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Porth’sPathophysiology:ConceptsofAlteredHealthStates, NinthEdition, International Edition SheilaGrossman 978-1-4511-4599-1 •October2013 •Hardbound •8.375” x10.875” • 1280pp. •637 Illus. •88Tables 978-1-4511-4600-4 •NorthAmericanEdition:Available inUS,Canada,Australia,NewZealand, PuertoRicoandUSVirgin Islandsonly

Succeed in your pathophysiology text with this 9th edition of Porth’s Pathophysiology:ConceptsofAlteredHealthStates .Captivatingand easy-tounderstand, thisprovenbookprovidescomprehensive, nursing- focused coverage designed to help you grasp both the physical and psychological aspectsof alteredhealth. Features • NEW!Advanced3Dnarratedanimations address themost clinically relevant anddifficult tounderstanddisorders (one for each system) and the twomost essential systemsdisorders. • NEW! Fourteenengaging, unit-opening case studies put a real face onpathophysiologyand focuson relating the clinical presentation to theunderlyingpathophysiology. • NEW! The revampedartprogram featuresover 600 illustrations that areeither new, or havebeenextensivelymodifiedandnew clinicalmanifestationfigures for selecteddisorders. • NEW! Chapter-ending reviewexercises reinforce student’s understandingof chapter content. • NEW! Student-friendlypresentation includes concepts that buildononeanother,wordsdefinedas content is presented, and concepts fromphysiology, biochemistry, physics, andother sciences reviewedalong theway. • NEW! “Chunked” content encourages students topauseand review salient points using theeasily-identified section-opening Objectives and section-endingSummaries. • NEW! KeyConceptsBoxes help readers retainandutilize text informationbyprovidingamechanism to incorporate text information intoa larger conceptual unit, asopposed tomemorizing a stringof relatedandunrelated facts. • NEW! Helpful listsof common suffixes andprefixes, normal laboratoryvalues inboth conventional andSI units, anda comprehensiveglossaryareprovided for quick reference. • Prepareyour students for clinical practicewith theunparalleled coverageof diseaseprocesses thatmake this text themost comprehensivepathophysiology text available. • Increaseyour students’ understandingof key conceptswith the updatedand revised full-color art program that illustrates the clinicalmanifestationsof diseases anddiseaseprocesses. • Helpyour studentfind the information theyneed fastwith thebook’s consistent presentationof eachdiseasewith pathophysiology, clinicalmanifestations, andevaluationand treatment.

Pathophysiology

Table of Contents Unit1: ConceptsofHealthand Disease Unit2: Cell FunctionandGrowth Unit3: Disordersof Integrative Function Unit4: Infection, Inflammation, and Immunity Unit5: DisordersofNeural Functions Unit6: DisordersofSpecial Sensory function Unit7: Disordersof the Hematopoietics system Unit8: DisordersofCardiovascular Function Unit9: Disordersof Respiratory Function Unit10: Disordersof Renal Function andFluids&Electrolytes Unit11: DisordersofGastrointestinal Function Unit12: Disordersof Endocrine Function Unit13: DisordersofGenitourinary andReproductiveFunction

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StudyGuide forPorth’sPathophysiology: ConceptsofAlteredHealthStates,NinthEdition SheilaGrossman 978-1-4511-8272-9 •September2013 •Softbound •8.375”x10.875” •416pp.