Core Pathology

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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. 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