Full Description
The fourth edition of Practical Pathology (previously entitled Pathology Practical Book) has been fully revised to provide undergraduate medical students with the latest information in the field of pathology.Divided into seven key sections - Techniques, General Pathology, Systemic Pathology, Cytopathology, Haematology and Lymphoid Tissues, Clinical Pathology, and Autopsy - each part is presented as a series of exercises.Each exercise begins with a 'learning objectives' box and concludes with questions and answers for self assessment and to help students prepare for oral examinations.The final section is an appendices providing detail on common instruments, common similes, and normal values.The textbook is highly illustrated with nearly 350 clinical photographs, diagrams and tables and is enhanced by a CD ROM providing clinical cases representing different organ systems and common diseases, as well as images and specimens correlating to conditions discussed in the book.Key PointsFully revised, new edition presenting latest advances in pathologyPresented as series on exercises with questions and answersIncludes CD ROMPrevious edition (9789350902660) published in 2012
Contents
Section OneExercise 1 Microscopy 03Exercise 2 Routine Histopathology Techniques and Staining 07Exercise 3 Frozen Section and its Staining 13Exercise 4 Special Stains and Immunohistochemistry 16Exercise 5 Surgical Pathology Request Form 20Section Two: General PathologyExercise 6 Degenerations 25Exercise 7 Intracellular Accumulations 28Exercise 8 Amyloidosis 32Exercise 9 Types of Necrosis 36Exercise 10 Gangrene and Pathologic Calcification 40Exercise 11 Derangements of Body Fluids 43Exercise 12 Obstructive Circulatory Disturbances 47Exercise 13 Types of Inflammation 50Exercise 14 Tuberculous Granulomatous Inflammation 53Exercise 15 Other Examples of Granulomatous Inflammation 57Exercise 16 Common Fungal Infections 60Exercise 17 Actinomycosis and Parasitic Infections 63Exercise 18 Adaptive Disorders of Growth 66Exercise 19 Primary Epithelial Tumours 70Exercise 20 Mesenchymal and Metastatic Tumours 75Section Three: Systemic PathologyExercise 21 Atherosclerosis and Vascular Tumours 81Exercise 22 Diseases of the Heart 85Exercise 23 Pneumonias 88Exercise 24 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases and Lung Cancer 92Exercise 25 Cysts and Tumours of the Jaws and Salivary Glands 96Exercise 26 Diseases of the Gastrointestinal Tract 100Exercise 27 Hepatitis-Viral, Alcoholic, Fulminant 106Exercise 28 Cirrhosis, Hepatocellular Carcinoma, Gallbladder Diseases 109Exercise 29 Primary Glomerulonephritis and Tubulointerstitial Disease 114Exercise 30 Diabetic Nephropathy and Tumours of Renal System 119Exercise 31 Testicular Tumours and Diseases of the Prostate 124Exercise 32 Diseases of the Cervix, Endometrium, and Placenta 127Exercise 33 Ovarian Tumours 130Exercise 34 Diseases of the BreastExercise 35 Diseases of the ThyroidExercise 36 Osteomyelitis and Benign Bone TumoursExercise 37 Malignant Bone TumoursExercise 38 Meningitis and CNS TumoursSection Four: CytopathologyExercise 39 Basic Cytopathologic Techniques and their ApplicationsExercise 40 Interpretation of Pap Smears and Fluid CytologyExercise 41 Interpretation of FNA SmearsSection Five: Haematology and Lymphoid TissuesExercise 42 Types of Blood Samples, Anticoagulants and Blood CollectionExercise 43 Haemoglobin EstimationExercise 44 Counting of Blood CellsExercise 45 Reticulocyte CountExercise 46 Preparation and Staining of Peripheral Blood SmearExercise 47 Differential Leucocyte CountExercise 48 ESR, PCV (Haematocrit) and Absolute ValuesExercise 49 Screening Tests for HaemostasisExercise 50 Blood Grouping and Cross-matchingExercise 51 Peripheral Blood Smear Examination in AnaemiasExercise 52 Bone Marrow ExaminationExercise 53 HaemoparasitesExercise 54 Haematolymphoid Malignancies: LeukaemiasExercise 55 Haematolymphoid Malignancies: LymphomasSection Six: Clinical PathologyExercise 56 Urine Examination I: Physical and ChemicalExercise 57 Urine Examination II: MicroscopyExercise 58 Semen AnalysisExercise 59 Examination of CSFSection Seven: Autopsy PathologyExercise 60 Autopsy Protocol-Request and ReportExercise 61 CD on Clinicopathological Conferences and Museum ReviewSection Eight: AppendicesAppendix I Common Instruments in PathologyAppendix II Common Similes in PathologyAppendix III Normal Values
