Reddit reviews Essentials of Pathophysiology: Concepts of Altered Health States

Have you taken patho-physiology yet? When making patho-phys flowcharts for my care plans, I get everything I need out of the textbook. Here's the text I use:
http://www.amazon.com/Essentials-Pathophysiology-Concepts-Altered-Health/dp/1582557241/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1411167972&sr=8-1&keywords=porth+essentials+of+pathophysiology

We used this textbook in my pathophysiology class and I found it to be extremely helpful, although it did tend to go more in-depth than what was required for the course in regards to some concepts (but hey, knowledge is power, right? haha). To be honest, I found pathophysiology to be a breeze because I had a very strong A&P background and most of the class coincided with my former A&P II class. You might want to brush up a bit on your body systems before the class starts as a refresher, but I've found that patho often fills in some of the gaps you missed in A&P initially.

One of the things that was most helpful for both me and other students was to create a page with a concept map for every disease like this. It was something our professors strongly encouraged and really helped to break down some of the more complex diseases, especially come time for finals.

Sometimes reading the wikipedia article for some diseases helped when the textbook became too overwhelming. If I didn't fully understand something in the textbook, I'd use alternative resources online to get a better picture.

It sounds like you're very prepared and driven, so I wouldn't stress out too much! Just make sure you do your readings and study, study, study. Definitely learn your lab values and pH shifts (metabolic/respiratory alkalosis/acidosis), you'll be thankful later on if you do. :)