Dermatology : An Illustrated Colour Text
David. Gawkrodger
Bok Engelsk 2012 · Electronic books.
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| Utgitt | London : : Elsevier Health Sciences UK, , 2012.
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| Omfang | 1 online resource (149 p.)
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| Utgave | 5th ed.
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| Opplysninger | Description based upon print version of record.. - Front cover; Dermatology; Copyright page; Preface to the fifth edition; Preface to the first edition; Acknowledgements; Table of Contents; Basic principles; Microanatomy of the skin; Introduction; Epidermis; Basal cell layer (stratum basale); Prickle cell layer (stratum spinosum); Granular cell layer (stratum granulosum); Horny layer (stratum corneum); Dermis; Subcutaneous layer; Web resource; Derivatives of the skin; Hair; Structure; Nails; Structure; Sebaceous glands; Sweat glands; Eccrine; Apocrine; Other structures in skin; Nerve supply; Blood and lymphatic vessels; Web resource. - Dressings and hospital admissionTopical steroids; Side-effects of topical steroid therapy; Systemic therapy; Other treatments; Web resource; Epidemiology of skin disease; Skin disease in the general population; Skin disease in community and specialized clinics; Socioeconomic factors; Geographical factors; Racial and cultural factors; Age and sex prevalence of dermatoses; Web resource; Body image, the psyche and the skin; The stress of having skin disease; Skin disorders of psychogenic origin; Dermatitis artefacta; Delusions of body image; Delusions of parasitosis; Trichotillomania. - Morphology of individual lesionsNails, hair and mucous membranes; General examination; Special techniques and assessment of disease morbidity; Web resource; Practical clinic procedures; Diagnostic procedures; Dermoscopy; Microbiology samples; Demonstrating the acarus of scabies; Wood's light examination; Dermographism; Doppler studies; Therapeutic procedures; Intralesional steroid injection; Paring of skin; Use of caustics; Web resources; Basics of medical therapy; Topical therapy; Therapeutic properties of the vehicle; Quantities required; Pharmacokinetics; Emollients. - Neurogenic excoriations. - Physiology of the skinKeratinocyte maturation; Rate of maturation; Hair growth; Melanocyte function; Thermoregulation; Blood flow; Sweat; Web resource; Biochemistry of the skin; Keratins; Melanins; Collagens; Glycosaminoglycans (GAGs); Skin surface secretions; Subcutaneous fat; Hormones and the skin; Web resource; Immunology of the skin; Structures; Cells; Professional antigen presenting cells; T lymphocytes; Mast cells; Keratinocytes; Eosinophils; Complement; Immunogenetics; Hypersensitivity reactions and the skin; Type I (immediate); Type II (antibody-dependent cytotoxicity). - Type III (immune complex disease)Type IV (cell mediated or delayed); Web resource; Molecular genetics and the skin; The human chromosomes; Genes and DNA; Molecular methods; Forms of inheritance; Inheritance of specific skin disorders; Gene therapy; Web resource; Terminology of skin lesions; Macule; Papule; Nodule; Bulla; Vesicle; Pustule; Cyst; Wheal; Plaque; Scale; Ulcer; Web resource; Taking a history; Presenting complaint; Past medical history; Social and occupational history; Family history; Drug history; Web resource; Examining the skin; Distribution of eruption or lesions. - This concise textbook of dermatology is aimed at medical students, those preparing for the MRCP and MRCGP examinations and specialist nurses. The information is presented in a highly accessible format, using double page spreads for each topic. Extensive use of colour for both clinical photographs and graphics makes for a superb appearance. For review for examination preparation key point boxes are provided. In this fourth edition extensive revision has been made to the contents to reflect changes in the understanding of dermatological conditions at a molecular level and the changes in clinical
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| ISBN | 9780702044496
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