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Study Guide for Gould's Pathophysiology for the Health Professions - E-Book

Study Guide for Gould's Pathophysiology for the Health Professions - E-Book

Karin C. VanMeter | Robert J Hubert

(2016)

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Abstract

Master the content from your textbook with this helpful study tool! Corresponding to the chapters in Gould's Pathophysiology for the Health Professions, 5th Edition, by Karin VanMeter and Robert Hubert, this study guide helps you understand and apply the material with practical exercises, activities, and review questions.

  • Learning activities provide a variety of ways to assess your knowledge or identify areas for further study, including labeling exercises, matching exercises on important terminology, application questions that apply to more complex situations, crossword puzzles, and compare/contrast completion charts.
  • The answer key for all of the activities is provided at the end of the study guide.
  • Use of the text’s authorial team, Karin VanMeter and Robert Hubert, ensures that content in the study guide is cohesive and consistent with text content.
  • NEW! Labeling activities challenge you to identify or match a definition or concept with a familiar illustration from the text.
  • UPDATED chapters reflect the text’s logical, systematic approach.

Table of Contents

Section Title Page Action Price
Front Cover Cover
Study Guide for Gould's Pathophysiology for the Health Professions Fifth Edition i
Copyright Page ii
Table of Contents iii
1 Introduction to Pathophysiology 1
2 Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid-Base Imbalances 5
EDEMA 5
DEHYDRATION 6
ELECTROLYTE IMBALANCES 6
ACID-BASE IMBALANCES 7
3 Introduction to Basic Pharmacology and Other Common Therapies 9
4 Pain 13
5 Inflammation and Healing 15
6 Infection 19
BACTERIA 19
VIRUSES 21
FUNGI 21
OTHER MICROORGANISMS 21
CONSOLIDATION OF MICROBIOLOGY 22
CONTROL OF TRANSMISSION AND INFECTION 23
7 Immunity 25
HYPERSENSITIVITY 29
AUTOIMMUNITY 30
IMMUNODEFICIENCY 30
HIV AND AIDS 31
8 Skin Disorders 33
CONSOLIDATION 36
9 Musculoskeletal Disorders 37
FRACTURES 37
BONE DISEASE 39
MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY 40
FIBROMYALGIA 41
ARTHRITIS 41
CONSOLIDATION 42
10 Blood and Circulatory System Disorders 43
ERYTHROCYTES 43
BLOOD CLOTTING 45
LEUKOCYTES 46
CONSOLIDATION 48
11 Lymphatic System Disorders 49
LYMPHATIC SYSTEM STRUCTURES 49
12 Cardiovascular System Disorders 51
ATHEROSCLEROSIS 51
HEART 52
ANGINA PECTORIS (AP) 52
MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION 54
ARRHYTHMIAS 55
HEART FAILURE 57
CONGENITAL HEART DEFECTS 59
RHEUMATIC FEVER, RHEUMATIC HEART DISEASE, AND INFECTIVE ENDOCARDITIS 61
HYPERTENSION 64
ANITHYPERTENSIVE MEDICATIONS 64
PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASE (PVD) 65
SHOCK 65
CONSOLIDATION 66
13 Respiratory System Disorders 69
TUBERCULOSIS 72
CYSTIC FIBROSIS 73
LUNG CANCER 74
ASPIRATION 74
ASTHMA 74
CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE (COPD) 75
PULMONARY EDEMA 77
PULMONARY EMBOLUS 77
EXPANSION DISORDERS 78
CONSOLIDATION 79
14 Nervous System Disorders 81
ACUTE DISORDERS 81
Tumors 83
TIAs and CVAs 83
Aneurysms 85
Infections 85
Injuries 86
CHRONIC DISORDERS 87
Hydrocephalus 87
Spina Bifida 88
Cerebral Palsy 88
Seizure Disorders 89
Multiple Sclerosis (MS) 90
Parkinson’s Disease 91
ALS, Myasthenia Gravis, and Huntington’s Disease 91
Dementia 92
Mental Illness 92
Panic Disorder 92
Herniated Disk 92
Consolidation 92
15 Disorders of the Eye, Ear and Other Sensory Organs 95
EYE 95
EAR 97
16 Endocrine System Disorders 99
DIABETES MELLITUS 100
PARATHYROID DISORDERS 104
ACROMEGALY 104
ANTIDIURETIC HORMONE 104
THYROID DISORDERS 104
ADRENAL DISORDERS 106
CONSOLIDATION 107
17 Digestive System Disorders 109
ULCERS 112
CANCER 113
GALLBLADDER DISEASE 113
LIVER DISEASE 113
PANCREATITIS 115
INTESTINAL DISORDERS 116
CONSOLIDATION 118
18 Urinary System Disorders 119
RENAL FAILURE 122
19 Reproductive System Disorders 125
MALES 125
FEMALE 127
ENDOMETRIOSIS 128
VAGINAL CANDIDIASIS 129
PELVIC INFLAMMATORY DISEASE (PID) 129
BREAST CANCER 129
CERVICAL CANCER 129
ENDOMETRIAL CANCER 130
SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES (STDs) 130
20 Neoplasms and Cancer 131
21 Congenital and Genetic Disorders 137
22 Complications of Pregnancy 145
23 Complications of Adolescence 147
24 Complications of Aging 149
25 Immobility and Associated Problems 151
26 Stress and Associated Problems 153
27 Substance Abuse and Associated Problems 155
28 Environmental Hazards and Associated Problems 157
Answer Key 159