PrefaceAcknowledgementsContributorsAbout the companion websiteChapter 1 Learn the languageChapter 2 Cell and body tissue physiologyChapter 3 HomeostasisChapter 4 CancerChapter 5 Inflammation, immune response and healingChapter 6 ShockChapter 7 The nervous system and associated disordersChapter 8 The heart and associated disordersChapter 9 The vascular system and associated disordersChapter 10 The blood and associated disordersChapter 11 The renal system and associated disordersChapter 12 The respiratory system and associated disordersChapter 13 The gastrointestinal system and associated disordersChapter 14 Nutrition and associated disordersChapter 15 The endocrine system and associated disordersChapter 16 The reproductive systems and associated disordersChapter 17 Pain and pain managementChapter 18 The musculoskeletal system and associated disordersChapter 19 Fluid and electrolyte balance and associated disordersChapter 20 The skin and associated disordersChapter 21 The ear, nose and throat, and eyes, and associated disordersAppendix Reference values in venous serum (adults)Index
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.