Instant Pathology

by Borley, Neil R.; Warren, Bryan F.

• ISBN13: 9781405132909
• ISBN10: 1405132906
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-05-29
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

Summary

Indispensable dip-in revision aidInstant Pathology is the latest addition to the Instant series of basic science revision aids. It presents the fundamental pathological information needed for clinical practice in an easily accessible dip-in format.Each topic is concisely displayed in a double-page spread and is broken into two sections. The first covers general pathology and processes; the second is split into organ-specific pathology.Ideal for junior doctors and MRCP / MRCS candidates medical students on clinical attachments nurses and other allied health professionals

Author Biography

Neil R. Borley Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Cheltenham General Hospital, UK


Bryan F. Warren Consultant Gastrointestinal Pathologist and Honorary Senior Lecturer, University of Oxford, UK

Table of Contents

Contents
General Pathology and processes	p. 1
Terminology	p. 2
Acute inflammation	p. 3
Chronic inflammation	p. 4
Repair and regeneration	p. 5
Neoplasia and carcinogenesis	p. 6
Tissue preparation and fixation	p. 7
Tissue examination and observation	p. 8
Immunohistochemistry and cytology	p. 9
Cell cycle	p. 10
Tumour markers
Organ specific pathology Vascular	p. 1
Thrombosis and embolism	p. 2
Atheroma	p. 3
Arteritis and vasculitis	p. 4
Aneurysmal arterial disease	p. 5
Myocarditis and cardiomyopathy	p. 6
Endocarditis	p. 7
Pericarditis	p. 8
Vascular tumours Respiratory	p. 1
Pneumonia	p. 2
Brochiectasis	p. 3
Tuberculosis	p. 4
Fibrotic lung diseases	p. 5
Sarcoidosis	p. 6
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease	p. 7
Malignant bronchogenic tumours	p. 8
Other respiratory tumours Renal and lower urinary tract	p. 1
Glomerulonephritis	p. 2
Nephrotic syndrome	p. 3
Renal tumours	p. 4
Urinary epithelial tumours	p. 5
Benign prostatic hypertrophy	p. 6
Malignant prostatic tumours	p. 7
Testicular tumours Alimentary	p. 1
Oesophageal carcinoma	p. 2
Peptic ulcer disease	p. 3
Gastric carcinoma	p. 4
Crohn's disease	p. 5
Other inflammatory small bowel diseases	p. 6
Colitis	p. 7
Colorectal neoplasia	p. 8
Pancreatitis	p. 9
Pancreatic tumours	p. 10
Gallstones	p. 11
Biliary tumours	p. 12
Hepatitis	p. 13
Alcoholic liver disease	p. 14
Cirrhosis	p. 15
Liver tumours Gynaecological	p. 1
Endometriosis	p. 2
Leiomyoma	p. 3
Malignant endometrial tumours	p. 4
Cervical carcinoma	p. 5
Ovarian epithelial tumours	p. 6
Ovarian non-epithelial tumours Neurological	p. 1
Encephalitis	p. 2
Meningitis	p. 3
Degenerative disorders	p. 4
Demyelinating disorders	p. 5
Neurological vascular events	p. 6
Peripheral nervous system tumours	p. 7
Benign intracranial tumours	p. 8
Malignant central nervous system tumours Endocrine and bone	p. 1
Non-neoplastic adrenal disease	p. 2
Neoplastic adrenocortical disease	p. 3
Neoplastic adrenomedullary disease	p. 4
Non neoplastic thyroid disease	p. 5
Thyroid tumours	p. 6
Parathyroid and multiple endocrine disorders	p. 7
Thymic tumours	p. 8
Inflammatory bone diseases	p. 9
Pagets disease	p. 10
Osteoporosis	p. 11
Benign bone tumours	p. 12
Malignant bone tumours Breast	p. 1
Abnormalities of Normal Development and Involution	p. 2
Breast carcinoma	p. 3
Other benign breast disorders Rheumatological	p. 1
Rheumatoid arthritis	p. 2
Amyloidosis	p. 3
Other autoimmune arthritides Skin	p. 1
Benign skin disorders	p. 2
Malignant skin tumours	p. 3
Benign skin tumours	p. 4
Melanoma
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