Applied Pathophysiology for Nurses and Healthcare Students at a Glance

Ian Peate is a Visiting Professor at Northumbria University, Visiting Professor Buckinghamshire New University and a Senior Clinical Fellow at the University of Hertfordshire. He is also the Editor-in-Chief of the British Journal of Nursing and the Consultant Editor of the Journal of Paramedic Practice and the International Journal for Advancing Practice. David Brent is Operational Lead at the Adult Critical Care Transfer Service Cymru, coordinating and delivering transfers for critically ill adults across Wales. Having started there as a Retrieval and Transfer Practitioner, he has previously worked in the Emergency Department and Intensive Care Unit at Ysbyty Glan Clwyd. His interests include retrieval medicine and the management of cardiogenic shock.

• Preface viiiAcknowledgements ixPart 1 Pathophysiology 11 Key Principles of Pathophysiology 22 Cell Injury, Adaptation and Death 43 Inflammation, Tissue Repair and Regeneration 84 Cancer 105 Genetics 12Part 2 Shock 156 Cardiogenic Shock 167 Anaphylactic Shock 188 Hypovolaemic Shock 209 Septicaemia 22Part 3 Immunity 2510 Human Immunodeficiency Virus 2611 Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma 2812 Infectious Mononucleosis 32Part 4 The Nervous System 3513 Meningitis 3614 Multiple Sclerosis 3815 Parkinson's Disease 4016 Stroke 42Part 5 The Blood 4517 Anaemia 4618 Venous Thromboembolism 4819 Leukaemia 5020 Thrombocytopenia 54Part 6 The Cardiovascular System 5721 Heart Failure 5822 Myocardial Infarction 6223 Peripheral Arterial Disease 6624 Angina 68Part 7 The Respiratory System 7125 Asthma 7226 Chronic Bronchitis 7427 Pulmonary Embolism 7828 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 80Part 8 The Gastrointestinal System 8329 Peritonitis 8430 Crohn's Disease 8831 Peptic Ulcer 9232 Ulcerative Colitis 9633 Bowel Cancer 100Part 9 The Hepatobiliary System 10334 Hepatitis 10435 Cholecystitis 10836 Pancreatitis 11237 Liver Cancer 114Part 10 The Urinary System 11738 Renal Failure 11839 Pyelonephritis 12240 Renal Calculi 12641 Bladder Cancer 128Part 11 The Male Reproductive System 13142 Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia 13243 Testicular Torsion 13644 Erectile Dysfunction 14045 Prostate Cancer 14446 Testicular Cancer 148Part 12 The Female Reproductive System 15147 Cancer of the Vulva 15248 Menorrhagia 15449 Breast Cancer 15650 Cervical Cancer 160Part 13 The Endocrine System 16351 Diabetes Mellitus 16452 Adrenal Insufficiency 16853 Cushing Syndrome 17254 Hyperthyroidism 174Part 14 The Musculoskeletal System 17755 Osteoarthritis 17856 Osteoporosis 18257 Osteomyelitis 18658 Gout 19059 Rheumatoid Arthritis 194Part 15 The Skin 19760 Atopic Dermatitis 19861 Psoriasis 20262 Acne Vulgaris 20663 Malignant Melanoma 210Part 16 Ear, Nose and Throat 21364 Otitis Media 21465 Meniere's Disease 21866 Pharyngitis 22267 Rhinosinusitis 22668 Epistaxis 230Part 17 Vision 23369 Cataracts 23470 Glaucoma 23871 Age-related Macular Degeneration 24272 Conjunctivitis 246Part 18 Death and Dying 24973 Principles of End-of-life Care 25074 Pain Relief 25275 Symptom Control 25476 Care After Death 256AppendicesAppendix 1 Prefixes and Suffixes 258Appendix 2 Glossary of Terms 265Further Reading 268Index 269