ABSTRACT
An accessible and enjoyable introduction to pathology and the mechanisms of disease, this book puts pathology into its historical, scientific and clinical context. Organized in four main themes - What is a Disease, Defense Against Disease, Circulatory Disorders and Disorders of Cell Growth - the text highlights key mechanisms and their interplay in producing symptoms, signs and disease. Supplemented throughout with colorful cartoons, and much-praised clinical scenarios, this entertaining look at pathology offers historical anecdotes and helpful key-points boxes.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part |2 pages
PART 1 Disease, health and medicine
part |2 pages
PART 2 Defence against disease
part |2 pages
Part 3 Features of cardiovascular disorders
part |2 pages
Part 4 Cell growth and its disorders
part |1 pages
PART 1: Symptoms
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PART 2: Signs
part |1 pages
PART 3: Investigations
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PART 4: Treatment
part |1 pages
PART 5: Complex management