Paramedics! Test yourself in Pathophysiology

by Katherine Rogers, William Scott, Stuart Warner, Bob Willis

Overview

This new text is aimed at allied health professionals, nurses and students, helping them to make the links between health promotion theory and practice.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780335244515
Publisher:	McGraw-Hill Professional Publishing
Publication date:	10/01/2011
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	200
Product dimensions:	5.20(w) x 8.40(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

Dr. Katherine Rogers and Dr. William Scott are both Lecturers in Applied Health Sciences with the School of Nursing and Midwifery at Queen's University Belfast, UK. They are the Editors of the "Nurses! Test Yourself series."

Stuart Warner works as the Higher Education Lead for the South Central Ambulance Service, as well as Associate Senior Lecturer for the University of Portsmouth, UK.

Bob Willis is Principal Lecturer in Paramedic Science at the University of Northampton, UK.

Table of Contents

Using this book vii

List of abbreviations ix

Directional terms xi

Common prefixes, suffixes and roots xiii

1 Introduction to pathophysiology 1

2 Inflammation, infection and immunity 17

3 The integumentary system 33

4 The musculoskeletal system 53

5 The nervous system and special senses 71

6 The endocrine system 91

7 The cardiovascular system 103

8 The respiratory system 125

9 The digestive system 141

10 The urinary system 155

11 The male and female reproductive systems 169

Glossary 179