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Tables of Contents for Pathology
Chapter/Section Title
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Pathology at the core of medicine
1
6
Pathology is the study of the patterns, causes, mechanisms and effects of illness (disease)
1
3
Pathology is the basis of clinical laboratory medicine
4
3
Cellular adaptions to disease
7
16
Cells as adaptable units
7
1
The cell stress response to injury
7
2
Adaptive response in disease
9
7
Cell biology of growth adaption
16
7
Cell injury and death
23
12
Tissue responses to damage
35
26
Overview of tissue responses to injury
35
11
Outcome of the acute inflammatory reaction
46
5
Chronic inflammation
51
7
Other causes of granulomatous inflammation
58
3
Developmental and genetic factors in disease
61
18
Development disorders
61
1
Genetic factors in disease
61
3
Cytogenetic abnormalities and disease
64
5
Gene defects and disease
69
7
Molecular genetics and disease
76
3
Neoplasia
79
26
Introduction
79
1
Characteristics and terminology of neoplastic diseases
79
1
Failure to achieve cellular differentiation is a particular feature of malignant neoplasms
79
11
Tumor nomenclature and classification
90
1
Biology of neoplasia
91
9
Epidemiology of neoplastic disease
100
3
Diagnosis of neoplasia
103
2
Basic immunopathology
105
8
Immunological factors in disease
105
1
Inadequate immune responses
105
4
Excessive immune responses
109
1
Inappropriate immune responses
110
3
Introduction to infectious diseases
113
28
Clinical overview
113
1
Bacterial infections
114
2
Brief review of common bacteria and their diseases
116
8
Fungal infections
124
2
Viral infections
126
4
Protozoan and helminthic parasites
130
5
Fluke (trematode) infections
135
1
Tapeworm (cestode) infestations
136
2
Roundworms (nematodes)
138
3
Environmental and nutritional factors in disease
141
10
Environmental factors in disease
141
1
Mechanical trauma
141
1
Damage from extremes of temperature
142
1
Damage from irradiation
143
2
Electrical injury
145
1
Chemical damage
145
3
Nutritional factors in disease
148
3
Blood circulatory system
151
40
Clinical overview
151
1
General pathology of the circulatory system
152
5
Embolism
157
2
Infarction
159
1
Shock
160
1
Arterial diseases
161
4
Aneurysms
165
1
Hypertension
166
3
Vasculitis
169
3
Structural abnormalities of veins
172
1
Tumors and malformations of vessels
172
1
Diseases of the heart
173
7
Cardiomyopathy and myocarditis
180
2
Cardiac tumors
182
1
Diseases of the pericardium
182
1
Diseases of endocardium and valves
183
4
Heart disease in children
187
4
Respiratory system
191
32
Clinical overview
191
1
The respiratory system comprises the upper respiratory tract, the airways and the lungs
192
1
Respiratory failure is defined by the presence of a low level of blood oxygen
192
1
Collapse of the lung is termed `atelectasis'
192
1
Vascular and hemodynamic disease of the lungs
193
1
Infective disease of the respiratory system
194
6
Chronic obstructive airways disease
200
5
Restrictive lung diseases
205
6
Granulomatous disease in lungs
211
1
Neoplastic disease of the lungs
212
6
Pathology of the pleura
218
2
Lung disease in children
220
3
Oral and ENT pathology
223
24
Clinical overview
223
1
Mouth and oropharynx
223
6
Common disorders of the teeth and related structures
229
5
Nose and nasopharynx pathology
234
3
Pathology of the ear
237
4
Ear disease in children
241
1
The larynx and related structures
242
5
Alimentary tract
247
26
Clinical overview
247
1
Disease of the esophagus and esophagogastric junction
248
2
Disease of the stomach
250
4
Disease of the small and large intestine
254
1
Malabsorption syndromes
255
2
Chronic inflammatory bowel disease
257
2
Tumors of the small and large intestine
259
5
Vascular disease of the bowel
264
1
Diseases caused by abnormal gut motility
265
1
Pathology of the appendix
266
1
Diseases of the anal canal
267
1
Pathology of the peritoneum
268
1
Gastointestinal disease in children
269
4
Liver, biliary tract, and pancreas
273
32
Clinical overview
273
1
Diseases of the liver
274
1
Jaundice
275
1
Liver in disease
276
4
Vascular diseases of the liver
280
1
Hepatitis
281
5
Non-viral infections
286
1
Chronic inflammatory liver disease
287
4
Toxic liver disease
291
1
Metabolic liver disease
292
1
Cirrhosis of the liver
293
2
Tumors of the liver
295
1
Multisystem disease and transplantation
296
1
Liver disease in childhood
297
1
Diseases of the gallbladder and extrahepatic bile ducts
298
2
Disease of the exocrine pancreas
300
2
Tumors of the pancreas
302
3
Lymphoid and hemopoietic tissues
305
24
Clinical overview
305
1
Diseases of the lymph nodes
305
11
Diseases of the thymus
316
1
Diseases of the spleen
317
1
Diseases of the blood
318
11
Endocrine system
329
20
Clinical overview
329
1
Pituitary
330
2
Thyroid gland
332
6
Parathyroids
338
2
Adrenal
340
4
Pancreatic endocrine tissue
344
2
Ovary and testis
346
1
Endocrine disease in children
347
2
Diseases of the urnary system
349
34
Clinical overview
349
1
Kidney
350
26
Diseases of the lower urinary tract
376
2
Tumors of the lower urinary tract
378
2
Congenital diseases of the kidney and lower urinary tract
380
3
Male genital system
383
12
Clinical overview
383
1
Testis, epididymis and paratesticular tissues
383
7
Prostate gland
390
2
Penis and Scrotum
392
3
Gynecological and obstetric pathology
395
26
Clinical overview
395
1
Gynecological pathology
396
19
Obstetric pathology
415
6
Breast disease
421
12
Clinical overview
421
1
Inflammatory disorders of the breast
421
1
Benign proliferative diseases of the breast
422
2
Neoplastic breast diseases
424
9
Nervous system and muscle
433
42
Clinical overview
433
1
Introduction
434
1
Responses of the nervous system to injury
434
2
Cerebrovascular disease
436
5
Trauma to the central nervous system
441
3
Hydrocephalus
444
1
Syringomyelia
444
1
Infection of the central nervous system
445
5
Demyelinating diseases
450
1
Neurodegenerative diseases
451
4
Metabolic and toxic disease
455
1
Developmental abnormalities
456
3
Phacomatoses
459
1
Tumors of the nervous system
460
4
Diseases of peripheral nerves
464
3
Muscle diseases
467
4
Neurogenic disorders of muscle
471
1
Disorders of muscle function
472
3
Ophthalmic pathology
475
10
Clinical overview
475
1
Diseases of the eyelids, conjunctiva and cornea
475
3
Diseases of the uvea
478
1
Lens abnormalities
479
1
Diseases of the retina and vitreous
479
2
Glaucoma
481
1
Trauma to the eye
482
1
Diseases of the orbit
482
3
Dermatopathology
485
26
Clinical overview
485
1
Introduction
485
1
Dermatitis
486
4
Infections of the skin
490
3
Blistering diseases of the skin
493
5
Tumors of the skin
498
6
Tumors of skin appendages
504
4
Important miscellaneous skin conditions
508
3
Orthopedic and rheumatological pathology
511
22
Clinical overview
511
1
Bone
511
1
Metabolic bone disease
512
4
Bone fracture
516
2
Infection of bone
518
1
Bone tumors
519
3
Bone disease in children
522
1
Diseases of joints, tendons and soft tissues
523
8
Disorders of soft tissue
531
2
Important multisystem diseases
533
16
Clinical overview
533
1
Systemic lupus erythematosus
533
3
Progressive systemic sclerosis (PSS)
536
1
Rheumatoid disease
537
2
Sarcoidosis
539
1
Diabetes mellitus
540
3
Amyloidosis
543
3
Inherited metabolic diseases
546
3
Questions
549
44
Answers
593
22
Laboratory methods and terminology
615
6
Index
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