Biology of disease

Nessar Ahmed, Maureen Dawson, Chris Smith, Ed Wood9780203504727, 9780748772100, 0748772103

Biology of Disease describes the biology of many of the human disorders and disease that are encountered in a clinical setting. It is designed for first and second year students in biomedical science programs and will also be a highly effective reference for health science professionals as well as being valuable to students beginning medical school. Real cases are used to illustrate the importance of biology in understanding the causes of diseases, as well as in diagnosis and therapy.

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Table of contents :
BOOK COVER……Page 1
TITLE……Page 4
COPYRIGHT……Page 5
DEDICATION……Page 6
CONTENTS……Page 8
PREFACE……Page 18
GLOSSARY……Page 20
CHAPTER 1: THE NATURE AND INVESTIGATION OF DISEASES……Page 34
CHAPTER 2: PATHOGENS AND VIRULENCE……Page 58
CHAPTER 3: INFECTIOUS DISEASES AND TREATMENTS……Page 74
CHAPTER 4: THE IMMUNE SYSTEM……Page 106
CHAPTER 5. DISORDERS OF THE IMMUNE SYSTEM……Page 132
CHAPTER 6: TRANSFUSION AND TRANSPLANTATION……Page 160
CHAPTER 7: DISORDERS OF THE ENDOCRINE SYSTEM……Page 190
CHAPTER 8: DISORDERS OF WATER, ELECTROLYTES AND URATE BALANCES……Page 236
CHAPTER 9: DISORDERS OF ACID–BASE BALANCE……Page 258
CHAPTER 10: DIET AND DISEASE……Page 272
CHAPTER 11: DISORDERS OF THE GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT, PANCREAS, LIVER AND GALL BLADDER……Page 310
CHAPTER 12: TOXICOLOGY……Page 348
CHAPTER 13: DISORDERS OF THE BLOOD……Page 378
CHAPTER 14: DISORDERS OF THE CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM……Page 412
CHAPTER 15: GENETIC DISEASES……Page 448
CHAPTER 16: MEMBRANE, ORGANELLE AND CYTOSKELETAL DISORDERS……Page 482
CHAPTER 17: CANCER……Page 508
CHAPTER 18: AGING AND DISEASE……Page 548
CASE STUDY DISCUSSIONS……Page 564
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS……Page 574
INDEX……Page 584