Cherie R. Rebar - Pathophysiology Made Incredibly Easy!

Sixth Edition

Sixth Edition

Clinical Editors

Cherie R. Rebar, PhD, MBA, RN, COI

Nicole M. Heimgartner, DNP, RN, COI

Carolyn J. Gersch, PhD, RN, CNE

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Names: Rebar, Cherie R., editor. | Heimgartner, Nicole M., editor. | Gersch, Carolyn J., editor.

Title: Pathophysiology made incredibly easy! / clinical editors, Cherie R. Rebar, Nicole Heimgartner, Carolyn Gersch.

Description: 6th edition. | Philadelphia : Wolters Kluwer, [2018] | Includes bibliographical references and index.

Identifiers: LCCN 2018038923 | ISBN 9781496398246 (paperback)

Subjects: | MESH: Pathology | Nurses Instruction

Classification: LCC RB113 | NLM QZ 4 | DDC 616.07dc23 LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2018038923

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For Michael, Gillian, and FlashI will always love you all the most. For Teri. Thank you endlessly.

Cherie

For my husband, children, and family for their undying support.

Carolyn

For Jeremy, Alayna, and Addisonmy sunshine and inspiration.

Nicole

Jamie Albert , BSN, RN, BC-CV

Registered Nurse
Fidelity Health Care
Dayton, OH

Adair Carroll , DNP, RN

Associate Professor, Nursing
Shawnee State University
Portsmouth, Ohio

Keelin C. Cromar , MSN, RN

Adjunct Faculty
Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College
Gulfport, Mississippi

Carolyn J. Gersch , PhD, RN, CNE

Connect: RN2ED
Beavercreek, Ohio
Director of Nursing Education
Ohio Institute of Allied Health
Huber Heights, Ohio

Charity Hacker , MSN-Ed, RN

Assistant Professor
School of Nursing
Ivy Tech Community College
Madison, Indiana

Nicole M. Heimgartner , DNP, RN, COI

Connect: RN2ED
Beavercreek, Ohio
Adjunct Faculty
Mercy College
Toledo, Ohio

Stephanie Hull , BSN, RN-BC

Registered Nurse
Heritage House
Greensburg, Indiana

Rachel Keen , BSN, RN

Registered Nurse
Portsmouth, Ohio

Casey Moebius , DNP, RN

Instructor
Del Mar College
Corpus Christi, Texas

Lauren Norman , BSN, RN

Registered Nurse
Kettering Medical Center
Kettering, Ohio

Amy Potter-Robb , MSN, RN, CNL

Clinical RN Coordinator, Prime Care
Dayton VA Medical Center
Dayton, Ohio

Paula Reams , PhD, RN, LMT

Professor
Kettering College
Kettering, Ohio

Cherie R. Rebar , PhD, MBA, RN, COI

Connect: RN2ED
Beavercreek, Ohio
Professor of Nursing
Wittenberg University
Springfield, Ohio

Tracy Schneider , MSN, RN

Adjunct Faculty
Ohio Institute of Allied Health
Dayton, Ohio

Russell Worthen , MSN, FNP-C, CCRN

Critical Care Advanced Practice Provider
Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center
Winston-Salem, North Carolina

Alicia H. Anderson , RN, MSN

Salina Bednarek , RN, MSN

Cheryl L. Brady , RN, MSN

Sandra N. Burns , RN, MSN, PhD(c)

Nancy Haynes , RN, PhD, CCRN

Lynn D. Kennedy , RN, MSN, CCRN

Catherine Lopez , RN, MEd, CIC

Bernadette Madara , APRN, EdD, BC

Jody Ralph , RN, PhD

Denise R. York , RNC, MS, MEd, CNS

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