Designed to provide students with essential concepts of disease processes and altered health states, this text
is ideal for both discrete and integrated pathophysiology courses. The Second Edition has over 200 new and revised
illustrations and incorporates a new feature "Understanding", which uses large pieces of art to outline
key processes using a step-by-step approach. The text continues to include such favorite features as key concept
boxes, color-coded summaries, and icons to delineate special considerations for children, the elderly, and pregnant
women.