Human Diseases - Softcover

Neighbors, Marianne; Tannehill-Jones, Ruth

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1285065921 ISBN 13: 9781285065922

Publisher: Cengage Learning, 2014

Synopsis

Now it its fourth edition, HUMAN DISEASES has been updated and expanded to include the cutting-edge topics and features you need for success in health care today! This best-selling pathophysiology book first delivers basic anatomy and physiology in a reader-friendly manner, then explores the diseases and disorders health care professionals see and treat most. Intuitively organized, chapters present each disease's description, etiology, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention. Readings also incorporate contemporary issues in health care, including the impending ICD-10 switchover, pharmacology concerns, herbal and non-traditional remedies, new research findings, and current statistics. Designed to simplify pathology, HUMAN DISEASES, 4th Edition lightens heavy concepts with thought-provoking vignettes and cases, highlighted features, colorful photography and illustrations, and more.

About this title

About the Author:

Dr. Marianne Neighbors is Professor Emeritus at the University of Arkansas, Eleanor Mann School of Nursing in Fayetteville.

Ruth Tannehill-Jones retired after 28 years in staff nursing, nursing education, and hospital administration. She served most recently as Vice President, Patient Care Services for Mercy Health System, NWA, St. Mary's Hospital.

Review:

"Overall, I like this book. It has qualities that I have been looking for such as: inclusion of medical terminology explanations, pharmacology, and complementary therapies." - Deborah Cipale RN, MSN, Des Moines Area Community College

About this edition

• Publisher: Cengage Learning
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1285065921
• ISBN 13: 9781285065922
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 4
• Number of pages: 592