Normal view MARC view ISBD view

Underwood's pathology : a clinical approach / Pathology. edited by Simon S. Cross ; illustrations and chapter icons by Robert Britton. - 6th ed. - Edinburgh : Churchill Livingstone, c2013. - 1 online resource (xviii, 720 pages) : col. ill.

Rev. ed. of: General and systematic pathology / edited by J.C.E. Underwood, S.S. Cross. 5th ed. 2009.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

What is pathology? -- What is disease? -- What causes disease? -- Disorders of growth, differentiation and morphogenesis -- Responses to cellular injury -- Disorders of metabolism and homeostasis -- Ischaemia, infarction and shock -- Immunology and immunopathology -- Inflammation -- Carcinogenesis and neoplasia -- Ageing and death -- How do pathologists help patient care? -- Cardiovascular system -- Respiratory tract -- Liver, biliary system and pancreas -- Endocrine system -- Breast -- Female genital tract -- Urinary and male genital tracts -- Kidney diseases -- Lymph nodes and extranodal lymphoid tissue, spleen and thymus -- Blood and bone marrow -- Skin -- Osteoarticular and connective tissues -- Central and peripheral nervous systems.

ISBN: 9780702053382 (pdf) 0702053384 (pdf)

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Pathology--Textbooks.
Pathology.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.
Textbooks.

LC Class. No.: RB113

Dewey Class. No.: 616.07 / UNS

National Library of Medicine Call No.: QZ 4