From Book News Intended for nursing students, this textbook characterizes the structural and functional changes caused by disease in tissues and organs as a basis for understanding the clinical manifestations and principles of treatment. Cowley (laboratory medicine, University of Minnesota) describes the organization and function of cells, the immune system, pathogenic microorganisms and parasites, the coagulation of blood, and diseases of each primary body system. The sixth edition updates the material on PET scans, the human genome project, tumors, and HIV transmission.Copyright c 2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR --This text refers to the Hardcover edition. Product Description Univ. of Minnesota, Minneapolis. Textbook, for nursing students, covers advances and new developments in medicine. Now includes more than 500 images, and current data on HIV and AIDS, hepatitis C, cancer, genetics, nervous system and Mad Cow disease, and more. Previous edition: c1997.