Be careful what you buy. Some texts are simplistic and some are very detailed and difficult. I really don't know where the one above lies, but I have another text by the same authors that I know is a very complicated text: Pathophysiology: The Biologic Basis for Disease in Adults and Children, 3rd edition, by Kathryn L. McCance and Sue E. Huether. Unlike the text above which has only 1248 pages, this text has 1630 pages and goes into a lot of detail about the phsysiology of diseases. Nothing is listed out. It is all pretty much straight out text.
If you are looking for something that is more of a reference and gives you basic pathophysiology along with causes, a lists of signs and symptoms, complications, how the condition is diagnosed, it's medical treatment, nursing considerations and some interventions then check out Pathophysiology: A 2-in-1 Reference for Nurses. There are 3 other books in this 2-in-1 series: Assessment, Signs & Symptoms and Pharmacology.
For online pathophysiology information for professionals, use Family Practice Notebook and eMedicine (which is now owned by WebMD).
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