Understanding Pathophysiology [Paperback]

Sue E. Huether (Author), Kathryn L. McCance (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0323007910 | ISBN-13: 978-0323007917 | Publication Date: May 15, 2000 | Edition: 2nd

Thoroughly revised and updated, UNDERSTANDING PATHOPHYSIOLOGY provides the basic concepts of pathophysiology and the most current understanding of human disease in an easy-to-read, consistent format. It explains clearly why changes in cells and organs occur and how these changes are related to the clinical manifestations of disease. Enhancements include highlighted information on health alerts, risk factors, laboratory tests, treatments, a beautiful new full-color design throughout, and a FREE CD Companion inside each text.@:

(Includes FREE CD-ROM and MERLIN website at:www.harcourthealth.com/MERLIN/Huether/)

Product Details

• Paperback: 1195 pages
• Publisher: Mosby; 2nd edition (May 15, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0323007910
• ISBN-13: 978-0323007917
• Product Dimensions: 11.3 x 8.9 x 2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 1.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #600,464 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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49 of 58 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Analyze this, February 21, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: Understanding Pathophysiology (Paperback)

Rather than giving my opinion on this book, I would like to quote a typical paragraph. If you like it, you will probably like the book, but if you don't, you probably won't:

"An altered level of arousal (awareness) with acute onset may be caused by various factors (i.e. structural arousal alteration, metabolic arousal alteration, psychogenic arousal alteration). Structural causes are divided according to whether the original location of the pathologic condition is above or below the tentorial plate. Pathologic processes include infectious, vascular, neoplastic, traumatic, congenital (developmental), degenerative, polygenic, and metabolic causes. Metabolic causes are further divided into hypoxia, electrolyte disturbances, hypoglycemia, drugs, and toxins (both endogenous and exogenous). All the systemic diseases that eventually produce nervous system dysfunction are part of this metabolic category. Alterations in arousal range from slight drowsiness to coma" (page 356).

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Review by nursing student, December 8, 2001

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Melissa (Chattanooga, TN United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Understanding Pathophysiology (Paperback)

This book was required reading by one of my current classes. Huether's and McCance's book is as entertaining and painful as a root canal. The book is bad about jumping from topic to topic (referring you to other chapters for more information), and tries to make the most basic information worthy of a Nobel Prize in difficulty reading and sheer dullness. The graphics presented "for ease and understanding" are so detailed and difficult it becomes almost funny to the late night student reader. The language is obscure and written for the PhD with alot of time on his/her hands to ponder the joys of patho, and not a nursing student. The book does offer an occasional clinical photo to help you with your frequent bouts of narcolepsy. Great gift idea for those you really hate.

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Review by nursing student, December 8, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Understanding Pathophysiology (Paperback)

This book was required reading by one of my current classes. Huether's and McCance's book is as entertaining and painful as a root canal. The book is bad about jumping from topic to topic (referring you to other chapters for more information), and tries to make the most basic information worthy of a Nobel Prize in difficulty reading and sheer dullness. The graphics presented "for ease and understanding" are so detailed and difficult it becomes almost funny to the late night student reader. The language is obscure and written for the PhD with alot of time on his/her hands to ponder the joys of patho, and not a nursing student. The book does offer an occasional clinical photo to help you with your frequent bouts of narcolepsy. Great gift idea for those you really hate.