TY - BOOK AU - Pollak,Andrew N. ED - American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. TI - Paramedic: pathophysiology SN - 9780763737658 PY - 2006/// CY - Sudbury, Mass. PB - Jones and Bartlett Publishers KW - Pathology KW - Wounds and Injuries KW - Inflammation KW - Disease Progression KW - Allied Health Personnel KW - Case Reports N1 - Includes index; Pathophysiology: what, why, and how it is important to the paramedic -- Cells and tissues -- Cell and tissue injury -- The cellular environment -- Genetics and familial diseases -- Hypoperfusion -- Self-defense mechanisms -- Inflammation -- Variances in immunity and inflammation -- Stress and disease ER -