McCance & Huether's Pathophysiology: The Biologic Basis for Disease in Adults and Children -- Julia Rogers, Hardcover

Learn the what, how, and why of pathophysiology! With easy-to-read, in-depth descriptions of disease, disease etiology, and disease processes, McCance and Huether's Pathophysiology: The Biologic Basis for Disease in Adults and Children, 9th Edition helps you understand the most important and most complex pathophysiology concepts. This updated text includes more than 1,300 full-color illustrations and photographs to make it easier to identify normal anatomy and physiology, as well as alterations of function. It's the most comprehensive and authoritative pathophysiology text available!

• Unparalleled coverage of pathophysiology content
makes this the most comprehensive and authoritative pathophysiology text on the market.
• Consistent presentation of diseases includes pathophysiology, clinical manifestations, and evaluation and treatment.
• Over 1,300 full-color illustrations and photographs depict the clinical manifestations of disease and disease processes ? more than in any other pathophysiology text.
• Algorithms and flowcharts of diseases and disorders make it easy for you to follow the sequential progression of disease processes.
• Lifespan content includes ten separate pediatric chapters and special sections with aging and pediatrics content.
• Coverage of rare diseases and epigenetics further explores genetic disease traits.
• Obesity and Nutritional Disorders chapter thoroughly covers these growing global concerns.
• Chapter summary reviews provide concise synopses of the main points of each chapter.
• More than 30 3D animations on the companion Evolve website bring difficult concepts to life for a new perspective on disease processes.

• NEW! More than 50 new or revised illustrations
visually reinforce pathophysiology concepts.
• NEW! Emerging Science boxes highlight the most current research and clinical developments.