Study Guide for Understanding Pathophysiology - Elsevier eBook on VitalSource, 8th Edition
by Sue E. Huether, MS, PhD, Kathryn L. McCance, MS, PhD, Valentina L. Brashers, MD, FACP, FNAP and Linda Felver, PhD, RN
Elsevier eBook on VitalSource
ISBN:
9780323936972
Copyright:
2026
Publication Date:
02-07-2025
Page Count:
275
Imprint:
Elsevier
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Reinforce your understanding of pathophysiology concepts and processes! Corresponding to the chapters in Huether’s Understanding Pathophysiology, Eighth Edition, this study guide provides a wide variety of questions and activities to help you review and master pathophysiologic content. This practical workbook begins with exercises on normal anatomy and physiology, then follows with exercises relating to body systems and disease. Case studies and practice exams help you prepare for tests and develop the clinical thinking skills needed to succeed in clinical practice.
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- NEW! Updated content reflects the updates to the Understanding Pathophysiology, 8th Edition textbook
- More than 30 case scenarios provide real-world examples of how pathophysiology is used in the clinical setting, with short-answer style questions for practice with clinical judgment
- More than 2,500 activities and questions are provided in a variety of formats including Match the Definition, Choose the Correct Words, Order the Steps, Categorize the Items, and Describe the Differences, all helping you apply pathophysiology concepts to practice
- Nearly 80 images from the textbook are used in Explain the Pictures and Draw Your Answers questions to encourage visual learning
- Teach People about Pathophysiology helps you answer questions that might be posed by patients
- Answer key allows you to check answers and evaluate your progress
- Corresponding chapters make it easy to go back and forth between the workbook and the textbook
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Unit 1: The Cell
1. Cellular Biology
2. Genes and Genetic Diseases
3. Epigenetics and Disease
4. Altered Cellular and Tissue Biology
5. Fluids and Electrolytes, Acids and Bases
Unit 2: Mechanisms of Self-Defense
6. Innate Immunity: Inflammation and Wound
Healing
7. Adaptive Immunity
8. Alterations in Immunity
9. Infection
10. Stress and Disease
Unit 3: Cellular Proliferation: Cancer
11. Cancer Biology
12. Cancer Epidemiology
13. Cancer in Children and Adolescents
Unit 4: The Neurologic System
14. Structure and Function of the Neurologic System
15. Pain, Temperature, Sleep, and Sensory Function
16. Alterations in Cognitive Systems, Cerebral
Hemodynamics, and Motor Function
17. Alterations of the Brain, Spinal Cord, and Peripheral
Nerves
18. Alterations of Neurologic Function in Children
Unit 5: The Endocrine System
19. Mechanisms of Hormonal Regulation
20. Alterations of Hormonal Regulation
21. Obesity, Starvation, and Anorexia of Aging
Unit 6: The Hematologic System
22. Structure and Function of the Hematologic
System
23. Alterations of Hematologic Function
24. Alterations of Hematologic Function
in Children
Unit 7: The Cardiovascular and Lymphatic Systems
25. Structure and Function of the Cardiovascular and
Lymphatic Systems
26. Alterations of Cardiovascular Function
27. Alterations of Cardiovascular Function in Children
Unit 8: The Pulmonary System
28. Structure and Function of the Pulmonary System
29. Alterations of Pulmonary Function
30. Alterations of Pulmonary Function in Children
Unit 9: The Renal and Urologic Systems
31. Structure and Function of the Renal and Urologic
Systems
32. Alterations of Renal and Urinary Tract Function
33. Alterations of Renal and Urinary Tract Function in
Children
Unit 10: The Reproductive Systems
34. Structure and Function of the Reproductive
Systems
35. Alterations of the Female Reproductive System
36. Alterations of the Male Reproductive System
Unit 11: The Digestive System
37. Structure and Function of the Digestive System
38. Alterations of Digestive Function
39. Alterations of Digestive Function in Children
Unit 12: The Musculoskeletal and Integumentary
Systems
40. Structure and Function of the Musculoskeletal
System
41. Alterations of Musculoskeletal Function
42. Alterations of Musculoskeletal Function in
Children
43. Structure, Function, and Disorders of the
Integument
44. Alterations of the Integument in Children
Answer Key
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Sue E. Huether, MS, PhD, Professor Emerita, College of Nursing, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, Kathryn L. McCance, MS, PhD, Professor Emerita, College of Nursing, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, Valentina L. Brashers, MD, FACP, FNAP, Professor Emerita, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia and Linda Felver, PhD, RN, Associate Professor, School of Nursing, Oregon Health and Science University Portland, Oregon, USA