Underwood's Pathology: a Clinical Approach
with STUDENT CONSULT Access
By- Simon Cross, MD FRCPath, Reader and Honorary Consultant, Academic Unit of Pathology, Department of Neuroscience, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK
This highly acclaimed textbook is written specifically for students of medicine and related health science subjects. It progresses from a review of general pathology principles and disease mechanisms through detailed discussions of the pathologic entities associated with each organ system. Nearly 700 full-color photographs and pathology slides bring the content to life. The fifth edition features extensive updates throughout to reflect the latest discoveries in cellular and molecular pathology, and offers a web site that presents self-assessment material and illustrated clinical case studies.
Audience
Medical and other health science students
Paperback, 788 Pages
Published: March 2013
Imprint: Churchill Livingstone
ISBN: 978-0-7020-4672-8
Contents
Index of patient symptoms
PART 1 BASIC PATHOLOGY
1 What is pathology?2 What is disease?
3 What causes disease?PART 2 DISEASE MECHANISMS4 Disorders of growth, differentiation and morphogenesis5 Responses to cellular injury
6 Disorders of metabolism and homeostasis7 Ischaemia, infarction and shock
8 Immunology and immunopathology9 Inflammation
10 Carcinogenesis and neoplasia11 Ageing and death
12 How do pathologists help patient care?PART 3 SYSTEMATIC PATHOLOGY13 Cardiovascular system14 Respiratory tract
15 Alimentary system16 Liver, biliary system and exocrine pancreas
17 Endocrine system18 Breast
19 Female genital tract20 Urinary and male genital tracts
21 Kidney diseases22 Lymph nodes and extranodal lymphoid tissue, spleen and thymus
23 Blood and bone marrow24 Skin
25 Osteoarticular and connective tissues26 Central and peripheral nervous systems
GlossaryIndex
