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Unit 1: The Cell

Chapter 1: The Cell in Health and Illness

Cell Structure and Function

Chapter 2: Cellular Injury, Adaptations, and Maladaptive Changes

Cellular Adaptations and Maladaptive Changes

• Basic Concepts
Cellular Injury
• Basic Concepts
Cell Degeneration and Death
Clinical Interventions
• Reversing Cell Injury
• Treating Permanent Cell Injury

Chapter 3: Genetic Basis of Disease

Genetics and Disease

• Basic Concepts
• Genetic Assessment
• Gene Therapy: Reversing and Preventing Disease
• Ethical Concerns
Genetic and Chromosomal Disorders
• Pathophysiology of Selected Disorders



Unit 2: Integrated Body Processes

Chapter 4: Stress, Exercise, and Immobility

Stress

• Effects and Treatment
Exercise and Immobility
• Beneficial Effects of Exercise
• Harmful Effects of Physical Inactivity
• Interventions to Counter Immobility

,Chapter 5: Obesity and Nutritional Imbalances

Obesity

• Epidemiology, Etiology, Pathophysiology
• Risk Factors, Clinical Manifestations, Diagnosis, Treatment
Nutritional Imbalances and Eating Disorders

Chapter 6: Pain

Pain Concepts

• Epidemiology
• Basic Physiology and Pathophysiology
Types and Sources of Pain
Pain Management
• Assessment and Treatment
• Selected Clinical Pain Syndromes



Unit 3: Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid–Base Homeostasis

Chapter 7: Fluid and Electrolyte Imbalances

Fluid and Electrolyte Balance

• Basic Concepts
• Pathophysiology
• Assessment
Electrolyte Imbalances

Chapter 8: Acid–Base Imbalances

Acid–Base Balance

• Basic and Pathophysiological Concepts



Unit 4: Infection and Inflammation

Chapter 9: Inflammation and Dysfunctional Wound Healing

Inflammatory Response

, • Mechanisms and Treatments
Tissue Repair and Wound Healing

Chapter 10: Infectious Diseases

Infection

• Basic Concepts
• Bacterial, Viral, Fungal, and Parasitic Infections

Chapter 11: Immune System Disorders

Immunity and Hypersensitivity

• Basic Concepts and Vaccines
Autoimmune and Immunodeficiency Disorders
• Pathophysiology
HIV Infection



Unit 5: Hematological Disorders

Chapter 12: White Blood Cell Disorders

White Blood Cells

• Function and Pathophysiology
• Selected Disorders

Chapter 13: Red Blood Cell Disorders

Red Blood Cells

• Physiology, Pathophysiology
• Selected Disorders

Chapter 14: Platelet, Hemostasis, and Coagulation Disorders

Bleeding and Clotting

• Basic Physiology and Pathophysiology
• Assessment and Treatment
• Selected Coagulation Disorders

,Unit 6: Cardiovascular Disorders

Chapter 15: Arterial Disorders

Arterial System

• Structure, Function, Pathophysiology

Chapter 16: Ischemic Heart Disease and Conduction Disorders

Heart Structure and Function

• Conduction System
• Selected Disorders

Chapter 17: Heart Failure

Heart Function and Failure

• Basic Physiology and Pathophysiology

Chapter 18: Valvular Heart Disease

Cardiac Valve Dysfunction

• Epidemiology, Function, Assessment, and Selected Disorders

Chapter 19: Venous System Disorders

Venous Dysfunction

• Structure, Function, Pathophysiology
• Selected Disorders



Unit 7: Pulmonary Disorders

Chapter 20: Respiratory Inflammation and Infection

Respiratory Function

• Physiology, Gas Exchange, Pathophysiology
• Assessment
• Upper and Lower Respiratory Tract Disorders

,Chapter 21: Restrictive and Obstructive Pulmonary Disorders

Pulmonary Disorders

• Structure, Function, Pathophysiology
• Assessment and Treatment
• Obstructive, Restrictive, and Vascular Disorders



Unit 8: Renal and Urological Disorders

Chapter 22: Renal Disorders

Renal Function and Disorders

• Epidemiology, Physiology, Pathophysiology
• Assessment, Treatment, and Selected Disorders

Chapter 23: Urological Disorders

Urological Function and Disorders

• Epidemiology, Physiology, Pathophysiology
• Assessment, Treatment, and Selected Disorders



Unit 9: Hormonal and Reproductive Disorders

Chapter 24: Endocrine Disorders

Endocrine System

• Epidemiology, Function, Pathophysiology
• Assessment, Treatment, and Selected Disorders

Chapter 25: Diabetes Mellitus and Metabolic Syndrome

Diabetes

• Epidemiology, Etiology, Metabolism
• Type 1 and Type 2: Mechanism, Manifestations
• Gestational Diabetes
• Diagnosis, Complications, Treatment

,Chapter 26: Female Reproductive System Disorders

Female Reproductive Health

• Epidemiology, Physiology, Pathophysiology
• Assessment, Treatment, Selected Disorders

Chapter 27: Male Reproductive System Disorders

Male Reproductive Health

• Epidemiology, Function, Dysfunction
• Assessment, Treatment, Selected Disorders

Chapter 28: Sexually Transmitted Infections

STIs and Sexual Health

• Epidemiology, Pathophysiology
• LGBTQ+ Health Needs



Unit 10: Gastrointestinal Disorders

Chapter 29: Esophagus, Stomach, and Small Intestine Disorders

Upper GI Function and Disorders

• Epidemiology, Physiology, Pathophysiology
• Selected Disorders

Chapter 30: Large Intestine Disorders

Large Intestine Function

• Pathophysiology, Assessment, Treatment
• Selected Disorders

Chapter 31: Liver Infection, Inflammation, and Cirrhosis

Liver Function and Dysfunction

• Epidemiology, Pathophysiology
• Assessment, Treatment, Selected Disorders

,Chapter 32: Gallbladder, Pancreas, and Biliary Disorders

Biliary System Function and Disorders

• Epidemiology, Pathophysiology
• Assessment, Treatment, Selected Disorders



Unit 11: Neurological Disorders

Chapter 33: Cerebrovascular Disorders

Cerebrovascular System

• Structure, Function, Pathophysiology
• Assessment

Chapter 34: Chronic and Degenerative Neurological Disorders

Neurological Function and Dysfunction

• Neuroanatomy, Pathophysiology
• Assessment
• Chronic and Degenerative Disorders

Chapter 35: Brain and Spinal Cord Injury

Neurotrauma

• Epidemiology, Pathophysiology, Assessment
• TBI and Spinal Cord Injury

Chapter 36: Psychobiology of Behavioral Disorders

Psychobiology and Behavior

• Physiology, Neurotransmitters
• Psychiatric Assessment and Treatment
• Selected Disorders



Unit 12: Musculoskeletal Disorders

Chapter 37: Musculoskeletal Trauma

,Trauma and Bone Injury

• Epidemiology, Pathophysiology, Assessment
• Treatment, Complications, Selected Disorders

Chapter 38: Degenerative Musculoskeletal Disorders

Degenerative Conditions

• Physiology, Pathophysiology
• Assessment, Diagnosis, Treatment
• Selected Disorders

Chapter 39: Infectious and Inflammatory Musculoskeletal Disorders

Infection and Inflammation in Muscles

• Pathophysiology, Assessment, Diagnosis
• Treatment, Selected Disorders



Unit 13: Cancer

Chapter 40: Cancer

Oncology

• Epidemiology, Concepts, Assessment, Diagnosis, Treatment
• Selected Types of Cancer



Unit 14: Integumentary Disorders

Chapter 41: Skin Disorders

Skin Health

• Structure, Assessment, Pathophysiology
• Treatment
• Precancerous, Cancerous, Infectious, Autoimmune, and Inflammatory Skin Conditions

Chapter 42: Burns

Burn Injury

, • Epidemiology, Etiology, Pathophysiology
• Diagnosis, Lab Parameters, Treatment, Pain Management
• Common Complications



Unit 15: Sensory Disorders

Chapter 43: Eye Disorders

Visual System

• Structure, Function, Pathophysiology
• Assessment, Treatment
• Selected Disorders

Chapter 44: Ear Disorders

Auditory System

• Anatomy, Function, Pathophysiology
• Assessment, Diagnosis, Treatment
• Selected Disorders



Unit 16: Aging and Multisystem Disorders

Chapter 45: Physiological Changes of Aging

Aging Process

• Life Span, Functional Changes
• Age-Related Disorders

Chapter 46: SIRS, Sepsis, Shock, MODS, and Death

Critical Conditions

• Epidemiology, Etiology, Pathophysiology
• Systemic Illnesses, Assessment, Treatment
• Organ Dysfunction, Death Concepts



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