Basic Pathology
An introduction to the mechanisms of disease
5th Edition
Published on 14. November 2016
Book
Paperback/Softback
392 pages
978-1-4822-6419-7 (ISBN)
Description
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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Edition
5th edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Bosa Roca
United States
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Inc
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
306 farbige Abbildungen, 41 farbige Tabellen
41 Tables, color; 306 Illustrations, color
Dimensions
Height: 244 mm
Width: 187 mm
Thickness: 25 mm
Weight
854 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4822-6419-7 (9781482264197)
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Additional editions
Sunil R. Lakhani | Caroline J. Finlayson | Susan A. Dilly
Basic Pathology
An introduction to the mechanisms of disease
E-Book
10/2016
5th Edition
CRC Press
€65.99
Available for download
Sunil R. Lakhani | Caroline J. Finlayson | Susan A. Dilly
Basic Pathology
An introduction to the mechanisms of disease
E-Book
10/2016
5th Edition
CRC Press
€65.99
Available for download
Previous edition
Sunil Lakhani | Susan A. Dilly | Caroline J. Finlayson
Basic Pathology, Fourth Edition
Book
01/2009
4th Edition
Hodder Arnold
€62.08
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Persons
Sunil R. Lakhani, Caroline J. Finlayson, Susan A. Dilly, Mitesh Gandhi
Content
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.