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  Applied Pathophysiology: A Conceptual Approach to the Mechanisms of Diseases

  Carie Braun and Cindy Miller Anderson

  Publishers Note: Emphasizing application of knowledge, active learning strategies, critical thinking, and evidence-based practice, this updated 3rd Edition of Applied Pathophysiology: A Conceptual Approach to the Mechanisms of Disease explores pathophysiology through the lens of body function concepts and what happens when function is altered through injury or disease. This novel approach helps students understand that diseases are rarely confined to one body system and challenges them to apply what they’ve learned to a range of diseases, rather than trying to memorize facts about specific conditions. In the process, they learn to think about pathophysiology in the same way practitioners do in a clinical setting—by working from symptoms to the cause, rather than the other way around. The 3rd Edition features much that is new including a new chapter on mental illnesses, new case studies in every chapter, and a wide range of new clinically-focused features.

  • Updated Clinical models provide real-world examples of how pathophysiological concepts manifest themselves in the human body to help prepare students for practice.
  • New Just-in-time review sections refer students to online student resources and remediation to refresh their understanding of prerequisite A&P and Microbiology material.
  • New chapter-ending Case Studies (2-4 in every chapter) and related questions help students build critical thinking skills as they apply chapter material to real-world clinical scenarios.
  • New! Pathology Up Close features provide more detailed coverage of the cellular and tissue changes that accompany disease.
  • New! Clinical Practice features show students how they will apply what they are learning in real-world practice.
  • A new Chapter 11 on altered mood, attention, and behavior disorders prepares students for the mental illnesses they will encounter in practice.
  • Concept maps visually illustrate important interrelationships of key concepts, making it easy for students to visualize how things fit together.
  • End-of-chapter learning tools include summaries, practice exam questions, and links to general web resources and chapter references.
  • From the Lab boxes help students understand common laboratory procedures and results.
  • Stop and Consider prompts challenge students to think beyond the information presented in the textbook.
  • Discussion and Application sections in every chapter help students gauge their understanding of what they’ve studied.
  • New! Links to online student resources are called out as appropriate to provide additional practice and review.
  • Full-color figures and illustrations throughout the book clarify important concepts.
  An integrative case study at the end of the book helps students apply the complex pathophysiologic concepts they’ve learned to a common condition—diabetes mellitus.

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  NCLEX-RN Alternate-Format Q&A

  Kathleen A. Ohman

  Be prepared for the alternate-item format questions in the new, 2010 NCLEX-RN® Test Plan.

  This portable guide by Kathleen A. Ohman, author of the best-selling Davis’s Q&A for the NCLEX-RN® Examination, offers the practice you need to sit for the exam with confidence.

  You’ll find more than 450 alternate-item format questions—including the new audio, graphic, and video questions that are featured on the exam.

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  Pathophysiology: A Clinical Approach

  Carie Braun and Cindy Miller Anderson

  "This pathophysiology text offers a unique conceptual approach that facilitates learning by viewing pathophysiology as health care professionals do. Where a traditional systems-based approach impractically isolates diseases to a single body system, this approach recognizes how disease affects multiple systems. Additionally, rather than learning only about a limited number of diseases, aiming for rote memorization of the key factors in those diseases, the conceptual approach details the mechanisms of disease. By explaining the core concepts of altered human function, students can apply a deeper understanding to a host of diseases, rather than trying to memorize facts about specific conditions. Because students learn through application they learn to think about pathophysiology the way they will need to in a clinical setting, by working from symptoms to the cause, rather than the other way around. Each chapter discusses clinical models, enhancing the real-world application of the material"--Provided by publisher.

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  Study Guide for Pathophysiology: A Clinical Approach

  Carie Braun, Cindy Miller Anderson, and Julie Strelow

  Offers a variety of exercises that make it easy for students to understand essential information and build their critical-thinking skills.

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  Davis's Q&A for the NCLEX-RN Examination

  Kathleen A. Ohman

  A complete roadmap to NCLEX-RN^® success! Three distinct sections in the book plus a bonus CD-ROM show you the way.

  Step 1 is an orientation and review of test-taking strategies with guidance for international and repeat test-takers.

  Step 2 consists of 60 practice tests over six chapters, all with NCLEX descriptors. Each chapter corresponds to one of the exam’s major subject areas: fundamentals, medical-surgical, ob/newborn, pediatric, mental health, and gerontological nursing. Each chapter also features specialized, stand-alone tests for pharmacology, management of care, and cultural diversity.

  Step 3 is two comprehensive exams that test mastery of all subject areas covered in the book and on the NCLEX-RN.

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  Pathophysiology: Functional Alterations in Human Health (Edition 1)

  Carie Braun and Cindy Miller Anderson

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  Study Guide to Accompany Pathophysiology: Functional Alterations in Human Health

  Carie Braun and Cindy Miller Anderson