Biology Of Cardiovascular And Metabolic Diseases 1st Chaya Gopalan by Chaya Gopalan, Erik Kirk 9780128234211, 0128234210 instant download after payment.

Teaching health science majors about the
biology of cardiovascular and metabolic
disease in a straightforward yet concise
way has always been our passion. It is essential
for students who would work in health
care to learn about the significant cardiovascular
and metabolic diseases they would encounter
in their careers. In addition, students
must have a good understanding of the
many metabolic pathways/mechanisms associated
with these conditions to provide
quality support. For example, only recently
have we learned about the role of inflammation
and the interaction with specific genes in
contributing to various diseases. It is also vital
for students to understand how diet and
exercise could prevent or treat these conditions.
These are just some of the critical areas
for health science students to learn as they
will someday work in various areas such as
exercise science, nutrition, dietetics, medicine,
nursing, physical therapy, occupational
therapy, and athletic training, among others.
While the amount and type of treatment vary
by profession, all health professionals have
patients with one or more common conditions.
We strongly feel that health science
students would benefit by having a basic understanding
of the more common cardiovascular
and metabolic diseases. Even if they are
not directly treating the condition(s), practitioners
should still understand how and
why they developed since many of their patients
will have these conditions. However,
upon researching the best textbook for a
basic understanding of the more common
cardiovascular and metabolic diseases, we
found that the choices were minimal. Some
excellent pathophysiology books go into
great detail over various diseases, but these
textbooks are too advanced for an introductory
course. We also found that they contain
many details over conditions that, although
necessary, were not very common. Therefore
we decided to develop an introductory textbook
focused on the more common cardiovascular
and metabolic diseases in the
health sciences.