Basic Pathology

by Kumar, Vinay; Cotran, Ramzi S.; Robbins, Stanley L.

• ISBN13: 9780721651224
• ISBN10: 0721651224
• Edition: 6th
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1997-06-01
• Publisher: Elsevier Science Health Science div

Summary

This outstanding new edition features comprehensive, up-to-date coverage of the fundamentals of pathology in a user-friendly format. New chapters have been added addressing pediatric diseases, diseases of the skin, and diseases of the head and neck. Laboratory diagnosis is now included in appropriate chapters. The 6th Edition also contains updated line drawings, and over 200 new 4-color illustrations!

Table of Contents

1 GENERAL PATHOLOGY	3	(278)
1 Cell Injury, Death, and Adaptation	3	(22)
RICHARD N. MITCHELL, MD, PhD
RAMZI S. COTRAN, MD
2 Acute and Chronic Inflammation	25	(22)
RICHARD N. MITCHELL, MD, PhD
RAMZI S. COTRAN, MD
3 Repair: Cell Regeneration, Fibrosis, and Wound Healing	47	(13)
RICHARD N. MITCHELL, MD, PhD
RAMZI S. COTRAN, MD
4 Hemodynamic Disorders, Thrombosis, and Shock	60	(21)
RICHARD N. MITCHELL, MD, PhD
VINAY KUMAR, MD
5 Disorders of the Immune System	81	(21)
6 Neoplasia	132	(51)
7 Genetic and Pediatric Diseases	175	(46)
8 Environmental Diseases	221	(42)
9 General Pathology of Infectious Diseases	263	(18)
JOHN SAMUELSON, MD PhD
2 DISEASES OF ORGAN SYSTEMS	281	(464)
10 Blood Vessels	281	(27)
11 The Heart	308	(32)
DENNIS K. BURNS, MD
VINAY KUMAR, MD
12 The Hematopoietic and Lymphoid Systems	340	(53)
13 Lungs and the Upper Respiratory Tract	393	(46)
14 The Kidney and Its Collecting System	439	(31)
15 The Oral Cavity and Gastrointestinal Tract	470	(46)
JAMES M. CRAWFORD, MD, PhD
16 The Liver and the Biliary Tract	516	(41)
JAMES M. CRAWFORD, MD, PhD
17 The Pancreas	557	(20)
JAMES M. CRAWFORD, MD, PhD
18 The Male Genital System	577	(20)
DENNIS K. BURNS, MD
19 Female Genital System and Breast	597	(40)
20 Endocrine System	637	(30)
DENNIS K. BURNS, MD
VINAY KUMAR, MD
21 The Musculoskeletal System	667	(30)
DENNIS K. BURNS, MD
VINAY KUMAR, MD
22 The Skin	697	(16)
GEORGE F. MURPHY, MD
23 The Nervous System	713	(32)
DENNIS K. BURNS, MD
Index	745