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.
1 What is pathology? 2 What is disease? 3 What causes disease? 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 Inflammation 10 Neoplasia and carcinogenesis 11 Ageing and death 12 How do pathologists help patient care? 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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