An Introduction to Human Disease: Pathology and Pathophysiology Correlations

by Crowley, Leonard V.

• ISBN13: 9780763707279
• ISBN10: 0763707279
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2004-03-01
• Publisher: JONES & BARTLETT PUBLISHERS

Summary

Univ. of Minnesota, Minneapolis. Textbook, for students in allied health and nursing fields, takes a systems approach to presenting human disease. Covers general concepts and diseases that affect the body as a whole, and details disorders typically affecting specific organ systems. Includes updated and expanded material, and new concepts. Previous edition: c2001. DNLM: Disease.

Author Biography

Leonard V. Crowley, M.D.: Clinical Assistant Professor Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis; Professor, Biology Department, Century College

Table of Contents

General Concepts of Disease: Principles of Diagnosis	p. 3
Cells and Tissues: Their Structure and Function in Health and Disease	p. 23
Chromosomes, Genes, and Cell Division	p. 47
Inflammation and Repair	p. 69
Immunity, Hypersensitivity, Allergy, and Autoimmune Diseases	p. 81
Pathogenic Microorganisms	p. 105
Animal Parasites	p. 137
Communicable Diseases	p. 151
Congenital and Hereditary Diseases	p. 177
Neoplastic Disease	p. 207
Abnormalities of Blood Coagulation	p. 251
Circulatory Disturbances	p. 267
The Cardiovascular System	p. 285
The Hematopoietic and Lymphatic Systems	p. 349
The Respiratory System	p. 377
The Breast	p. 413
The Female Reproductive System	p. 435
Prenatal Development and Diseases Associated with Pregnancy	p. 461
The Urinary System	p. 501
The Male Reproductive System	p. 541
The Liver and the Biliary System	p. 553
The Pancreas and Diabetes Mellitus	p. 591
The Gastrointestinal Tract	p. 611
Water, Electrolyte, and Acid-Base Balance	p. 643
The Endocrine Glands	p. 659
The Nervous System	p. 693
The Musculoskeletal System	p. 733
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