Best Selling Books by Kathryn L. McCance

Understanding Pathophysiology Australia and New Zealand Edition

Student resources include animations, review questions, answers to the Quick Check boxes (featured in the text), chapter summary reviews, and case study with answers for select chapters. Algorithms throughout the text clarify disease progression. Did You Know boxes highlight new developments in biologic research, diagnostic studies, preventive care, treatments, and more. Quick Check boxes tests your retention of important chapter concepts. Risk Factor boxes alert you to important safety considerations associated with specific diseases. Summary Review sections provide fast, efficient review of chapter content. Geriatric Considerations boxes and Pediatric Considerations boxes highlight key considerations for these demographics in relevant chapters. Consistent presentation helps you to better distinguish pathophysiology, clinical manifestations, and evaluation and treatment for each disease. Glossary of approximately 1,000 terms familiarizes you with the most difficult or important terminology related to pathophysiology. NEW! Chapters on Alterations in Immunity and Obesity and Disorders of Nutrition feature the latest coverage of these hot topics. NEW! Additional coverage of rare diseases and epigenetics gives you a comprehensive understanding of conditions and cell growths that affect the human body. NEW! Streamlined content and illustrations ensures content is at an appropriate level for undergraduate students. NEW! More than 1000 illustrations in the text and 30+ new 3D animations on companion Evolve site bring difficult concepts to life for a new perspective on disease processes.

Information in varied formats facilitates learning. This philosophy is embodied in Pathophysiology Online. It provides accessible easy to understand information about such complex subjects as immunology or the endocrine system. It is not just a multimedia learning aid for students providing engaging activities like case studies and critical thinking questions. It is also a valuable teaching aid for faculty, to help them deliver difficult information more effectively with features like online testing and open discussion boards. Hundreds of engaging activities and exercises to challenge you to think critically about key aspects of pathophysiology while making learning entertaining. Over 60 specially-created, narrated animations to help you visualize some of the most challenging pathophysiologic processes. Accessible, easy-to-understand additional explanations and exercises for complex topics such as genetics and immunology to help you master this important content. Over 400 high-quality images to illustrate difficult concepts and key clinical presentations of disease processes for all body systems. Case studies throughout to help you develop critical thinking skills and apply what you''ve learned to real-world situations. Pre-tests for every major body system to help you test your knowledge of normal structure and function before alterations in function are introduced. And if you have trouble, review resources are right there to help you prepare. Immediate feedback on all activities and assessments throughout, reinforcing learning and encouraging subject mastery. Rationales for both correct and incorrect responses to help you not only know when an answer was correct or incorrect, but why. Structured discussion topics with thought-provoking questions that you can discuss with other students. A built-in glossary to provide quick, easy access to definitions of new and unfamiliar terms. Further exploration sections provide carefully reviewed resources for core topics so you can focus on learning new information, not searching for it.

Designed to be used in tandem with the Understanding Pathophysiology, 5th Edition textbook, this study guide provides an in-depth review of the most important pathophysiology facts and information. Learning objectives, Memory Check! boxes, and practice examinations for each chapter hone your understanding and help you review key concepts from the text. This edition also features a greater variety in exercises and more case study questions for further analysis. Answers to the practice examinations and a discussion of each case study question can be found in the back of the study guide. Comprehensive coverage corresponds with the main text -- the bestselling pathophysiology text on the market. Learning objectives keep your focus on the essential information in the text. Memory Check! boxes help you remember key points from the text. Algorithms include flowcharts of diseases and disorders. Practice examinations provide immediate feedback on content learned. More than 35 case studies improve your critical thinking skills. Answers to case studies and practice examinations appear at the end of the book so you can receive immediate feedback. 1000+ questions offer complete coverage of all areas of pathophysiology. Updated content reflects the major updates in the main text, particularly in the units on mechanisms of self-defense, cellular proliferation, and the neurologic system. More case studies and a greater variety of exercises have been added to this edition to strengthen your understanding of textbook concepts.

Pathophysiology Online for Understanding Pathophysiology, 5th Edition is a collection of 16 online modules developed by learning experts to help you better understand information about complex pathophysiology subjects such as immunology or the endocrine system. Designed to complement Huether''s Understanding Pathophysiology, 5th Edition textbook, this unique online course offers various multimedia learning aids and engaging activities like case studies and critical thinking questions that make it fun and engaging to master material in your textbook. Over 775 high-quality images illustrate difficult concepts and key clinical presentations of disease processes for all body systems. Outlines for each module provide a complete overview of content to help you quickly and conveniently navigate through the course. Objectives highlight the most important material for each module. Further Exploration sections after every pre-test help you review content before moving ahead. Guided reading assignments from the Huether Understanding Pathophysiology textbook make learning and review more effective by focusing reading on the most vital content. Case studies develop your critical thinking skills and help you apply what you''ve learned to real-world situations. Pre-tests for every module allow you to evaluate your knowledge of normal structure and function and help you assess areas for further study. Module exams measure your progress after each completed module. Over 200 engaging activities and exercises challenge you to think critically about key aspects of pathophysiology. Over 120 unique high-level animations help you visualize complex pathophysiologic processes. Structured discussion topics allow you to interact and collaborate with other students. Immediate feedback for all activities ensures you learn the correct answers and identify areas for additional practice. New animations and algorithms cover cancer, diastolic dysfunction, hepatitis, autoimmune thyroid disease, and more.

This new breed of workbook supporting Mosby and W.B. Saunders'' most prominent nursing texts contains an extraordinary new CD-ROM featuring a virtual hospital ward with five highly individual patients. Users can review their records, examine them, formulate nursing diagnoses, and plan appropriate nursing interventions. Each workbook lesson has a reading assignment from McCance & Huether: PATHOPHYSIOLOGY: THE BIOLOGICAL BASIS FOR DISEASE IN ADULTS AND CHILDREN, 4TH EDITION, as well as activities that involve observing and interacting with the patients in the virtual hospital. The result in a uniquely "hands-on" way to master essential nursing knowledge!

Virtual Clinical Excursions (Phase 1) is workbook/CD-ROM package that guides the student through a virtual hospital in a hands-on learning experience. The student is actively engaged with the workbook, CD-ROM and parent text throughout each lesson. Each lesson has a core textbook reading assignment and activities based on visiting the patients in the hospital. The lessons in the workbook complement the content in the textbook and provide a perfect environment in which students may practice what they are learning in the text. As the student visits each patient, she is able to access realistic information resources essential for patient care. Information resources include: charts, medical administration records, electronic patient records, video streaming of patient dialogue with nurses and other related materials. These resources provide an opportunity for the student to assess and analyze information, make a diagnosis, set priorities and implement and evaluate care.

Pathophysiology Online is a collection of interactive online course lessons and interactive activities developed by learning experts to boost students'' understanding of the most important and challenging concepts in pathophysiology. It enhances material in McCance''s Pathophysiology: The Biologic Basis of Disease in Adults and Children, 5th Edition with online activities, animations, case studies, algorithms, and more - designed to accommodate any learning style! Enhances and supplements the textbook with online activities showing processes and concepts using animation, sound, and more. Provides faculty with complete, professionally prepared, easy-to-use lessons ready for immediate use, saving valuable preparation time. Includes hundreds of engaging activities and exercises to challenge students to think critically about key aspects of pathophysiology while making learning entertaining. Includes over 80 specially created, narrated animations to help students visualize some of the most complex pathophysiologic processes. Incorporates over 850 high-quality figures to illustrate tough concepts and key clinical presentations of disease processes for all body systems. Features case studies throughout to encourage development of critical thinking skills and application of knowledge to real-world situations. Provides a pre-test for every major body system to help students test their knowledge of normal structure and function before alterations in function are introduced. Gives students immediate feedback on all activities and assessments throughout, reinforcing learning and encouraging subject mastery. Provides rationales for both correct and incorrect responses to help students not only know when an answer is correct or incorrect, but why. Provides a glossary to give students quick, easy access to definitions of new and unfamiliar terms. Provides carefully reviewed resources for core topics for further exploration, so students can focus on learning information, not searching for it. Includes a comprehensive exam for every module that can be used as a self-assessment tool to help students prepare for in-class exams or can be reserved by instructors as graded assessments. Supports diverse learning styles with activities and content that use both voice-overs, narrations, on-screen text, and visual cues. Provides faculty with a variety of communications tools such as real-time chat, a class calendar, course e-mail, bulletin and discussion boards, and an instructor syllabus. Includes structured discussion topics to help both novice and experienced instructors facilitate group learning within the structure of the online course. Includes online course management tools to help instructors track student progress and mastery within each module.