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Essentials of Human Disease

Author(s): Leonard Crowley, MD, late of Century College, University of Minnesota Medical Center-Fairview
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  • ISBN-13: 9780763765903
  • Paperback    554 pages      © 2011
Price: International Sales $95.95 US List
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5 Stars! Doody's Review Service (Perfect Score of 100)
"...jam-packed with concise and well-written information."

Essentials of Human Disease is a consolidated and modified version of the very successful Introduction to Human Disease, now in its Eighth Edition. This book is designed for students who have limited time to master basic disease concepts. It covers the essential structural and functional characteristics of common and important diseases, as well as the principles of diagnosis and treatment.

The book is organized into two main sections. The first section deals with general concepts and with diseases affecting the body as a whole. The second section considers the various organ systems and their diseases. Each chapter begins with learning objectives, followed by a brief review of the anatomy and physiology of the organ system discussed, then a systematic survey of the pathology, pathophysiology, clinical manifestations, and principles of treatment of the diseases covered.

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  • Full-color photographs are all originals and were taken by the author
  • Definitions of key terms are included in the margin of the page where the term appears, as well as in the glossary at the end of the book
  • Tables are used to reinforce and summarize material in the text, such as essential features of bacterial, fungus, and parasitic diseases, characteristics of the various types of congenital heart disease, and principles of diagnosis and treatment of heart attacks
  • Chapters dealing with similar or related subjects have been consolidated, and a new chapter on nutrition and disease has been added
  • "A Closer Look" boxes discuss important physicians and scientists who contributed to the diagnosis or treatment of specific diseases as well as other interesting facts related to human disease
  • Student exercises such as multiple choice, true-false, fill-in-the-blank, and critical thinking questions, are included at the end of each chapter

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Chapter  1  General Concepts of Disease
Chapter  2  Genes, Chromosomes, Cells, and Tissues
Chapter  3  Inflammation and Repair
Chapter  4  Immunity, Hypersensitivity, Allergy, and Autoimmune Diseases
Chapter  5  Pathogenic Microorganisms, Fungi, and Animal Parasites
Chapter  6  Comunicable Diseases
Chapter  7  Congenital and Hereditary Diseases
Chapter  8  Tumors
Chapter  9  Blood Coagulation Abnormalities and Circulatory Disturbances
Chapter  10  The Cardiovascular System
Chapter  11  The Hematopoietic and Lymphatic Systems
Chapter  12  The Respiratory System
Chapter  13  The Breast and Female Reproductive System
Chapter  14  Prenatal Development and Diseases Associated with Pregnancy
Chapter  15  The Urinary and Male Reproductive Systems
Chapter  16   The Liver, Biliary System, and Pancreas
Chapter  17  The Gastrointestinal System
Chapter  18  Nutrition and Disease
Chapter  19  Fluids and Electrolytes
Chapter  20  The Endocrine System
Chapter  21  The Nervous System
Chapter  22  The Musculoskeletal System
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Leonard Crowley, MD-late of Century College, University of Minnesota Medical Center-Fairview

Dr. Leonard Crowley was an experienced physician and educator based in the Minnesota twin cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul. He had a broad background in both the practice of medicine and the education of nursing students and undergraduate students in allied health professions, as well as medical students and graduate students in health related professions. Dr. Crowley received a M.Sc. degree from Ohio State University and an M.D. degree from the University of Vermont College of Medicine. Following graduation he received additional training at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons and Presbyterian Hospital in New York, and at Ohio State University in Columbus Ohio. He held faculty appointments in the Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology at the University of Vermont and Ohio State University, and in the Department of Family Practice and Community Health and in the Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology at the University of Minnesota.  He was also an Honorary Medical Staff Physician at the University of Minnesota Medical Center, Fairview.  His most recent faculty appointment was in the Biology Department at Century College where he was actively involved in teaching undergraduate students in various health-related subjects, including his very popular course dealing with human disease pathophysiology,  pathology, clinical manifestations, and principles of treatment.

Dr. Crowley's interest in undergraduate teaching dates back to his early experience teaching nursing students at Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center in New York when he was a resident physician in the Department of Pathology. He combined his interest in undergraduate teaching with his medical practice throughout his professional career.

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  • "... jam-packed with concise and well-written information."

    "This is an excellent book. This would be a valuable asset in any program requiring a short course in physiology and would be a terrific resource for public and college/university libraries as well."

    Steven K. Hamick, BIS, RCP, RRT, AE-C, William Beaumont Hospitals, Doody's Review Service, Rating: 5 Stars

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This is an ideal primary text for coures in pathology, pathophysiology, or human disease in biology, nursing, allied health, and health education departments.

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