Advanced Physiology and Pathophysiology for Healthcare Providers
This advanced physiology and pathophysiology textbook is specifically designed for future healthcare providers, including nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and other advanced healthcare professionals. It addresses the unique learning needs of those who will diagnose, manage, and prescribe treatments for patients across the lifespan.
Focusing on practical applications of physiology, this text facilitates a deep understanding of important pathophysiological concepts as they relate to major disorders commonly encountered in clinical practice. It includes comprehensive considerations for both pediatric and geriatric populations, providing crucial knowledge that forms the foundation for informed and confident clinical decision-making.
The author team comprises experienced clinicians and educators, including nurses, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, doctors of pharmacy, physicians, and basic scientists. This collaboration has created a resource that thoroughly details and richly illustrates the cellular structure and function of each organ system, along with the mechanisms of associated major clinical disorders.
This text is unique in its approach, interweaving aspects of organ function during healthy states with disease-associated changes. It emphasizes and extends the basic science foundation…
Authors:
Nancy C. Tkacs PhD RN (Editor)
Edition:
First Edition
Publication Date:
March 31, 2020
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