Pathophysiology

An Essential Text for the Allied Health Professions

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Delva Shamley

Brand: Butterworth-Heinemann

ISBN: 9780750652346

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This book addresses key topics essential to pathophysiology, written especially for physical therapists, occupational therapists, and other rehabilitation professionals. Each chapter provides fundamental descriptions of diseases followed by current knowledge on the cellular and molecular mechanisms responsible for disease processes. Coverage focuses on the knowledge and skills required for successful patient care in the clinical environment, with specific chapters on muscle, nerve, and the pathophysiological effects of movement, immobility, and aging.

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Brand Butterworth-Heinemann

Reference 35056

EAN13 9780750652346

ISBN 9780750652346

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Publication date: 2005
Issue number: 1
Cover: paperback
Pages count: 452
Dimensions (mm): 276 x 219
Weight (g): 1330

Section 1: An Introduction to Disease ProcessesChapter 1: Inflammation, Wounds and Wound HealingChapter 2: The Immune SystemChapter 3Part 1: Malignant Neoplasms Part 2: Radiation Injury to Normal TissuesChapter 4: EndocrinologySection 2: Altered Mobility and ImmobilityChapter 5: Muscle and Connective Tissue - Key Concepts for RehabilitationChapter 6: Muscle DisordersChapter 7: Bone and Joint DisordersChapter 8: Movement and ImmobilityChapter 9: Altered Exercise TolerancePart 1: Cardiovascular RehabilitationPart 2: Pulmonary RehabilitationSection 3: PregnancyChapter 10: Physiology of PregnancySection 4: Disorders of the SystemsChapter 11: The Nervous SystemPart 1: The Pathophysiology of PainPart 2: The Central Nervous SystemPart 3: The Peripheral Nervous SystemPart 4: Nervous System Reorganization Following InjuryChapter 12: The Circulatory System Part 1: Cardiovascular DisordersPart 2: Blood and Haemodynamic DisordersChapter 13: The Respiratory SystemChapter 14: The Urinary SystemPart 1: The Renal System Part 2: The Overactive BladderSection 5: PharmacologyChapter 15: Normal Drug ActionChapter 16: Substance AbusePart 1: Drug Toxicity and OverdosePart 2: Drug Abuse and Dependence