Rubin’s Pathology: Clinicopathologic Foundations of Medicine, 7th Edition

Rubin’s Pathology sets the foundation for medical training and practice with expert coverage of disease processes and their effects on cells, organs, and individuals. Now in its Seventh Edition, the text is praised for being “exactly right for medical students” —a perfect balance of basic pathology and bedside perspective, without extraneous detail that’s beyond the boards.

Student-trusted features…

• Thoroughly revised coverage including brand-new chapters on aging, autoimmune diseases, forensic pathology, pregnancy, and sepsis, plus extensively revised and expanded chapters on amyloidosis and obesity, diabetes mellitus and metabolic syndrome
• An easy-to-navigate design featuring a new three-part organization, with 9 chapters covering mechanisms of disease, 6 chapters covering the pathogenesis of systemic conditions, and 19 chapters covering diseases of individual organ systems
• More than 1700 images, including stunning new dynamic line drawings, plus micrographs and gross pathology images
• Pathogenesis, Pathology, Pathophysiology, Epidemiology, Etiologic Agents, and Clinical Features sections are distinguished by helpful icons
• Coverage of latest public health issues maintains currency and societal relevance
• Bold key terms and bulleted lists reinforce key information

Bonus Online Resources:

• For faculty: image bank and test generator
• For students: case studies and podcasts

Table of Contents

SECTION I Mechanisms of Disease
CHAPTER 1 Cell Adaptation, Injury and 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

SECTION II Pathogenesis of Systemic Conditions
CHAPTER 10 Aging
CHAPTER 11 Systemic Autoimmune Diseases
CHAPTER 12 Sepsis
CHAPTER 13 Obesity and Diabetes Mellitus
CHAPTER 14 The Pathology of Pregnancy
CHAPTER 15 The Amyloidoses

SECTION III Diseases of Individual Organ Systems
CHAPTER 16 Blood Vessels
CHAPTER 17 The Heart
CHAPTER 18 The Respiratory System
CHAPTER 19 The Gastrointestinal Tract
CHAPTER 20 The Liver and Biliary System
CHAPTER 21 The Pancreas
CHAPTER 22 The Kidney
CHAPTER 23 The Lower Urinary Tract and Male Reproductive System
CHAPTER 24 The Female Reproductive System and Peritoneum
CHAPTER 25 The Breast
CHAPTER 26 Hematopathology
CHAPTER 27 The Endocrine System
CHAPTER 28 The Skin
CHAPTER 29 The Head and Neck
CHAPTER 30 Bones, Joints and Soft Tissue
CHAPTER 31 Skeletal Muscle and Peripheral Nervous System
CHAPTER 32 The Central Nervous System
CHAPTER 33 The Eye
CHAPTER 34 Forensic Pathology