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 Points
- Fully revised, new edition presenting latest advances in pathology
- Presented as series on exercises with questions and answers
- Includes CD ROM
- Previous edition (9789350902660) published in 2012
Table of Contents:
Section One: Techniques in Pathology
- Exercise 1 Microscopy 03
- Exercise 2 Routine Histopathology Techniques and Staining 07
- Exercise 3 Frozen Section and its Staining 13
- Exercise 4 Special Stains and Immunohistochemistry 16
- Exercise 5 Surgical Pathology Request Form 20
Section Two: General Pathology
- Exercise 6 Degenerations 25
- Exercise 7 Intracellular Accumulations 28
- Exercise 8 Amyloidosis 32
- Exercise 9 Types of Necrosis 36
- Exercise 10 Gangrene and Pathologic Calcification 40
- Exercise 11 Derangements of Body Fluids 43
- Exercise 12 Obstructive Circulatory Disturbances 47
- Exercise 13 Types of Inflammation 50
- Exercise 14 Tuberculous Granulomatous Inflammation 53
- Exercise 15 Other Examples of Granulomatous Inflammation 57
- Exercise 16 Common Fungal Infections 60
- Exercise 17 Actinomycosis and Parasitic Infections 63
- Exercise 18 Adaptive Disorders of Growth 66
- Exercise 19 Primary Epithelial Tumours 70
- Exercise 20 Mesenchymal and Metastatic Tumours 75
Section Three: Systemic Pathology
- Exercise 21 Atherosclerosis and Vascular Tumours 81
- Exercise 22 Diseases of the Heart 85
- Exercise 23 Pneumonias 88
- Exercise 24 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases and Lung Cancer 92
- Exercise 25 Cysts and Tumours of the Jaws and Salivary Glands 96
- Exercise 26 Diseases of the Gastrointestinal Tract 100
- Exercise 27 Hepatitis—Viral, Alcoholic, Fulminant 106
- Exercise 28 Cirrhosis, Hepatocellular Carcinoma, Gallbladder Diseases 109
- Exercise 29 Primary Glomerulonephritis and Tubulointerstitial Disease 114
- Exercise 30 Diabetic Nephropathy and Tumours of Renal System 119
- Exercise 31 Testicular Tumours and Diseases of the Prostate 124
- Exercise 32 Diseases of the Cervix, Endometrium, and Placenta 127
- Exercise 33 Ovarian Tumours 130
- Exercise 34 Diseases of the Breast
- Exercise 35 Diseases of the Thyroid
- Exercise 36 Osteomyelitis and Benign Bone Tumours
- Exercise 37 Malignant Bone Tumours
- Exercise 38 Meningitis and CNS Tumours
Section Four: Cytopathology
- Exercise 39 Basic Cytopathologic Techniques and their Applications
- Exercise 40 Interpretation of Pap Smears and Fluid Cytology
- Exercise 41 Interpretation of FNA Smears
Section Five: Haematology and Lymphoid Tissues
- Exercise 42 Types of Blood Samples, Anticoagulants and Blood Collection
- Exercise 43 Haemoglobin Estimation
- Exercise 44 Counting of Blood Cells
- Exercise 45 Reticulocyte Count
- Exercise 46 Preparation and Staining of Peripheral Blood Smear
- Exercise 47 Differential Leucocyte Count
- Exercise 48 ESR, PCV (Haematocrit) and Absolute Values
- Exercise 49 Screening Tests for Haemostasis
- Exercise 50 Blood Grouping and Cross-matching
- Exercise 51 Peripheral Blood Smear Examination in Anaemias
- Exercise 52 Bone Marrow Examination
- Exercise 53 Haemoparasites
- Exercise 54 Haematolymphoid Malignancies: Leukaemias
- Exercise 55 Haematolymphoid Malignancies: Lymphomas
Section Six: Clinical Pathology
- Exercise 56 Urine Examination I: Physical and Chemical
- Exercise 57 Urine Examination II: Microscopy
- Exercise 58 Semen Analysis
- Exercise 59 Examination of CSF
Section Seven: Autopsy Pathology
- Exercise 60 Autopsy Protocol—Request and Report
- Exercise 61 CD on Clinicopathological Conferences and Museum Review
Section Eight: Appendices
- Appendix I Common Instruments in Pathology
- Appendix II Common Similes in Pathology
- Appendix III Normal Values
About the Author :
Harsh Mohan MD FAMS FICPath FUICC
Ex-Professor and Head, Department of Pathology, Government Medical College and Hospital, Chandigarh, India
