Pathophysiology An Essential Text for the Allied Health Professions

This book addresses key topics essential to pathophysiology, written especially for physical therapists, occupational therapists, and other rehabilitation professionals. Each chapter provides fundamental descriptions of diseases followed by current knowledge on the cellular and molecular mechanisms responsible for disease processes. Coverage focuses on the knowledge and skills required for successful patient care in the clinical environment, with specific chapters on muscle, nerve, and the pathophysiological effects of movement, immobility, and aging.

• Physiology material presented is particularly relevant to physical therapists and other rehabilitation professionals.
• Content thoroughly addresses the requirements of occupational therapy and physical therapy clinicians
• Key points and summaries make the information accessible and easy to follow.
• Current evidence is presented on the biological basis of disease, and biological processes are linked to clinical manifestations and therapeutic management.
• Easy-to-follow flow charts summarize disease processes.
• Lists of journal articles and texts direct the reader to sources for more in-depth information.
• Radiographs, scans, and photographs illustrate disease processes.

Section 1: An Introduction to Disease ProcessesChapter 1: Inflammation, Wounds and Wound HealingChapter 2: The Immune SystemChapter 3Part 1: Malignant Neoplasms Part 2: Radiation Injury to Normal TissuesChapter 4: EndocrinologySection 2: Altered Mobility and ImmobilityChapter 5: Muscle and Connective Tissue - Key Concepts for RehabilitationChapter 6: Muscle DisordersChapter 7: Bone and Joint DisordersChapter 8: Movement and ImmobilityChapter 9: Altered Exercise TolerancePart 1: Cardiovascular RehabilitationPart 2: Pulmonary RehabilitationSection 3: PregnancyChapter 10: Physiology of PregnancySection 4: Disorders of the SystemsChapter 11: The Nervous SystemPart 1: The Pathophysiology of PainPart 2: The Central Nervous SystemPart 3: The Peripheral Nervous SystemPart 4: Nervous System Reorganization Following InjuryChapter 12: The Circulatory System Part 1: Cardiovascular DisordersPart 2: Blood and Haemodynamic DisordersChapter 13: The Respiratory SystemChapter 14: The Urinary SystemPart 1: The Renal System Part 2: The Overactive BladderSection 5: PharmacologyChapter 15: Normal Drug ActionChapter 16: Substance AbusePart 1: Drug Toxicity and OverdosePart 2: Drug Abuse and Dependence

Undergraduate physiotherapy students, Occupational Therapists

Dr Delva Shamley is a South African graduate and has been in academia for 26 years, 13 of which were spent in the UK. Her training and experience of clinical research comes from Oxford NHS and the Centre for Medical Statistics, Oxford University, UK. Delva has been training and supporting clinicians in Research Methods for many years. She returned to Cape Town in 2011 and started as Deputy Director of the UCT CRC in October of 2013. She has since been appointed as the Director for CRC.