Pathology At a Glance

Informationen zum Autor Caroline Finlayson St George's Hospital Medical School, London.Barry Newell St George's Hospital Medical School, London. Klappentext Following the familiar, easy-to-use at a Glance format and in full-colour, Pathology at a Glance is an accessible introduction and revision text for medical students. Reflecting changes to the curriculum content and assessment methods employed by medical schools, this at a Glance provides a user-friendly overview of pathology to encapsulate all that the student needs to know.Pathology at a Glance:* Addresses the key principles of pathology that are central to medicine* Contains full-colour artwork throughout, making the subject easy to understand* Presents schematic diagrams on the left page and concise explanations on the right* Is divided into three sections, covering general and systematic pathology and clinical case examples* Contains self-assessment material, including 10 structured case study questions* Covers general pathology mechanisms and the clinical pathology of body systems* Provides key information on the epidemiology, pathogenesis and clinical features of the major diseasesThis book is an invaluable resource for all medical students, of equal benefit for those starting their study of pathology or approaching finals; for junior doctors approaching their membership exams and anybody who needs a handy reference. Zusammenfassung Following the familiar, easy-to-use at a Glance format and in full-colour, Pathology at a Glance is an accessible introduction and revision text for medical students. Reflecting changes to the curriculum content and assessment methods employed by medical schools, this at a Glance provides a user-friendly overview of pathology to encapsulate all that the student needs to know.Pathology at a Glance:* Addresses the key principles of pathology that are central to medicine* Contains full-colour artwork throughout, making the subject easy to understand* Presents schematic diagrams on the left page and concise explanations on the right* Is divided into three sections, covering general and systematic pathology and clinical case examples* Contains self-assessment material, including 10 structured case study questions* Covers general pathology mechanisms and the clinical pathology of body systems* Provides key information on the epidemiology, pathogenesis and clinical features of the major diseasesThis book is an invaluable resource for all medical students, of equal benefit for those starting their study of pathology or approaching finals; for junior doctors approaching their membership exams and anybody who needs a handy reference. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction.Acknowledgements.General pathology.Introduction.1 The normal human cell.2 Fluid dynamics.Tissue damage.3 Tissue types and damage.4 Cell death.5 Harmful agents in the environment.6 Tobacco, alcohol and other drugs.7 Nutritional disorders.Inflammation and immunity.8 The body's natural defences.9 B cells and immunoglobulins.10 T cells in defence.11 MHC and related molecules.12 The reticuloendothelial system.13 Acute inflammation.14 Chronic inflammation.15 Wound healing and repair.16 Infective agents.17 Shock.18 Tolerance and autoimmune disease.19 Hypersensitivity reactions.20 Summary and overview of inflammation.Genetics.21 Cell division.22 Genetic disease.Neoplasia.23 Disordered cell growth.24 Basic concepts in neoplasia.25 Principles of oncogenesis.26 Oncogenes and tumour suppressor genes.27 Common histological subtypes.28 Tumour prognosis, prevention and treatment.Systems pathology.Multisystems disease.29 Sarcoidosis, Syphilis.30 Haemochromatosis, Wilson's disease.31 Systemic vasculitis.Cardiovascular disease.32 Properties of normal blood vessels.33 Congenital heart disease.34 Systemic hypertension.35 Atherogenesis.36 Ischaemic Heart...

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General Pathology.

Systematic Pathology.

Multi-system Pathology

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"Pathology at a Glance sets a standard in how illustrators and authors combine their creative skills to provide an enjoyable learning experience. The text is succinct yet includes all recent developments." ( Journal of Tropical Pediatrics , December 2009)

Product details

• Authors: Caroline Finlayson, Caroline J. Newell Finlayson, Caroline Newell Finlayson, Barry Newell
• Publisher: Wiley, John and Sons Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 21.08.2009
• EAN: 9781405136501
• ISBN: 978-1-4051-3650-1
• No. of pages: 256
• Series: At a Glance
• Subject: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine