Rubin's Pathology: Clinicopathologic Foundations of Medicine

The highly acclaimed foundation textbook Rubin's Pathology: Clinicopathologic Foundations of Medicine, now in its sixth edition, provides medical students with a lucid discussion of basic disease processes and their effects on cells, organs, and people. The streamlined coverage includes only what medical students need to know and provides clinical application of the chapter concepts. Icons signal discussions of pathogenesis, pathology, epidemiology, etiological factors, and clinical features. Rubin's Pathology is liberally illustrated with full-color graphic illustrations, gross pathology photos, and micrographs. The sixth edition is completely updated with expanded and revised context. A suite of exciting online tools for students includes a fully searchable e-text with all images, 140 interactive case studies, 1500 audio review questions, summary podcast lectures, and a selection of mobile flash cards for iPhone, iPod, and BlackBerry from the new Rubin's Pathology Mobile Flash Cards. Resources for faculty include a 600 question test generator and chapter outlines and objectives.

Editor Raphael Rubin MD

Professor of Pathology, Department of Pathology and Cell Biology, Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA


Editor David S Strayer MD, PhD

Professor of Pathology, Department of Pathology and Cell Biology, Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA
Consulting Editor Emanuel Rubin MD
Professor of Pathology, Department of Pathology and Cell Biology, Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA

Table Of Contents

Chapter 1: Cell Injury

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

Chapter 19: The Breast

Chapter 20: Hematopathology

Chapter 21: The Endocrine System

Chapter 22: Diabetes Mellitus

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