Pathophysiology

It doesn’t have page numbers...and the pictures cannot be expanded

I can't believe the errors in the book. How many editions has it gone through? View the table with ICPs. View the chapter summary on Endocrine and you will see. The errors in both the class lecture at UT Arlington (based on this book) and the book would trip me up for hours. This book is HUGE and not portable. The print is minuscule so my eyes get tired easily. Get out your readers! McCance goes into nitty gritty detail regarding many subjects that only researchers in a lab would need to know. Then McCance completely leaves out pertinent real life information you will need for patient care. Breast cancer is a very prevalent disease unfortunately, but McCance does not even touch on the main types of breast cancer: triple negative, triple positive, hormone positive, HER2 status, etc.. As a practitioner this is basic information to understand/know when working with your patients.

Used this book for one of my Pathophysiology classes for a Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Program. Decent book that is incredibly detailed and not easy to read—definitely would not suggest for those not in higher level provider/medical programs. The diagrams and drawings in the book are excellent and easy to interpret. Would definitely recommend. Got an A in the class having read this cover to cover!

First and foremost, I would like to acknowledge that this book is as dry as they come. I truly enjoy science, but this book is very disorganized in its attempt to explain pathophysiology, with no rhyme or reason to its flow. In order for me to grasp a subject, it is much easier for the information to have a flow, rather than have information jumbled throughout the chapter. Second, the eBook, as many have mentioned, contains no page numbers, making it entirely difficult to locate specific pages that are assigned by my instructor. Lastly, as some have mentioned (those who caught the erroneous entries), the book makes errors. I experienced this in the discussion the SEP-1 measure concerning sepsis (as a sepsis coordinator, I am well versed in the CMS' SEP-1 measure). Unfortunately my university assigns this book as required reading. My advice is to utilize multiple books for patho (Goljan's "Rapid Review," or "Patho of Disease: An Intro to Clinical Medicine" by McPhee and Ganong) and even use internet sources. I am again editing my review for a third time to express how terribly written this book is. I have had to use internet sources on many occasions to interpret the authors' points, and have come across more and more errors within the book. Proceed with caution.Edit: For those seeking the SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIAL, if you turn to the "Ancillaries" portion within the PREFACE of the book (it's in the e-Book as well), you will find a website to the supplemental material offered by the publisher, Elsevier. I too struggled with finding this, and my university required this supplemental info as part of the curriculum. It's not something that is offered with a key code. You simply access the website (which Amazon won't allow me to post) and create an account.

Many graph and picture borders were cut off so I was not able to view the full image. Very disappointing. If anyone knows a way to resolve the issue, please share. Thanks!

I have not had any negative issues with my electronic copy. It is the same as my hard copy.

This is a well-written and edited textbook. I am using this in NP courses and finding it valuable. I am a student and a book nerd so I keep all books that I feel are valuable, this one is a keeper that I will refer back to in the future. Downside is it is heavy, so I purchased a book stand that is padded which works great for lap reading.

I like this little book. I use it in addition to my notes in class and it helps. The textbook is long and dreary and this study guide helps.

You really should buy this if textbook mandatory. Review questions at end of each chapter good practice. I Found I saw similar questions on exam.

Exactly what I was looking for in great condition!

A great book to base your pathophysiology from. Love it’s layout.

Es un libro muy completo y dinámico para aprender patología

É um livro excelente e de fácil compreensão.