This concise introduction to pathology covers basic pathological mechanisms and offers a detailed review of systems pathology, making it A COMPLETE, EFFECTIVE REVIEW for today’s readers. HUNDREDS OF HIGH-QUALITY IMAGES—many new to this edition—illustrate common entities, and associated captions provide key pathological points. READER-FRIENDLY TEXT clarifies basic and complex information, helping you understand challenging concepts more easily. _Wheater's Pathology_ is an excellent companion resource for users of _Wheater's Functional Histology, 6th Edition_, offering a comparison of normal histology with the pathological changes in disease * Contains a NEW CHAPTER, INTRODUCTION TO PATHOLOGY AND TECHNIQUES, that provides more background information on histology techniques, immunohistochemistry, molecular tests and digital pathology. * Contains NEW, FULL-COLOR ILLUSTRATIONS that depict additional pathological entities and update classifications. * Incorporates cutting-edge information on MOLECULAR PATHOLOGY throughout. * Includes QUICK-REFERENCE FEATURES such as keys to the lettering in images at the bottom of each page and FULLY REVISED CLINICAL BOXES with clinical-pathological correlations that explain the relevance of the pathological processes underlying common diseases and their complications. * Summarizes key points with CHAPTER REVIEWS at the end of each section. * EVOLVE INSTRUCTOR SITE with a DOWNLOADABLE IMAGE BANK is available to instructors through their Elsevier sales rep or via request at: https://evolve.elsevier.com