Written for veterinary undergraduates, this comprehensive text explores the often obscured link between disease at the cell and tissue level, and that encountered by the working clinician. Based on a course taught by the editors, the book attempts to strike a balance between the needs of the student and specialist knowledge. Each chapter explains patterns of disease in particular organs and relates them to both the pathophysiologic changes and the outward appearance of the sick animal.
Preface; Acknowledgements; 1. The relationship between pathology and medicine Wayne F. Robinson and Clive R. R. Huxtable; 2. The immune system W. John Penhale; 3. The hematopoietic system Jennifer N. Mills and V. E. O. Valli; 4. Acid-base balance Leonard K. Cullen; 5. The respiratory system David A. Pass and John R. Bolton; 6. The cardiovascular system Wayne F. Robinson; 7. The alimentary tract John R. Bolton and David A. Pass; 8. The liver and exocrine pancreas Clive R. R. Huxtable; 9. The urinary system Clive R. R. Huxtable; 10. The endocrine glands Wayne F. Robinson and Susan E. Shaw; 11. The skin Clive R. R. Huxtable and Susan E. Shaw; 12. The skeletal system Wayne F. Robinson, Robert S. Wyburn and John Grandage; 13. The nervous system Clive E. Eger, John McC. Howell and Clive R. R. Huxtable; 14. Muscle Wayne F. Robinson; 15. Metabolic disease David W. Pethick; 16. The reproductive system Peter E. Williamson; Index.