Pathophysiology Of Clinical Symptoms, Signs And Laboratory Parameters

About the BookPathophysiology, as the name implies, is a thinking process which addresses why and how a pathologic process alters structure [anatomy] or function [physiology] to generate symptoms or signs or abnormality in a given system, organ or laboratory parameter. A functional understanding and ability to analyse the pathophysiologic basis of symptoms, signs and laboratory parameters provides the base for integration of the basic and the clinical sciences and, thus, the foundation for logical and evidence-based learning and practice of medicine at the bedside. This textbook is a bold attempt to recapture that which is almost lost, especially among the younger basic medical scientists and clinicians. It is a collaborative effort from several institutions involving students, residents and medical specialists, who have appreciated the role of pathophysiology in medical thinking and are willing to document what they have learnt, as a guide to other learners.The contents of this book, which is 'a work in progress', will go a long way in facilitating the learning and appropriate use of pathophysiology of signs, symptoms and laboratory parameters of the eight bodily systems.ContentsPart 1: Pathophysiology of Clinical Symptoms 1. Cardiovascular System Disorders 2. Nervous System Disorders 3.Digestive System Disorders 4. Endocrine System Disorders 5. Genitourinary System Disorders 6. Haematologic System Disorders 7. Musculo-Skeletal System Disorders8. Respiratory System Disorders Part 2: Pathophysiology of Clinical Signs 9. Cardiovascular System Disorders 10. Nervous System Disorders 11. Digestive System Disorders. 12. Endocrine System Disorders 13. Genitourinary System Disorders 14. Haematologic System Disorders 15. Musculo-Skeletal System Disorders 16. Respiratory System Disorders Part 3: Pathophysiology of Laboratory Parameters 17. Cardiovascular System Disorders18. Nervous System Disorders 19. Digestive System Disorders 20. Endocrine Disorders21. Genitourinary System Disorders 22. Haematologic System Disorders 23. MusculoskeletalDisorders 24. Respiratory System Disorders.