Crash Course病理学

出版时间：2002-12  出版社：Oversea Publishing House  作者：Daniel J. O'Connor  页数：373  

内容概要

DON'T PANIG!Crash Course is here-the perfect set of course notes that you have, until now, only dreamt of. Have those late nights prevented you from making early morning lectures? Did the sun streaming into the lecture room kill your concentration? If you haven't managed to produce a set of comprehensive notes, then, with Crash Course, there's no need to worry. As thousands of students will tell you, Crash Course will help you get through your exams, and act as a quick and reliable reference throughout your course.　　These new and improved editions have been updated to include the latest research and the current best practice in disease management.Written by students, for students, under faculty supervision, Crash Course is written in a note form that is easily absorbed. You can use this book either as a revision aid or a supplement to course textbooks. Built-in features have been designed to maximize access to information and to help you retain it:　　·Comprehension Check Boxes test your understanding of the topic you have just read　　·Hints and -17ps Boxes draw attention to key content and give you advice on how to remember the concepts　　·Extensive use of colour artwork helps you to understand the more complex material and to retain factual information　　·The self-assessment section enables you to test your knowledge with exam-format questions This text first takes you through the fundamental principles of pathology covering cancer, tissue damage, infectious disease and inherited disease. Advances in our understanding of the molecular basis of disease and clinical applications of biotechnology are also considered. Part II looks at pathology applied to specific organ systems and presents the disorders of each systems with aconsistent approach taking incidence, aetiology, pathogenesis, diagnosis, management and prognosis in turn. The aim has been to focus pathology into a comprehensive coverage of all the features of pathology that medical students need to know for their examinations. Multiple-choice,short-answer and essay questions make up Part III and allow you to assess your progress and test your exam performance after you have studied this text.

书籍目录

PrefaceAcknowledgementsDedicationPart I: Principles of Pathology　1.Introduction to Pathology 　　Disease　　Pathology　　How pathology is covered in this book　2.Cancer　　Definitions and nomenclature　　Molecular basis of cancer　　Tumour growth　　Carcinogenic agents　　Host defences against cancer　　Clinical cancer pathology　3.Inflammation, Tissue Damage,and Repair　　Inflammation　　Acute inflammation　　Chemical mediators of inflammation　　Chronic inflammation　　Tissue necrosis　4.Infectious Disease　　General principles of infection　　Categories of infectious agent　　Mechanisms of pathogenicity　　Inflammatory responses to infectionPart II-Systemic Pathology　5.Pathology of the Nervous System　　Disorders of the central　　nervous system　　Disorders of the peripheral　　nervous system　　Disorders of the autonomic　　nervous system　　Pathology of the Cardiovascular System　　Congenital abnormalities of the heart　　Atherosclerosis, hypertension,and ischaemic heafft disease　　Disorders of the heart valves　　Diseases of the myocardium　　Diseases of the pericardium　　Aneurysms　　Inflammatory and neoplastic vascular disease　　Diseases of the veins and　　lymphatics　7.Pathology of the Respiratory System 　　Disorders of the upper　　respiratory tract　　Disorders of the lungs　　Disorders of the pleura　8.Pathology of the Gastrointestinal System　　Disorders of the upper　　gastrointestinal tract　　Disorders of the stomach　　General aspects of hepatic damage　　Disorders of the liver and biliary tract　　Disorders of the exocrine pancreas　　Disorders of the intestine　　Disorders of the peritoneum　9.Pathology of the Kidney and Urinary Tract　　Abnormalities of kidney structure　　Diseases of the glomerulus　　Glomerular lesions in systemic disease　　Diseases of the tubules and interstitium　　Diseases of the renal blood vessels　　Neoplastic disease of the kidney　　Disorders of the urinary tract　10.Pathology of the Endocrine System　　Disorders of the pituitary　　Thyroid disorders　　Graves' disease　　Parathyroid disorders　　Disorders of the adrenal gland　　Disorders of the endocrine pancreas　11.Pathology of the Reproductive Systems  12.Pathology of the Musculoskeletal  13.Pathology of the Blood and Immune Systems  14.Pathology of the SkinPart III:Self-assessmentIndex