitis 70 29 Crohn's disease 72 30 Peptic ulcer 74 31 Ulcerative colitis 76 32 Bowel cancer 78 Part 9: The hepato-biliary system 81 33 Hepatitis 82 34 Cholecystitis 84 35 Pancreatitis 86 36 Liver cancer 88 Part 10: The urinary system 91 37 Renal failure 92 38 Pyelonephritis 94 39 Renal calculi 96 40 Bladder cancer 98
