Robbins & Cotran Pathologic Basis of Disease E-Book

Vinay Kumar, Abul K. Abbas, Jon C. Aster

• Publisher: Elsevier
• Year: 2020
• Edition: 10
• eBook ISBN:
  9780323609937
• Topic: Medicine
• Subtopic: Pathology

Readable and highly illustrated, Robbins and Cotran Pathologic Basis of Disease, 10th Edition presents an in-depth, state-of-the-art overview of human diseases and their cellular and molecular basis. This best-selling text delivers the latest, most essential pathology knowledge in a readable, interesting manner, ensuring optimal understanding of the latest basic science and clinical content. More than 1, 000 high-quality photographs and full-color illustrations highlight new information in molecular biology, disease classifications, new drugs and drug therapies, and much more. This superb learning package also includes an enhanced eBook with a full complement of ancillary content on Student Consult.- Provides uniquely authoritative and readable coverage, ideal for USMLE or specialty board preparation, as well as for coursework.- Covers the hot topics you need to know about, including novel therapies for hepatitis C, classification of lymphomas, unfolded protein response, non-apoptotic pathways of cell death, coronavirus infections, liquid biopsy for cancer detection, regulation of iron absorption, clonal hematopoiesis and atherosclerosis, thrombotic microangiopathies, heparin-induced thrombocytopenias, inflammatory myopathies, genetic tools for treatment of cystic fibrosis, and many more.- Uses an outstanding full-color, user-friendly design to simplify your study and quickly direct you to the information you need to know, with learning features such as boldface overviews at the beginning of each section, key concepts boxes, suggested readings, schematic diagrams that illustrate complex concepts, and new gross and microscopic figures for clarity of morphology.- Brings you up to date with the latest information in molecular and genetic testing, mechanisms of disease, personalized medicine and its impact on treatment of human diseases, the role of microbiome and metabolome in non-communicable diseases, and much more.- Provides access to a wealth of interactive ancillaries online: pathology case studies, videos, self-assessment questions, Targeted Therapy boxes that discuss drug therapy for specific diseases, interactive cases, and more.- Evolve Instructor site with an image and test bank is available to instructors through their Elsevier sales rep or via request at https://evolve.elsevier.com.

Table of contents

• Cover image
• Title page
• Table of Contents
• Endsheet
• Copyright
• Dedication
• Contributors
• Preface
• Acknowledgments
• Contents
• Chapter 1: The Cell as a Unit of Health and Disease
• Chapter 2: Cell Injury, Cell Death, and Adaptations
• Chapter 3: Inflammation and Repair
• Chapter 4: Hemodynamic Disorders, Thromboembolic Disease, and Shock
• Chapter 5: Genetic Disorders
• Chapter 6: Diseases of the Immune System
• Chapter 7: Neoplasia
• Chapter 8: Infectious Diseases
• Chapter 9: Environmental and Nutritional Diseases
• Chapter 10: Diseases of Infancy and ChildhoodaaThe prior contributions of Dr. Anirban Maitra to this chapter are gratefully acknowledged.
• Chapter 11: Blood Vessels
• Chapter 12: The Heart
• Chapter 13: Diseases of White Blood Cells, Lymph Nodes, Spleen, and Thymus
• Chapter 14: Red Blood Cell and Bleeding Disorders
• Chapter 15: The Lung
• Chapter 16: Head and Neck
• Chapter 17: The Gastrointestinal Tract
• Chapter 18: Liver and Gallbladder
• Chapter 19: The Pancreas
• Chapter 20: The Kidney
• Chapter 21: The Lower Urinary Tract and Male Genital System
• Chapter 22: The Female Genital Tract
• Chapter 23: The Breast
• Chapter 24: The Endocrine System
• Chapter 25: The Skin
• Chapter 26: Bones, Joints, and Soft Tissue Tumors
• Chapter 27: Peripheral Nerves and Skeletal Muscles
• Chapter 28: The Central Nervous System
• Chapter 29: The Eye
• Index