| Description |
1 online resource (xviii, 754 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color) |
| Contents |
Part 1: Basic pathology. What is pathology? -- What is disease? -- What causes disease? -- Part 3: Disease mechanisms. Disorders of growth, differentiation and morphogenesis -- Responses to cellular injury -- Disorders of metabolism and homeostasis -- Ischaemia, infarction and shock -- Immunology and immunopathology -- Inflammation -- Neoplasia and Carcinogenesis -- Ageing and death -- How do pathologists help patient care? -- Part 3: Systematic pathology. Cardiovascular system -- Respiratory tract -- Alimentary system -- 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 |
| Summary |
"Underwood's Pathology (formerly General and Systematic Pathology) is an internationally popular and highly acclaimed textbook, written and designed principally for students of medicine and the related health sciences. Pathology is presented in the context of modern cellular and molecular biology and contemporary clinical practice. After a clear introduction to basic principles, it provides comprehensive coverage of disease mechanisms and the pathology of specific disorders ordered by body system. An unrivalled collection of clinical photographs, histopathology images and graphics complement the clear, concise text"--Publisher's description |
| Notes |
Revised edition of: Underwood's pathology : a clinical approach / edited by Simon S. Cross; illustrations and chapter icons by Robert Britton. 6th. ed. ©2013 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from electronic title page (ClinicalKey, viewed September 11, 2018) |
| Subject |
Pathology -- Textbooks
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Pathology
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Pathologic Processes
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HEALTH & FITNESS -- Diseases -- General.
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MEDICAL -- Clinical Medicine.
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MEDICAL -- Diseases.
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MEDICAL -- Evidence-Based Medicine.
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MEDICAL -- Internal Medicine.
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Health and Fitness.
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Pathology
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Health and Wellbeing.
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| Reading List |
HME911 prescribed text 2024
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books
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Textbooks
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Cross, Simon S., editor.
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Underwood, J. C. E. (James Cressee Elphinstone)
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| ISBN |
9780702072109 |
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0702072109 |
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9780702072093 |
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0702072095 |
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9780702072079 |
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0702072079 |
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