Pathophysiology: The Biologic Basis for Disease in Adults and Children 7th Edition

I am currently an EMT in my last semester of Paramedic school. I initially ordered this textbook to read in my spare time, for fun.Since I began Paramedic school last fall (in 2017), I have supplemented the required material in my medic textbook, with corresponding chapters in this book. It has helped tremendously, on so many levels. My Paramedic program barely scratches the surface of pathophysiology, and we are not even going to cover the pathophysiology chapter in the medic textbook...which is a crying shame. Paramedics are clinicians in the field, and we do diagnose, contrary to popular belief. I cannot stress how having this book on hand, has allowed me to garner a deeper understanding of pathophysiology.My only complaint about the textbook, would be the placement of some of the chapters. That's about it.If you are a Paramedic, a medic student (even an EMT student), or instructor, buy this book!

I love this book, it is very very dense but so is the material. The chapter summary is great. I do wish it had a better glossary but then it would be even bigger

Bought this reference textbook for my girlfriend, who is a nursing instructor. I am a physician and my girlfriend had the older edition, so I purchased the latest edition for her. I find this textbook to be an excellent overview of pathophysiology. It is written in clear, understandable text and in depth enough to obtain a sufficient basic understanding of pathophysiology but not so detailed as to confuse the reader. Very nicely written reference textbook.

Required text for class, so I don't know if I would purchase this if I were simply shopping for a text to update my library. Things I liked: color coded by systems; text broken down with the first system chapters focused on the physiology of a healthy system; subsequent chapters focused on pathophysiology according to gender (if warranted) and pediatrics; geriatric patients are singled out and covered in the system and adult chapters with normal age related changes or abnormal age related changes noted and discussed; pathological conditions are presented by introduction (description & incidence), pathophysiology, patient presentation and mention of therapy options; and finally, there are lots of fantastic illustrations and tables (I'm a visual learner).What I didn't like so much: with a publication date of 2014, I would have expected it to be more up to date on hotly researched areas of study than it was (a very few topics were woefully outdated by many years, not months). While I recognize our understanding of disease processes are changing daily, mearly mentioning that a topic is evolving rapidly (epigenetics, for instance) would have gone far in making this text better able to stand up to time, almost helping to excuse any outdated material, if that makes sense. At the very least, it would have served well to provide cues that a current literature search may be warranted. Elsevier's Evolve was a little disappointing, too... Chapter reviews were exactly those found at the end of the chapters in the book, no more, no less and often lacked pertinent material needed for study; only the chapter "high points", I guess you could say. These reviews were downloadable in a Word document, though, so personal alterations to add content as needed for study was a simple enough matter. That's a plus. Occasionally, there were some good graphics to aid in understanding, but not every Evolve chapter offered them. Honestly, I got more from watching YouTube for clarification on some topics (reputable sources, such as universities and disease foundations, of course). Evolve, does offer practice quizzes, but they were painfully short and didn't cover all the material one should expect from an instructor's quizzes or tests (again, only the high points). All in all, though, it's a decent text given the content; and the layout was perfect for my style of learning and study habits. I'll be hanging on to this one for future reference.

This book was for my Principles of Medical Science class. Im in PA school so other programs may call it "patho". It explains things really well if/when you have questions about the lecture/ppts. Its heavy! I didnt take it to class/ the library very often (only during finals week). I do most of my studying in my room anyway. No end of the chapter quizzes but it does lay out the material in ea chapter pretty well. Also, the book was in good condition, no rips, tears, and the binding was in tact.

This book tends to read a bit dry for my liking... It doesn't follow the typical format of Setting, Conflict, Rising Action, Climax & Resolution but it's a decent weekend read. Not to spoil the ending but it turns out that Mitochondria is the powerhouse of the cell.

Excellent book

I have both the Kindle and hardcover book. The Kindle version crashes on my IPad 50% of the time or more and takes a few minutes to load. It is not usable on a phone. It is slow on the computer, but doesn't crash. Highlighting is impossible on the IPad. I would not recommend the digital version unless you are using computer with a decent screen.As a textbook, I found it vague, confusing and sometimes incomprehensible. The tables and text are inconsistent as well. There are better ones out there (like Robbins) that explain things in a clear and relevant manner! I was finding myself constantly referencing other sources for content and clarity. The online resources and study guide are simplistic and silly.