Pathology: A Modern Case Study

Howard Reisner

Sep 2014 · McGraw Hill Professional

About this ebook

A unique case-based molecular approach to understanding pathology

Pathology: A Modern Case Study is a concise, focused text that emphasizes the molecular and cellular biology essential to understanding the concepts of disease causation. The book includes numerous case studies designed to highlight the role of the pathologist in the team that provides patient care. Pathology: A Modern Case Study examines the role of anatomic, clinical, and molecular pathologists in dedicated chapters and in descriptions of the pathology of specific organ systems.

Features

• Coverage of pathology focuses on modern approaches to common and important diseases
• Each chapter delivers the most up-to-date advances in pathology
• Learning aids include chapter summaries and overviews, bolded terms, and a glossary
• Common clinically relevant disease are highlighted
• Disease discussion is based on organ compartment and etiology Coverage includes:
  • Disease and the Genome: Genetic, Developmental and Neoplastic Disease
  • Cell Injury, Death and Aging and the Body's Response
  • Environmental Injury
  • Clinical Practice: Anatomic Pathology
  • Clinical Practice: Molecular Pathology
  • Clinical Practice: Molecular Pathology
  • Organ-specific pathology covering all major body systems
  • Molecular pathology

Essential for undergraduate medical students and clinicians who wish to expand their knowledge pathology, Pathology: A Modern Case Study delivers valuable coverage that is directly related to a patient’s condition and the clinical practice of pathology.

About the author

Howard Reisner, PHD (Chapel Hill, NC) is a Professor at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.