Rubin's pathology : clinicopathologic foundations of medicine / editors, Raphael Rubin, M.D., Professor of Pathology, David S. Strayer, M.D., Ph. D., Professor of Pathology, Department of Pathology and Cell Biology, Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University Philadelphia, Pennsylvania ; Founder and Consulting Editor, Emanuel Rubin, M.D., Gonzalo Aponte Distinguished Professor of Pathology, Chairman Emeritus of the Department of Pathology and Cell Biology, Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Edition:
Sixth edition.
Publisher:
Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins,
Includes bibliographical references and index. Machine generated contents note: Chapter 1: Cell Injury Chapter 2: Inflammation Chapter 3: Repair, Regeneration, and Fibrosis Chapter 4: Immunopathology Chapter 5: Neoplasia Chapter 6: Developmental and Genetic Diseases Chapter 7: Hemodynamic Disorders Chapter 8: Environmental and Nutritional Pathology Chapter 9: Infectious and Parasitic Diseases Chapter 10: Blood Vessels Chapter 11: The Heart Chapter 12: The Respiratory System Chapter 13: The Gastrointestinal Tract Chapter 14: The Liver and Biliary System Chapter 15: The Pancreas Chapter 16: The Kidney Chapter 17: The Lower Urinary Tract and Male Reproductive System Chapter 18: The Female Reproductive System Chapter 19: The Breast Chapter 20: Hematopathology Chapter 21: The Endocrine System Chapter 22: Diabetes Mellitus Chapter 23: The Amyloidoses Chapter 24: The Skin Chapter 25: The Head and Neck Chapter 26: Bones and Joints Chapter 27: Skeletal Muscle Chapter 28: The Nervous System Chapter 29: The Eye.
Contents:
Cell adaptation, cell injury and cell death -- Inflammation -- Repair, regeneration, and fibrosis -- Immunopathology -- Neoplasia -- Developmental and genetic diseases -- Hemodynamic disorders -- Environmental and nutritional pathology -- Infectious and parasitic diseases -- Blood vessel -- Heart -- Respiratory system -- Gastrointestinal tract -- Liver and biliary system -- Pancreas -- Kidney -- Lower urinary tract and male reproductive system -- Female reproductive system, the peritoneum and pregnancy -- Breast -- Hematopathology -- Endocrine system -- Obesity, diabetes mellitus and the metabolic syndrome -- Amyloidoses -- Skin -- Head and neck -- Bones and joints -- Skeletal muscle -- Nervous system -- Eye.
Summary:
"The highly acclaimed foundation textbook Rubin's Pathology: Clinicopathologic Foundations of Medicine, now in its sixth edition, provides medical students with a lucid discussion of basic disease processes and their effects on cells, organs, and people. The streamlined coverage includes only what medical students need to know and provides clinical application of the chapter concepts. Icons signal discussions of pathogenesis, pathology, epidemiology, etiological factors, and clinical features. Rubin's Pathology is liberally illustrated with full-color graphic illustrations, gross pathology photos, and micrographs. The sixth edition is completely updated with expanded and revised context. A suite of exciting online tools for students includes a fully searchable e-text with all images, 140 interactive case studies, 1500 audio review questions, summary podcast lectures, and a selection of mobile flash cards for iPhone, iPod, and BlackBerry from the new Rubin's Pathology Mobile Flash Cards. Resources for faculty include a 600 question test generator and chapter outlines and objectives"--Provided by publisher.
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