Contents
Preface x Abbreviations xii
Part I General Pathological Mechanisms /
1 Inflammation 3
2 Sepsis and Cytokine Storm 14
3 Fibrosis 19
4 Degeneration 24
5 Obesity 27
6 Ischaemia, Hypoxia 32
7 Cell Death 36
8 Neoplasia 40
9 Infections 46
10 Ageing 53
11 Pain 58
12 Hypothalamus Function 61
Part II General Clinical Manifestations( Alphabetical) 65
13 Abdominal Enlargement 67
14 Ataxia 70
15 Constipation 74
16 Cough 78