Chapter 27 Substance Abuse and Associated Problems Chapter Outline Terminology Predisposing Factors Environmental/Behavioral Risk Factors Indications/Recognition of Abuse Potential Complications of Substance Abuse Overdose Withdrawal Effects on Pregnancy Cardiovascular Problems…
Chapter 26 Stress and Associated Problems Chapter Outline Review of the Stress Response Stress and Disease Potential Effects of Prolonged or Severe Stress Coping with Stress Case Study Chapter Summary…
Chapter 1 Introduction to Pathophysiology Chapter Outline What Is Pathophysiology and Why Study It? Understanding Health and Disease The Concept and Scope of Pathophysiology Beginning the Process: A Medical History…
Chapter 3 Introduction to Basic Pharmacology and Other Common Therapies Chapter Outline Pharmacology Basic Principles Drug Effects Administration and Distribution of Drugs Drug Mechanisms and Receptors Drug Classifications and Prescriptions…
The other commonly used term for adenosis is atypical adenomatous hyperplasia (AAH). We prefer the term adenosis, as prefacing adenomatous hyperplasia with atypical has adverse consequences both in terms of…
Evaluating an atypical focus in a needle biopsy of the prostate should be a methodical process. When reviewing needle biopsies, one should develop a mental balance sheet where on one…
Low-grade PIN consists of preexisting benign prostate glands with minimal epithelial proliferation in terms of nuclear stratification, where nuclei are minimally enlarged without prominent nucleoli (Figs. 5.3 and 5.4, eFigs….
THE 2005 INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY OF UROLOGICAL PATHOLOGY MODIFICATIONS TO THE GLEASON GRADE Why the Need for a Consensus on Gleason Grading? Since the late 1960s when the Gleason grading system…
In the presence of inflammation, one must be cautious in diagnosing cancer (Figs. 10.16 and 10.17). Rarely, one can establish a diagnosis of cancer associated with inflammation (Fig. 10.18). Figure…
Approximately half of all reported cases of STUMP demonstrate the first pattern of hypercellular stroma containing atypical cells intermixed with, but not compressing, benign glands. The atypical stromal cells in…
