Features

• Explains pathology in an accessible way with supporting cartoons, case studies, and information on key pathology figures in history
• Includes 'key facts' and 'dictionary boxes' for many topics
• Full-colour page layout with high-quality pathology and microscopy images
• New coverage of recent advances in immunology, genetics and neoplasia and stronger emphasis on radiology, especially concentrating on pathological and radiological correlations
• Information on the latest special techniques and more fascinating biographies
• Companion website http://cw.tandf.co.uk/basicpathology/ featuring images from the book and further reading and resources
• Complemented by the new companion volume Pathology in Clinical Practice: 50 Case Studies by members of the same author team

Summary

While being both entertaining and enjoyable, this new edition of Basic Pathology is a straightforward introduction to pathology and the mechanisms of disease. It puts pathology into its historical, scientific and clinical context for all medical, dental and nursing students and other health professionals.

Basic Pathology has been brought fully up-to-date in this new edition, and once again covers four main themes: What is a Disease, Defence Against Disease, Circulatory Disorders, and Disorders of Cell Growth; highlighting key mechanisms and their interplay in producing symptoms, signs and disease. With new cartoons to illustrate key points and make those study hours pass by with ease, the book also retains the much-praised clinical scenarios, historical anecdotes and key facts boxes.