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MIND MAPS IN PATHOLOGY
Mind Maps in Pathology
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By
Peter Dervan, Professor of Pathology, University College Dublin Medical School, Dublin, Ireland
Michele Harrison, Lecturer, Department of Pathology, University College Dublin Medical School, Dublin, Ireland

Description
"Mind Maps" offer a simple and visual way to record the main points of a subject and show their inter-relationships. Key words are presented in the context of learning pathways that connect to form maps of each topic. The topics encompass every aspect of pathology?from basic principles to disease mechanisms and pathology related to specific body systems.

Audience
Medical students

Contents


I. Basic pathology:
Introduction to pathology – Characteristics, classification, and incidence of disease – Genetic and environmental basis of disease




II. Disease mechanisms:
Disorders of growth, differentiation, and morphogenesis – Response to cellular injury – Disorders of metabolism and homeostasis – Ischaemia, infarction, and shock – Immunology and immunopathology – Inflammation – Carcinogenesis and neoplasia – Aging and death




III. Systematic pathology:
Cardiovascular system – Respiratory tract – Alimentary system – Liver, biliary tract, and exocrine pancreas – Endocrine system – Breast – Female genital tract – Male genital tract – Kidneys and urinary tract – Lymph nodes, thymus, and spleen – Blood and bone marrow – Skin – Osteoarticular and connective tissue – Central and peripheral nervous system

Bibliographic details
Paperback, 168 pages, publication date: JAN-2002
ISBN-13: 978-0-443-07054-9
ISBN-10: 0-443-07054-7
Imprint: CHURCHILL LIVINGSTONE


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Last update: 30 Nov 2009
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