Fundamentals of maternal pathophysiology / 
edited by Claire Leader, Ian Peate. 
 - Hoboken, N.J. ;  Chichester, United Kingdom :  Wiley-Blackwell,  2024 
 - xxii, 421 p. :  26 cm  colour illustrations ; 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>1. Learning the Language : Terminology / Joyce Targett -- 2. Cell and Body Tissue Physiology / Annabel Jay and Cathy Hamilton -- 3. Embryo Development and Fetal Growth / Vikki Smith and Jacinta H. Martin -- 4. Genetics and Genetic Conditions / Sarah Malone and James Castleman -- 5. The Reproductive System and Associated Disorders / Claire Ford -- 6. Homeostasis / Deborah Gurney and Janet G. Migliozzi -- 7. The Placenta / Raya Vinogradov and Vikki Smith -- 8. Inflammation and the Immune Response / Claire Ford and Claire Leader -- 9. The Cardiovascular System and Associated Disorders / Komal Bhatt and Leo Gurney -- 10. Shock / Claire Leader -- 11. The Nervous System and Associated Disorders / Abbie Tomson and Kristian Tomson -- 12. The Vascular System and Associated Disorders / Annabel Jay and Cathy Hamilton -- 13. The Blood and Associated Disorders / Thomas McEwan and Suzanne Crozier -- 14. The Renal System and Associated Disorders / Amanda Waterman -- 15. The Respiratory System and Associated Disorders / Alison Anderson -- 16. The Gastrointestinal System and Associated Disorders and Nutrition / Clare Gordon and Claire Leader -- 17. The Endocrine System and Associated Disorders / Rosalind Haddrill -- 18. Pain / Claire Ford and Matthew Robertson -- 19. The Musculoskeletal System and Associated Disorders / Suzanne Britt -- 20. Fluid and Electrolyte Balance and Associated Disorders / Kate Nash -- 21. Mental Health and Well-being / Maria Noonan. 
<br/><br/> "Science, particularly terms used in the provision of health care, are inundated with Latin and Greek terminologies. For all parts of the body Latin names are used and Greek terms are also common as the Greeks are said to be the founders of modern medicine. Health care staff use pathophysiological concepts as they work with people who they offer care to and as they offer treatment to those who are experiencing some type of health condition or disease"-- 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781119864684 (pbk.) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2024000519 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Pregnancy Complications--physiopathology<br/>Reproductive Physiological Phenomena<br/>Pregnancy--physiology<br/>Female Urogenital Diseases--physiopathology<br/>Perinatal Care--methods
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>618.2 LEA