A thorough understanding of pathology is crucial for doctors and a foundation for safe and effective clinical practice. This internationally renowned, award-winning textbook provides a comprehensive overview, aligned to the needs of current medical students and early career stage doctors. The book starts with a clear introduction to the basic principles of pathology, then moves on to more detailed discussion of disease mechanisms and the pathology of specific disorders ordered by body system. The text has been fully updated for this eighth edition and optimized for efficient study. Complete with unrivalled photographs, images, graphics and supplementary electronic materials, Underwood’s Pathology is the complete learning package no medical student should be without. Comprehensive but concise and understandable for medical students - also suitable for junior doctors, early career pathologists/histopathologists, dental students and biomedical scientists Ideal for integrated, systems-based courses and problem-based learning - reflects modern medical curricula Structure makes content highly accessible - easy to look up any pathology seen in the classroom or on the wards Presents pathology in the context of modern cellular and molecular biology and contemporary clinical practice Unrivalled collection of nearly 700 clinical photographs, histopathology images and graphics Includes a full patient symptoms index plus multiple quick-reference summary tables Prepared by leading pathology experts and educators - for coverage you can trust A complete eBook with BONUS electronic materials further supports and enhances the learning experience Fully revised throughout New sections on the pathology of Covid-19 in all relevant sections Extensive revision of the molecular pathology of tumours
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PART 1 BASIC PATHOLOGY 1. What is pathology? 2. What is disease? 3. What causes disease? PART 2 DISEASE MECHANISMS 4. Disorders of growth, differentiation and morphogenesis 5. Responses to cellular injury 6. Disorders of metabolism and homoeostasis 7. Ischaemia, infarction and shock 8. Immunology and immunopathology 9. Infammation 10. Neoplasia and carcinogenesis 11. Ageing and death 12. How do pathologists help patient care? PART 3 SYSTEMATIC PATHOLOGY 13. Cardiovascular system 14. Respiratory system 15. Alimentary system 16. Liver, biliary system and pancreas 17. Endocrine system 18. Breast 19. Female genital tract 20. Urinary and male genital tracts 21. Kidney diseases 22. Lymph nodes and extranodal lymphoid tissue, spleen and thymus 23. Blood and bone marrow 24. Skin 25. Osteoarticular and connective tissues 26. Central and peripheral nervous systems
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The leading pathology textbook for today’s medical students

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ISBN
9780443116995
Publisert
2024-10-07
Utgave
8. utgave
Utgiver
Elsevier Health Sciences
Vekt
2120 gr
Høyde
276 mm
Bredde
216 mm
Aldersnivå
U, 05
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet

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