General Pathology VivasAn understanding of basic pathology is one of the key objectives of medical and surgical training, and viva examinations in particular remain a constant source of anxiety for candidates. General Pathology Vivas has been written by a pathologist with many years of experience teaching pathology to trainees, and aims to dispel at least some of the anxiety by allowing the exam candidate or undergraduate trainee to practice the most common questions they are likely to encounter in their viva examinations. The book is packed with useful information presented in A-Z format, to help the reader gain rapid access to related groups of questions, making self-testing in the busy hospital environment easy. General Pathology Vivas is applicable to undergraduate medical candidates and for the viva components of the MRCS, AFRCS(Ed), MRCP, FRCOG examinations. It will also serve as a valuable 'aide memoire' for the junior surgeon or doctor at all levels of experience, especially those undertaking training of junior staff themselves. |
Contents
Section 1 | 32 |
Section 2 | 37 |
Section 3 | 61 |
Section 4 | 66 |
Section 5 | 71 |
Section 6 | 83 |
Section 7 | 88 |
Section 8 | 98 |
Section 9 | 146 |
Section 10 | 168 |
Section 11 | 169 |
Section 12 | 207 |
Section 13 | 222 |
Common terms and phrases
abscess acid activation adenoma adrenal amyloid anaemia anaerobes aneurysm antigens apoptosis arteries atheroma bacteria bilirubin bladder blood bone calcium carcinogen cascade causes characteristically CHROMOSOMAL ABNORMALITIES chronic classified Clostridium clotting commonest complement complications congenital Cushing's Cushing's syndrome cyst damage death deficiency diabetes mellitus diverticula dysplasia effects embolus endotoxins enzymes excreted exotoxin factors fibrosis fluid formalin formation fracture gastric gene giant cells Give examples glands gout Gram granulation growth haemolysis haemolytic haemorrhage hamartoma healing hormones hyperparathyroidism hyperplasia immune immunoglobulin increased infarction infection inflammatory ischaemia kidney large bowel liver lymphoma macrophages malignant tumour melanoma membrane metaplasia mycobacteria necrosis neoplasia neoplasms normal obstruction organisms ovarian PARANEOPLASTIC SYNDROMES pathological patients pituitary plasma platelets polycythaemia polyps prostate protein Proteus proto-oncogene red cells renal result sarcoma secretion septicaemia serum sickle cell disease skin squamous cell carcinoma stain surgical syndrome teratoma thrombosis thyroid tissue toxin translocation tuberculosis tumour markers ulceration urine viruses