This title is directed primarily towards health care professionals outside of the United States. It has been written to encompass the basic anatomy, physiology and pathology required by the syllabus of the UK Royal Colleges and the Intercollegiate Surgical Curriculum Project. For this Second Edition many of the chapters have been updated, especially the chapters on immunology, basic microbiology, the endocrine and locomotor systems and the breast. An attempt has been made throughout to indicate the clinical relevance of the facts and the reason for learning them. There are several new contributors to the author team, all of whom are experts in their field and many of them are, or have been, experienced examiners at the various UK Royal Colleges.

SECTION I: General Pathology and Microbiology 1. Cellular injury 2. Inflammation 3. Thrombosis, embolism, infarction 4. Disorders of growth, differentiation and morphogenesis 5. Neoplasia 6. Immunology 7. Basic microbiology SECTION II: Specific Systems 8. Nervous system 9. Cardiovascular system 10. Haemopoietic and lymphoreticular system 11. Respiratory system 12. Locomotor system 13. Head and neck 14. Endocrine system 15. Breast 16. Paediatric disorders 17. Alimentary system 18. Genitourinary system