An Introduction to the Principles of Disease

THIS book is intended not only for medical students commencing their clinical training, but also for nurses, physiotherapists, pharamacists and medical technologists. It is asking a great deal of one book to cater for the diverse needs of such groups. Each will certainly find much, to interest them, but also much to disregard. The medical student will derive most benefit from Part I, which deals with basic principles of disease. In this section the text is closely based on the well-known patho!ogy book, "Walter and Israel", so popular with young doctors studying for their post-graduate clinical examinations. In addition to the more usual topics, there are interesting pathophysiological discourses on fluid and electrolyte balance and disturbances in temperature regulation. In Part II the author has made his selection of the important diseases affecting individual organs and has excluded the rarities. The pathology is discussed in a rather superficial manner and in a terse condensed style. There is certainly insufficient detail for those who strive to satisfy examiners in Final Part I at Queen's. On the credit side the references, though few in number, are fairly up to date and have been carefully selected for those who would probe more deeply. Another useful feature is the inclusion of questions at the end of each chapter whereby the reader may test his powers of recall.