Pathophysiology of Disease: An Introduction to Clinical Medicine, Fifth Edition

by McPhee, Stephen J.

• ISBN13: 9780071441599
• ISBN10: 007144159X
• Edition: 5th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-11-04
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Medical

Summary

Review questions located throughout each chapter promote self-assessment and serve as an excellent review for USMLE Step 2 The two-color design showcases the abundant use of diagrams and tables More than 85,000 students in the US enrolled in medicine, physician assistant, and nurse practitioner programs need to learn pathophysiology

Author Biography

Stephen J. McPhee, MD - Professor of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco

Vishwanath R. Lingappa, MD - University of California, San Francisco

William F. Ganong, MD - University of California, San Francisco

Table of Contents

Authors	v
Preface	ix
Introduction	1	(1)
William F. Ganong
Genetic Disease	2	(30)
Gregory Barsh
Disorders of the Immune System	32	(27)
Jeffrey L. Kishiyama
Infectious Diseases	59	(30)
Karen C. Bloch
Neoplasia	89	(26)
Mark M. Moasser
Blood Disorders	115	(29)
J. Ben Davoren
Nervous System Disorders	144	(45)
Robert O. Messing
Diseases of the Skin	189	(29)
Timothy H. McCalmont
Pulmonary Disease	218	(41)
Thomas J. Prendergast
Stephen J. Ruoss
Cardiovascular Disorders: Heart Disease	259	(41)
Fred M. Kusumoto
Cardiovascular Disorders: Vascular Disease	300	(27)
William F. Ganong
Disorders of the Adrenal Medulla	327	(11)
Stephen J. McPhee
Gastrointestinal Disease	338	(51)
Nigel W. Bunnett
Vishwanath R. Lingappa
Liver Disease	389	(41)
Tung T. Nguyen
Vishwanath R. Lingappa
Disorders of the Exocrine Pancreas	430	(26)
Stephen J. McPhee
Renal Disease	456	(26)
Joachim H. Ix
Vishwanath R. Lingappa
Disorders of the Parathyroids & Calcium Metabolism	482	(31)
Dolores M. Shoback
Deborah E. Sellmeyer
Disorders of the Endocrine Pancreas	513	(30)
Janet L. Funk
Disorders of the Hypothalamus & Pituitary Gland	543	(24)
Tobias Else
Gary D. Hammer
Vishwanath R. Lingappa
Thyroid Disease	567	(22)
Douglas C. Bauer
Stephen J. McPhee
Disorders of the Adrenal Cortex	589	(35)
Stephen J. McPhee
Disorders of the Female Reproductive Tract	624	(28)
Karen J. Purcell
Vishwanath R. Lingappa
Robert N. Taylor
Disorders of the Male Reproductive Tract	652	(24)
Stephen J. McPhee
Inflammatory Rheumatic Diseases	676	(14)
Allan C. Gelber
Antony Rosen
Case Study Answers	690	(37)
Eva M. Aagaard
Jonathan D. Fuchs
Index	727