This book has been written keeping in mind the modern-day nursing students, who would like crisp and clear working knowledge of pathology and genetics, which will enable them in delivering better patient care. All the disease processes have been described in brief yet wholesome manner and in simple language. This book will pave the way for the basic pathogenesis of all diseases and help students in the long run.
- Designed keeping in mind the curriculum prescribed by the INC
- Topics presented in points and small paragraphs for quicker learning
- Exam-oriented multiple-choice, short-answer and long-answer type questions provided
- All appropriate recent trends included
- In this edition " Stem cell therapy" which marks a new era in the healthcare has been included
Table of Contents
PART 1Pathology
1
PATHOLOGY-INTRODUCTION AND BASIC TECHNIQUES.................................3
2
CELLULAR ADAPTATIONS, CELL INJURY, AND CELL DEATH......................11
3
ACUTE AND CHRONIC INFLAMMATION.....................................31
4
HEALING, REGENERATION, AND REPAIR....................................................52
5
HEMODYNAMIC DISTURBANCES AND THROMBOSIS.........................................64
6
CELLULAR GROWTH AND NEOPLASIA.............................................83
7
INFECTIONS............................................97
8
RESPIRATORY TRACT............................122
9
BLOOD VESSELS AND HEART...............139
10
THE GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT..........162
11
DISEASES OF THE HEPATOBILIARY SYSTEM AND PANCREAS......................179
12
MALE GENITAL TRACT..........................200
13
FEMALE GENITAL SYSTEM....................207
14
THE KIDNEY AND LOWER URINARY TRACT...................................219
15
THE BREAST.........................................242
16
THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM.........250
17
MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM................262
18
BASIC HEMATOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES........................................281
19
DISORDERS OF RED BLOOD CELLS......294
20
DISORDERS OF WHITE BLOOD CELLS....................................................305
21
HEMOSTASIS AND DISORDERS OF COAGULATION.....................................310
22
BONE MARROW EXAMINATION...........317
23
BLOOD BANKING.................................321
24
BLOOD CHEMISTRY..............................328
25
SEROLOGICAL TESTS............................333
26
BLOOD CULTURE.................................340
27
CEREBROSPINAL FLUID EXAMINATION......................................343
28
PLEURAL AND PERITONEAL FLUID EXAMINATION......................................347
29
GASTRIC AND DUODENAL CONTENTS EXAMINATION......................................350
30
SEMEN EXAMINATION..........................353
31
URINE EXAMINATION...........................356
32
CYTOLOGY............................................362
33
STOOL EXAMINATION..........................366
PART 2
�Genetics
34
GENETICS.............................................370
35
MATERNAL, PRENATAL, AND GENETIC INFLUENCES ON DEVELOPMENT OF DEFECTS AND DISEASES.......................398
36
GENETIC TESTING IN NEONATES AND CHILDREN....................................409
37
GENETIC CONDITIONS OF ADOLESCENTS AND ADULTS................413
38
SERVICES RELATED TO GENETICS........422
INDEX..........................................................433
