Essentials of Rubin's Pathology, 6th Edition

Essentials of Rubin's Pathology, Sixth Edition, is a condensed version of the main title, Rubin's Pathology, 6e. Targeted to students in allied health fields, including dentistry, nursing, physical therapy, physician assistant, chiropractic, and occupational therapy, Essentials of Rubin's Pathology follows the same format as Rubin's Pathology, covering principles and mechanisms of pathology in the first section and organ-specific pathology in the second section. Essentials extracts key information on pathogenesis, epidemiology, and clinical features of diseases. Illustrations -- whether schematic or photographic -- are also all derived from the main text. A companion Website will offer the fully searchable online text, case studies, audio review questions, Podcasts, and an image bank and test generator for faculty.

Table of Contents
CHAPTER 1: Cell Adaptation, Cell Injury and Cell Death

CHAPTER 2: Inflammation

CHAPTER 3: Repair, Regeneration and Fibrosis

CHAPTER 4: Immunopathology

CHAPTER 5: Neoplasia

CHAPTER 6: Developmental and Genetic Diseases

CHAPTER 7: Hemodynamic Disorders

CHAPTER 8: Environmental and Nutritional Pathology

CHAPTER 9: Infectious and Parasitic Diseases

CHAPTER 10: Blood Vessels

CHAPTER 11: The Heart

CHAPTER 12: The Respiratory System

CHAPTER 13: The Gastrointestinal Tract

CHAPTER 14: The Liver and Biliary System

CHAPTER 15: The Pancreas

CHAPTER 16: The Kidney

CHAPTER 17: The Lower Urinary Tract and Male Reproductive System

CHAPTER 18: The Female Reproductive System, the Peritoneum and Pregnancy

CHAPTER 19: The Breast

CHAPTER 20: Hematopathology

CHAPTER 21: The Endocrine System

CHAPTER 22: Obesity, Diabetes Mellitus and the Metabolic Syndrome

CHAPTER 23: The Amyloidoses

CHAPTER 24: The Skin

CHAPTER 25: The Head and Neck

CHAPTER 26: Bones and Joints

CHAPTER 27: Skeletal Muscle

CHAPTER 28: The Nervous System

CHAPTER 29: The Eye