Human Diseases: A Systemic Approach

by Mary Lou Mulvihill

This book presents the basic principles of human disease, organized by human organ system. It provides practical information for both health career and non-professional readers–unlike other books, which are generally too high level or specialized for this purpose. New in this edition are sections on Pharmacology and aging added to each chapter, new photos, an expanded end-of-chapter review complete with case studies, “Fact or Fiction” sections throughout, new sections on Mental Illness and Psychological Disorder and more. Existing content has been updated throughout. It also offers a FREE book-specific Website that connects readers quickly to reliable resources on the Internet and comes with a FREE CD-ROM. Full-color illustrations and photographs are throughout. An ideal reference for health professionals, readers preparing for a health course, biology teachers or for anyone interested in learning more about human diseases.

Genres: Textbooks, Medical

447 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1991

Reviews

[james]

read 4 a health competition. got up to musculoskeletal system. confusing but like pretty solid shit 👍🏼

[Neal]

It was okay. I bonded with this book over the 5 days that I crammed it into. I can't say that I hated the book, but I can't say that I liked it either. Very contradictory sometimes. Very weird wording sometimes. Spelling mistakes. Very informative sometimes. I'd say it's a nice read if you want to try it over like 3 weeks or so, but the information density was not pleasant for only 5 days. I can't really say much about this book. I'm using it for a competition and I hope that I can come back to it if I get a good rank in the competition.

[Sarah King]

This textbook is full of typo's and contradicting information, the formatting is not conducive to learning and the companion software is lame.

[Julia]

Read this for a class

[Kippy Day]

A text book for school; however, it's a great book to have for the shelf because it has a ton off valuable information in it that can be useful for years to come.

[Kate]

It served it's purposed.

[Brittany Green]

This book would help any student understand the terminology of human diseases.