Human Diseases (8th Edition)

Human Diseases (8th Edition)

<b>Today's most accessible, accurate, current, and engaging introduction to basic pathophysiology<br /> </b> <b> <i>Human Diseases: A Systemic Approach, Eighth Edition </i> </b>is today's most comprehensive visual survey of the common diseases affecting each body system. This edition has been extensively updated and reorganized to present the field's latest knowledge more efficiently and intuitively than ever. Organized by organ system, it contains completely rewritten chapters on cancer, the nervous system, mental illness and cognitive disorders, the urinary system, the respiratory system, heredity, the endocrine system, cardiovascular system, and blood; as well as an entirely new chapter on the eye and ear (special senses). Its superior pedagogy has been enhanced with stronger foundational coverage of disease mechanisms, new Healthy Aging and Promote Your Health features, and extensive new artwork.