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Walter, Hamilton and Israel's Principles of Pathology for Dental Students (Dental Series)
Walter Hamilton and Israel's Principles of Pathology for Dental Students - Dental Series Author:J. B. Walter, Margaret C. Grundy This text, while covering the principles of general pathology in a manner suited to the particular needs of the dentist, also includes - albeit briefly - the basic principles of pathology pertaining to some of the special systems. Each of the organ systems is reviewed and in this edition some important topics are either covered more adequately o... more »r introduced for the first time. These include the lipoproteins and their relationship to atherosclerosis; the acute phase response; interstitial pneumonia; the acute respiratory distress syndrome; the pathogenesis of pulmonary emphysema; tubularinterstitial disease of the kidneys; acute tubular necrosis; recently recognized infections including Leginella pneumonia; Lyme disease and acquired immunological deficiency; important mechanisms involved in diarrhoea; brain herniations; and the dysplastic naevus syndrome.« less