Contents
1. Introduction and scope of veterinary pathology
2. Brief outline of major intrinsic and extrinsic causes of disease
3. Haemodynamic disorders hyperaemia, congestion, haemorrhage, oedema , thrombosis, embolism, infarction and shock.
4. Acute cellular swelling and its variants. Glycogen overload and fatty change. Heat shock proteins and lysosomal storage diseases
5. Causes and mechanism of reversible and irreversible cell injury necrosis and its types, apoptosis
6. post-mortem autolysis and necrosis. Gangrene
7. Major exogenous and endogenous pigments
8. Metastatic and dystrophic calcification
9. Photosensitization
10. Disturbances in growth (Aplasia, hypoplasia, atrophy, hypertrophy, hyperplasia, metaplasia and dysplasia)
11. Inflammation: Definitions, classification, various cell types] and their functions, mediators, cardinal signs and systemic effects
12. Wound healing by primary and secondary intention including growth factors
13. Immunopathology in brief (immunodeficiency, hypersensitivity and autoimmune disease).
