ISBN:
9780323340137
Copyright:
2016
Publication Date:
10-01-2015
Page Count:
976
Imprint:
Saunders
List Price:
$83.99
Essentials of Human Diseases and Conditions - Elsevier eBook on VitalSource, 6th Edition
by Margaret Schell Frazier, RN, CMA, BS and Jeanette Drzymkowski, RN, BS
Elsevier eBook on VitalSource
ISBN:
9780323340137
Copyright:
2016
Publication Date:
10-01-2015
Page Count:
976
Imprint:
Saunders
List Price:
$83.99
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Help your students better understand disease and disease process as it relates to profession practice with Essentials of Human Diseases and Conditions, 6th Edition. Perfectly tailored to the needs to today’s medical assisting students, this unique text uses simple language and an abundance of learning features as it walks students through the disease pathology of over 500 common patient conditions. This new sixth edition also features new diseases and conditions, new illustrations, ICD-10-CM codes for every condition, and new critical thinking questions to keep students up-to-date on the latest pathology topics while helping them apply concepts from the text to clinical practice.
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- NEW! Additional diseases and conditions have been added throughout the text to keep students up to date on the types of diseases and conditions they will encounter on the job.
- NEW! Critical thinking questions provide additional opportunities for students to critically apply the concepts covered in the text.
- Tenth grade reading level utilizes very approachable language to make the text content easy to digest for today’s students.
- Enrichment boxes relate disease information to everyday practice.
- ICD-10-CM codes for each disease give students ample practice looking up codes in ICD-10-CM.
- Current information on the most commonly encountered clinical disorders is presented in small segments for easier understanding.
- Full-color illustrations clarify difficult concepts.
- Consistent format for all diseases entries walks students through each step of patient care and treatment, including:
- Description
- Symptoms and Signs
- Patient Screening
- Etiology
- Diagnosis
- Treatment
- Prognosis
- Prevention
- Patient Teaching
- Pharmacology appendix details drug names, therapeutic objectives, side effects, and general comments for commonly prescribed drugs.
- Alerts highlight safety precautions for physician-based practice.
- Review Challenges reinforce content and reveal areas requiring additional study.
- Real-life Challenges test students' ability to apply chapter content to real-world cases.
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- NEW! Additional diseases and conditions have been added throughout the text to keep readers up to date on the types of diseases and conditions they will encounter on the job.
- NEW! Critical thinking questions provide additional opportunities for readers to critically apply the concepts covered in the text.
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1. Mechanisms of Disease, Diagnosis, and Treatment
2. Developmental, Congenital, and Childhood Diseases and Disorders
3. Immunologic Diseases and Conditions
4. Diseases and Conditions of the Endocrine System
5. Diseases and Disorders of the Eye and Ear
6. Diseases and Conditions of the Integumentary System
7. Diseases and Conditions of the Musculoskeletal System
8. Diseases and Conditions of the Digestive System
9. Diseases and Conditions of the Respiratory System
10. Diseases and Conditions of the Circulatory System
11. Diseases and Conditions of the Urinary System
12. Diseases and Conditions of the Reproductive System
13. Neurologic Diseases and Conditions
14. Mental Disorders
15. Disorders and Conditions Resulting from Trauma
Appendix I: Common Laboratory and Diagnostic Tests
Appendix II: Pharmacology
Glossary
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