A good Pathophysiology textbook?

We use this one

Pathophysiology: The Biologic Basis for Disease in Adults And Children Fifth Edition (Hardcover)

by Kathryn L. McCance (Author), Sue E. Huether (Author)

I love it. It has everything I need albeit it is not what I call an " easy" read. It is thorough however.

I also use the Mcane Heuther text. I often supplement it with my

Textbook of Medical Physiology by Guyton and Hall. It helps clarify some of the concepts I am having trouble with.

we are currently using pathophysiology: clinical concepts of disease processes (sylvia a. price & lorraine m. wilson). i think its quite clear and a very useful tool. http://www.amazon.com/pathophysiology-clinical-concepts-disease-processes/dp/0323014550

I also really like (and refer to often) Pathophysiology: The Biologic Basis for Disease in Adults And Children Fifth Edition (Hardcover) by Kathryn L. McCance.

We're using The Nature of Disease: Pathology for the Health Professions by McConnell. It's short and sweet, which has both advantages and disadvantages. Our proferssor also recommends Pathophysiology Made Incredibly Easy.

We use Porth's Pathophysiology: Concepts of Altered Health States (7th ed). It's another thorough but difficult read. But I've used it a lot as a resource and it provides good explanations. Porth also has an "Essentials of Pathophysiology" book which I think is a slightly less verbose version of my book. That one might be a bit easier of a read.

Thanks for the responses :) I also use the McCance and Heuther book, which I agree is a difficult read and I just don't like it for use as a textbook, but I will keep it for reference. I am going to check out some of the others that were suggested here...never hurts to have more than one textbook to refer to, especially if it is an easier "more compact" version to refresh with.

Thanks again :)

I like the Nursing Made Incredibly Easy series of books. They aren't great for everybody but include many condensed versions of the hard to follow topics in the 10-lb school path book. Just my 2 cents

I'm taking Pathophys right now and I don't like our main text. However, our prof recommended a wonderful Patho handbook that is sooo easy to read. It really simplifies things and cuts out all the extraneous crap. I feel like I can just read through it like a story book. If you're interested, look for "Handbook of Pathophysiology", by Elizabeth J. Corwin

Wish I could help you out. We used "Understanding Pathophysiology" by Heuther and McCance......HORRIBLE!! Everyone in my class complained about it, even the teachers said it made the subject unnecessarily confusing!

I bought Pathophysiology made Incredible Easy as a supplement.

I second that Lehne book ROCKS, made me love pharm and helped me get an A- in the class.