General & NMS Pathology: Lecture Manual - 2nd Edition

The purpose of this textbook is to clearly illustrate the causes and prognosis of diseases along with the mechanisms of our body’s reaction, and provide an understanding of the etiopathogenesis and common conditions of the neurological and musculoskeletal systems. After the study of this textbook is completed, the reader should be able to: 1. Describe the body’s metabolic and pathological responses to trauma and other emergency situations. 2. Explain the patho-physiological effects of abnormal microbiological organisms. 3. Describe external and internal environmental factors responsible for anatomical and functional abnormalities. 4. Correlate anatomical and functional abnormalities with different pathological conditions of various systems. 5. Classify the anatomical and functional abnormalities of nervous and musculoskeletal systems. 6. Describe the etiology, mechanisms and manifestations associated with the abnormalities of the nervous and musculoskeletal systems.