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Pathophysiology: The Biologic Basis for Disease in Adults & Children

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McCance and Huether's Pathophysiology book is a lifelong investment. I bought it for a pathophys. class and continue to use it long after the class is over. It is thorough and easy to understand. Great illustrations and diagrams. I would recommend it to anyone in the healthcare field.

Even though the workbook does help "outline" subject matter it failed to offer study helps to assist in learning this complicated information. The tests would have been much more helpful if they explained why the answer was correct. I will continue to use it for the course, but I do not see it being of much help to me. The text book does a good job summarizing the "high points" in the summary after each chapter.

McCance and Huether have written an excellent text giving an overview of pathophysiology. I used this text in a postdoctoral Master's program. It offers outstanding detailed information for an introduction to pathophysiology; as a result, it can be somewhat overwhelming in the volume of information one needs to retain during a course. If you just want a good book that gives a very broad overview of pathophysiology that is easy to read, then get "Pathophysiology Made Incredibly Easy." However, if you want in-depth knowledge, then McCance and Huether's book is your best choice. It is an excellent source book, and I regulary refer back to it for a review of disease processes.

Some chapters have a nice summary at the beginning that highlighs some of the main points. The quizzes are somewhat helpful but seem to broad for some chapters and too specific for others.

I have been using the book and the information is easy to understand and is well organized. The pictures are expecially helpful and make the material easier to study. The anatomy and physiology chapters also provide a good review. This is a book I plan to keep and use for a reference.

I have read several pathology books. This book covers a wide group of pathologic conditions maintains a reasonable connection between subjects. The descriptions used are updated information but do not bog down with the incredible amount of detail currently available. I found the descriptions good for general information and a practical understanding of all the current disease processes. There are some twists in the reading but overall a good presentation of current pathology. This text would be good for students (Nursing, Massage, Physical therapy) wishing a detailed understanding of general disease processes.

The text that accompanies this study guide is very detailed and difficult to get through. The study guide helped me to focus on the important aspects within each chaper. I credit the study guide for helping me to achieve an "A" in my Pathophysiology class.

I love this book! I am using it in a PA program and it contains everything I need, down to the cellular level. It is easy to understand and comprehensive. I give it two thumbs up!

I think the first reviewer must of read a different book. This is an excellent book, easy to read and the illustrations are superb. I highly recommend this book for people who want an upto date text.

While I can appreciate the amount of work that went into this book, I must admit is very difficult to follow. The material itself is complex enough. However, the text forever will state something that talks about another disease process or physiological system discussed 20 chapters ahead (literally). I found myself using an excellent A&P book to get my A in this class at this point; nothing to do with this book. The diagrams of the brain etc. are amateurish. The book fails to explain terms: the index, honestly, is useless..most of what I look for is not even in there. Personally, I am disappointed in this book. yes..it has a ton of information for reference; for actual learning..I'd have looked elsewhere.