Porth Pathophysiology: Concepts of Altered Health States (Book with DVD-ROM and Access Code)

The well respected textbook Pathophysiology: Concepts of Altered Health States has now been fully adapted to Canadian undergraduate nursing and health professions students. Like the original text, this Canadian edition includes a review of anatomy and physiology and treatment information for commonly occurring disease states. Pediatric, geriatric, and pregnancy deviations are integrated throughout and highlighted with icons for easy identification. Canadian content includes Canadian healthcare statistics regarding incidence; cultural variations, with a focus on native population and largest immigrant populations; Canadian research and researchers; Canadian healthcare; and commonly occurring disease concerns based on Canadian statistics.