Essentials of Pathophysiology: Concepts of Altered States

Author(s): Carol M. Porth

Difference between 4th and 3rd editions
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Key differences between 4th and 3rd editions

Time lapse between current and previous publications: 4 years (2014 vs 2010).
Porth's Essentials of Pathophysiology was first published in 2003.
Chapter 6: Two separate sections covering "Disorders Involving Single or Multiple Genes" and "Chromosomal Disorders"
Chapter 14: Two separate sections covering "Diagnosis of Infectious Diseases" and "Treatment of Infectious Diseases"
Chapter 21: Two separate sections covering "Exchange of Gases Within the Lungs" and "Oxygen and Carbon Dioxide Transport"
Chapter 24: Two separate sections covering" Functional Anatomy of the Kidney" and "Elimination and Endocrine Functions of the Kidney"
Chapter 25: New section "Congenital and Hereditary Disorders of the Kidney"
Chapter 45: New section "Appendages of the Skin"

4th Edition of
Essentials of Pathophysiology: Concepts of Altered States

eBook, 1248 pages

eBook ISBN: 9781469893372
Published by: Wolters Kluwer Health, August 08, 2014

Paperback, 1248 pages

ISBN-10: 1451190808
ISBN-13: 9781451190809
Published by: LWW, October 13, 2014

International edition
Paperback, 1222 pages

ISBN-10: 1451194323
ISBN-13: 9781451194326
Published by: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, September 25, 2014

3rd Edition of
Essentials of Pathophysiology: Concepts of Altered Health States

North American Edition, With DVD
Bookmark Calendar, 1280 pages

ISBN-10: 1582557241
ISBN-13: 9781582557243
Published by: LWW, October 15, 2010

eBook, 1280 pages

eBook ISBN: 9781469809250
Published by: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, August 28, 2012

2nd Edition of
Essentials of Pathophysiology: Concepts of Altered Health States

Paperback, 1184 pages

ISBN-10: 0781770874
ISBN-13: 9780781770873
Published by: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, February 24, 2006

With CD-ROM and Liveadvise Pathophysiology Online Tutoring
Paperback, 1147 pages

ISBN-10: 0781784433
ISBN-13: 9780781784436
Published by: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, January 01, 2009