British Medical Association Book Awards 2009 - Highly Commended, Basic and Clinical Sciences The new edition of this text helps you make the most of your study time by focusing on only the core basics of pathology needed for course work or exams...while avoiding in-depth details. Nearly 800 full-color, generously sized clear illustrations help bring the subject to life and aid in memorization. User-friendly features-including clinical correlation and differential diagnosis boxes-help make the material more relevant, while an increased emphasis on clinical medicine and a new self-assessment section prepare you for real-life practice. Online access to Student Consult-where you'll find tools including a virtual microscope feature and USMLE-style questions-further enhances your study and exponentially boosts your reference power.
Author(s): Alan Stevens, James Lowe, Ian Scott
Edition: 3rd Edition
Publisher: Mosby Elsevier
Year: 2008
Language: English
Commentary: TRUE PDF
Pages: 695
Tags: Pathology
Core Pathology, 3rd Edition......Page 1
Title page......Page 2
Dedication......Page 3
Half title......Page 4
Copyright......Page 5
Contents......Page 6
Preface to the third edition......Page 10
A polemic from a retiring author......Page 11
Acknowledgments......Page 12
1. Pathology at the core of medicine......Page 14
2. Cellular adaptations to disease......Page 20
3. Cell injury and death......Page 32
4. Tissue responses to damage......Page 48
5. Developmental and genetic diseases......Page 68
6. Neoplasia......Page 84
7. Basic immunopathology......Page 110
8. Introduction to infectious diseases......Page 120
9. Environmental and nutritional factors indisease......Page 152
10. Blood circulatory system......Page 164
11. Respiratory system......Page 202
12. Oral and ENT pathology......Page 238
13. Alimentary tract......Page 262
14. Liver, biliary tract, and pancreas......Page 288
15. Lymphoid and hemopoietic tissues......Page 320
16. Endocrine system......Page 344
17. Diseases of the urinary system......Page 368
18. Male genital system......Page 410
19. Gynecologic and obstetric pathology......Page 426
20. Breast disease......Page 454
21. Nervous system and muscle......Page 466
22. Ophthalmic pathology......Page 508
23. Skin disease......Page 518
24. Orthopedic and rheumatological pathology......Page 548
25. Important multisystem diseases......Page 574
Appendix 1 Laboratory methods and terminology......Page 592
Appendix 2: Picture Quiz......Page 598
Answers......Page 632
Index......Page 660
