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. Cover image - p. Cover 2. Title page - p. ii 3. Table of Contents - p. iii 4. Activate your eBook today! - p. iii 5. Copyright - p. IFC1 6. Contents - p. iv 7. Preface - p. iv 8. Contributors - p. vi 9. Acknowledgements - p. vi 10. Index of Patient Symptoms - p. xi 11. Part 1: Basic Pathology - p. xviii 12. List of Illustrations - p. xviii 13. List of Tables - p. xviii 14. Chapter 1: What is pathology? - p. xviii 15. Chapter 2: What is disease? - p. 9 16. Chapter 3: What causes disease? - p. 26 17. Part 2: Disease Mechanisms - p. 52 18. Chapter 4: Disorders of growth, differentiation and morphogenesis - p. 52 19. Chapter 5: Responses to cellular injury - p. 77 20. Chapter 6: Disorders of metabolism and homoeostasis - p. 96 21. Chapter 7: Ischaemia, infarction and shock - p. 116 22. Chapter 8: Immunology and immunopathology - p. 128 23. Chapter 9: Inflammation - p. 159 24. Chapter 10: Neoplasia and carcinogenesis - p. 178 25. Chapter 11: Ageing and death - p. 218 26. Chapter 12: How do pathologists help patient care? - p. 228 27. Part 3: Systematic Pathology - p. 239 28. Chapter 13: Cardiovascular system - p. 239 29. Chapter 14: Respiratory system - p. 283 30. Chapter 15: Alimentary system - p. 316 31. Chapter 16: Liver, biliary system and pancreas - p. 355 32. Chapter 17: Endocrine system - p. 388 33. Chapter 18: Breast - p. 415 34. Chapter 19: Female genital tract - p. 437 35. Chapter 20: Urinary and male genital tracts - p. 464 36. Chapter 21: Kidney diseases - p. 493 37. Chapter 22: Lymph nodes and extranodal lymphoid tissue, spleen and thymus - p. 523 38. Chapter 23: Blood and bone marrow - p. 550 39. Chapter 24: Skin - p. 610 40. Chapter 25: Osteoarticular and connective tissues - p. 637 41. Chapter 26: Central and peripheral nervous systems - p. 670 42. Glossary - p. 716 43. Index - p. 716 44. Confidence is ClinicalKey - p. 716
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. Cover image - p. Cover 2. Title page - p. ii 3. Table of Contents - p. iii 4. Activate your eBook today! - p. iii 5. Copyright - p. IFC1 6. Contents - p. iv 7. Preface - p. iv 8. Contributors - p. vi 9. Acknowledgements - p. vi 10. Index of Patient Symptoms - p. xi 11. Part 1: Basic Pathology - p. xviii 12. List of Illustrations - p. xviii 13. List of Tables - p. xviii 14. Chapter 1: What is pathology? - p. xviii 15. Chapter 2: What is disease? - p. 9 16. Chapter 3: What causes disease? - p. 26 17. Part 2: Disease Mechanisms - p. 52 18. Chapter 4: Disorders of growth, differentiation and morphogenesis - p. 52 19. Chapter 5: Responses to cellular injury - p. 77 20. Chapter 6: Disorders of metabolism and homoeostasis - p. 96 21. Chapter 7: Ischaemia, infarction and shock - p. 116 22. Chapter 8: Immunology and immunopathology - p. 128 23. Chapter 9: Inflammation - p. 159 24. Chapter 10: Neoplasia and carcinogenesis - p. 178 25. Chapter 11: Ageing and death - p. 218 26. Chapter 12: How do pathologists help patient care? - p. 228 27. Part 3: Systematic Pathology - p. 239 28. Chapter 13: Cardiovascular system - p. 239 29. Chapter 14: Respiratory system - p. 283 30. Chapter 15: Alimentary system - p. 316 31. Chapter 16: Liver, biliary system and pancreas - p. 355 32. Chapter 17: Endocrine system - p. 388 33. Chapter 18: Breast - p. 415 34. Chapter 19: Female genital tract - p. 437 35. Chapter 20: Urinary and male genital tracts - p. 464 36. Chapter 21: Kidney diseases - p. 493 37. Chapter 22: Lymph nodes and extranodal lymphoid tissue, spleen and thymus - p. 523 38. Chapter 23: Blood and bone marrow - p. 550 39. Chapter 24: Skin - p. 610 40. Chapter 25: Osteoarticular and connective tissues - p. 637 41. Chapter 26: Central and peripheral nervous systems - p. 670 42. Glossary - p. 716 43. Index - p. 716 44. Confidence is ClinicalKey - p. 716
