Table of Contents

Preface

Acknowledgements

Contributors

About the companion website

Chapter 1 Learn the language

Chapter 2 Cell and body tissue physiology

Chapter 3 Homeostasis

Chapter 4 Cancer

Chapter 5 Inflammation, immune response and healing

Chapter 6 Shock

Chapter 7 The nervous system and associated disorders

Chapter 8 The heart and associated disorders

Chapter 9 The vascular system and associated disorders

Chapter 10 The blood and associated disorders

Chapter 11 The renal system and associated disorders

Chapter 12 The respiratory system and associated disorders

Chapter 13 The gastrointestinal system and associated disorders

Chapter 14 Nutrition and associated disorders

Chapter 15 The endocrine system and associated disorders

Chapter 16 The reproductive systems and associated disorders

Chapter 17 Pain and pain management

Chapter 18 The musculoskeletal system and associated disorders

Chapter 19 Fluid and electrolyte balance and associated disorders

Chapter 20 The skin and associated disorders

Chapter 21 The ear, nose and throat, and eyes, and associated disorders

Appendix Reference values in venous serum (adults)

Index

About the Author

Ian Peate, OBE FRCN is Principal, School of Health Studies, Gibraltar; Visiting Professor of Nursing, St George's University of London and Kingston University London; Visiting Professor, Northumbria University; Visiting Senior Clinical Fellow, University of Hertfordshire, and Editor-in-Chief of the British Journal of Nursing.