Clinical Applications of Pathophysiology: Assessment, Diagnostic Reasoning and Management

Clinical Applications of Pathophysiology: Assessment, Diagnostic Reasoning, and
Management explains and illustrates how pathophysiologic concepts are used in
patient care. By understanding underlying pathophysiologic processes, the clinician
can better interpret clinical manifestations, choose evaluative studies, initiate
appropriate therapies, and anticipate potential complications.

Organized by body system, this book covers 27 of the most commonly encountered health problems seen in clinical practice. Each chapter provides a summary of the disease, including definition, epidemiology, pathophysiology, patient presentation (history, symptoms, and examination), differential diagnosis, keys to evaluation, and keys to management.

The application of pathophysiologic principles to the clinical setting is illustrated with representative case studies. Questions designed to promote continual critical thinking are integrated, relating to patient history, physical examination findings, lab and diagnostic studies, therapies, and follow-up care.

Concise, bulleted presentation in lecture note format is designed for rapid review of the essential clinically applicable facts

Consistent presentation of each disease facilitates ease of use and quick reference

Case studies with questions in a fill-in-the-blank format are included for every disease to promote continual critical thinking based on the available data

Pathophysiology Clinical Link charts emphasizes the connections between disease processes and disease treatment and management

Up-to-date bibliographies provide reading lists of the most important and current research published on each disease

Perforated pages allow students to fill out the answer spaces in the case studies and turn them in to their instructors for evaluation

· Unit XI, The Immunologic System, which includes new chapters on allergy (26) and HIV disease (27), reviews important principles of immunology and immunologic disease management
· Flowcharts have been added for several diseases including asthma, arthritis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and meningitis to reinforce and clarify pathophysiologic processes
· Suggested answers with rationales to the case study questions will be available on the HHS Web site to instructors who adopt the book, allowing instructors to use the book as course assignments

Valentina L. Brashers is a Professor of Nursing and Woodard Clinical Scholar, Attending Physician in Internal Medicine, Director, Center for ASPIRE University of Virginia, USA