Fundamentals of Children′s Applied Pathophysiology – An Essential Guide for Nursing and Healthcare Students: Fundamentals

ABOUT THE EDITORS ELIZABETH GORMLEY-FLEMING is Head of Department for Nursing (Children's, Learning Disability and Mental Health) and Social Work, University of Hertfordshire, UK. IAN PEATE OBE FRCN is Visiting Professor of Nursing, Editor-in-Chief of the British Journal of Nursing, and Head of School, School of Health Studies, Gibraltar.

List of contributors vii Preface xiii Acknowledgements xv About the companion website xvii How to use your textbook xix Chapter 1 The cell and body tissue 1 Peter S. Vickers Chapter 2 Genetics 27 Peter S. Vickers Chapter 3 Cancer 51 Tanya Urquhart-Kelly Chapter 4 Homeostasis 67 Mary Brady Chapter 5 Inflammation, immune response and healing 83 Alison Mosenthal Chapter 6 Shock 115 Usha Chandran Chapter 7 Pain and pain management 133 Helen Monks, Kate Heaton-Morley and Sarah McDonald Chapter 8 Disorders of the nervous system 159 Petra Brown Chapter 9 Disorders of the cardiac system 179 Sheila Roberts Chapter 10 Disorders of the respiratory system 213 Elizabeth Mills, Rosemary Court and Susan Fidment Chapter 11 Disorders of the endocrine system 233 Julia Petty Chapter 12 Disorders of the digestive system 257 Ann L. Bevan Chapter 13 Disorders of the renal system 279 Cathy Poole Chapter 14 Disorders of the reproductive systems 311 Michele O'Grady Chapter 15 Disorders of the musculoskeletal system 335 Liz Gormley-Fleming Chapter 16 Disorders of the skin 359 Liz Gormley-Fleming Index 383