Human Diseases

HIGHLIGHTS: All New Glimpse of the Future feature content focuses on new procedures, medicines, or therapies that are presently being tested for usefulness in medical regimens.

ENHANCEMENTS: All New Complimentary and Alternative Therapy feature content highlights information about treatments or special therapies that have research-based evidence of success. This and the other boxed features are designed to enhance the reader's learning experience.

ILLUSTRATIONS: Detailed full-color illustrations and photographs clearly depict body systems and diseases.

TECHNOLOGY: For the instructor, an Instructor Resource CD-ROM is available with a Computerized Testbank, Instructor's Manual and Instructor Slides created in PowerPoint.

All New Complimentary and Alternative Therapy feature content highlights information about treatments or special therapies that have research-based evidence of success.

All New Glimpse of the Future feature content focuses on new procedures, medicines, or therapies that are presently being tested for usefulness in medical regimens.

Additional Healthy Highlights include tips for health promotion and disease prevention.

Additional case studies present real-life scenarios that may occur in health care situations.

Accompanying interactive CD-ROM encourages mastery of content through quizzes with immediate feedback, activities, case studies, and animations.