A Textbook of Systemic Pathology (Paperback)

Providing a structured overview of diseases classified according to the systems of the body which they affect, this book starts with an overall examination of the causes, epidemiology, transmission and prevention of infection. It looks at certain major infectious diseases in detail before going on to the various structures and systems of the body. Individual chapters cover: bones and joints; blood vessels and the lymphatic system; heart diseases including ischaemic disease; the cardiomyopathieis; inflammatory diseases; diseases of the valves; congenital disease and diseases of the pericardium; diseases of the mouth; pharynx and oesophagus; stomach disorders; the intestines; the liver; the gall bladder and biliary ducts; the pancreas; the respiratory system; the kidney and urinary tract; the central and peripheral nervous system; skeletal muscles and eye; blood; the lymph nodes; spleen; thymus and other lymphoid tissue; the endocrine system; the reproductive sytems and the skin. In each case, the text describes the symptoms, progress and treatment of all the major diseases. The book is illustrated with colour photographs of diagnostic and significant signs. Learning outcomes are explicitly stated at the beginning of each chapter.