Summary:
First published in 1924, 'Muir’s Textbook of Pathology' has set a standard in this subject by linking the scientific aspects that underlie pathological processes, relating these to pathological changes specific to the various organ systems, and placing all in context for students of clinical medicine and surgery. Subsequent editions have retained this popular approach, while introducing novel concepts and taking into account the evolution in the teaching of general pathology that has occurred.


This fully-revised fourteenth edition will ensure that the title retains its pre-eminence in the field with a clearly defined and easy-to-follow structure, new photographs and explanatory line diagrams, all in full colour, and applicability to both systems-based and problem-based undergraduate courses. Focusing on core material without neglecting up-to-the-minute detail, this book is a key text for students, but also has significant appeal for pathology trainees.


Divided into two main sections, the text opens with a series of introductory chapters on the mechanisms of general pathology before moving on to a discussion of pathology in relation to specific body systems. The emphasis on the clinical application of pathology is enhanced in this new edition through the inclusion of clinical case studies that relate pathological mechanisms to patients, problems and prognoses. Useful directions for further study are suggested by the special study topics that appear in each chapter, while other ‘reader-friendly’ aids enhance the value of the text during revision.

• Fully updated edition of this classic text
• Over 600 colour illustrations supplement highly structured text
• Increased emphasis on the key scientific concepts underpinning clinical practice, in line with current curricula
• Content is focussed to avoid information overload, without compromising breadth and depth
• Enhanced clinical relevance through the inclusion of illustrative case histories and special study topics

Table of Contents:
SECTION 1- MECHANISMS OF DISEASE: CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR
1 Applications of pathology
2 Normal cellular functions, disease and immunology
3 Clinical genetics
4 Cell injury, inflammation and repair
5 Cancer and benign tumours
SECTION 2 - SYSTEMIC PATHOLOGY
6 The cardiovascular system
7 The respiratory system
8 The lymphorecticular system and bone marrow
9 The gastrointestinal system
10 The liver, biliary tract and pancreas
11 The central nervous system and the eye
12 The locomotor system
13 The kidneys and urinary tract
14 The female reproductive system
15 The breast
16 The male reproductive system
17 The endocrine System
18 The skin
19 Infections
Index

About the Author(s):
Senior Editor: David A Levison MD FRCPath, Professor of Pathology, University of Dundee, and Honorary Consultant Pathologist, Ninewells Hospital and Medical School, Dundee, UK



Senior Editor: Robin Reid BSc MBChB FRCPath, Consultant Pathologist, Western Infirmary, Glasgow, and Honorary Senior Lecturer in Pathology, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK



Alastair D Burt BSc(Hons) MBChB MD(Hons) FRCPath FI Biol, Professor of Pathology and Dean of Clinical Medicine, Newcastle University, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK



David J Harrison BSc(Hons) Ed MBChB Ed MD MRCPath FRCPath, Professor of Pathology and Director of the Edinburgh Cancer Research Centre, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK



Stewart Fleming MBChB BSc(Hons) MD(Hons) FRCPath, Professor of Cellular and Molecular Pathology, University of Dundee, Ninewells Hospital, Dundee, UK

Contributors:
29 UK, 2 Europe, 1 Middle East.

Readership:
Undergraduate medical students during their entire course; Pathology students and those studying for the MRCPath.

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