Sunil R. Lakhani, Caroline J. Finlayson, Susan A. Dilly, Mitesh Gandhi

Basic Pathology (eBook, ePUB)

An introduction to the mechanisms of disease

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

An accessible and enjoyable introduction to pathology and the mechanisms of disease, this book puts pathology into its historical, scientific and clinical context. Organized in four main themes - What is a Disease, Defense Against Disease, Circulatory Disorders and Disorders of Cell Growth - the text highlights key mechanisms and their interplay in producing symptoms, signs and disease. Supplemented throughout with colorful cartoons, and much-praised clinical scenarios, this entertaining look at pathology offers historical anecdotes and helpful key-points boxes.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 392
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. Oktober 2016
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781482264210
• Artikelnr.: 55405069

Autorenporträt

Sunil R. Lakhani, Caroline J. Finlayson, Susan A. Dilly, Mitesh Gandhi

Inhaltsangabe

Disease, Health and Medicine? Introduction: Disease, Health and Medicine.
What Causes Disease? What are the Common Mechanisms of Disease? Defence
Against Disease. Introduction: The Role of Epidemiology in Disease. The
Body's Response to Infection. The Acute Inflammatory Response. Chronic and
Granulomatous Inflammation: Healing and Repair. Chronic Inflammation and
the Adaptive Immune Response. Features of Cardiovascular Disorders.
Introduction: Features of Circulatory Disorders. Vascular Occlusion and
Thrombosis. Atherosclerosis and Hypertension. Circulatory Failure. Cell
Growth and Its Disorders. Introduction: A Brief History of Cancer. Benign
Grown Disorders. Malignant Neoplasms. What Causes Cancer? Molecular
Genetics of Cancer. The Behaviour of Tumors. The Clinical Effects of
Tumors. Epilogue.