Human Diseases, 3rd ed. PDF

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• File Size: 39374 KB
• Print Length: 576 pages
• Publisher: Delmar Learning; 3 edition (May 23, 2013)
• Sold by: Cengage Learning
• Language: English
• ASIN: B00CYSAKW4
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Human Diseases, 3rd ed. PDF

This book provides a good, generalized introduction of human diseases. There are some good pictures and it's written in a way that it's easy for the non-medical person to understand. Each medical term is followed by a breakdown of it's pronounciation and meaning so it reinforces medical terminology. The questions/ review at the back of each chapter is weak. I have not looked at the CD to see how it compliments the book.

By DressageLoon

For the purpose intended (to introduce allied health students/professionals to essential pathophysiology) it is an excellent text. It isn't a book for med school, and it doesn't claim to be; it merely presents the basics in a readable fashion.

The prose is charming, making the information presented rather digestible!

The simple breakdown of "disease + description, aetiology, symptoms, diagnostic tests, treatment (and prevention)" make for a work that is easily useable as a reference for an allied health worker (medical herbalist, naturopath and so on). Such a structure also aids memorisation.

I feel that sometimes this book oversimpliefies the 'general-science big picture' of content to a point at which the concept is mispresented. An example - Figure 14.9 on page 292 - insulin is shown as stick-figure claws pulling glucose (here called 'sugar') into cells. Clearly not a major gripe, but is it too much to say 'insulin acts on the cell receptors opening channels which allow glucose to enter cells, thereby reducing blood glucose'?
I don't think so, given that allied health students are now put through the rigours of basic anatomy, physiology and biochemistry.

But, the negative could also be regarded as a positive, eliminating any daunting information which would otherwise be an impasse for the 'lay community'.

Side notes on developments in medicine and avenues for complementary medicine are an excellent and interesting addition to the text.

DIagrams and the available studyware program are useful too. Studyware has tests, crosswords and similar activities desgined to help students familiarise themselves with the content. Occasional videos are also available with some chapters. these, too, are excellent additions to the text.

overall, a substancial text that will be quite useful to any allied heath practitioner! Highly Recommended!

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