Fundamental Aspects of Catecholamine Biology Introduction: Overview of the Sympathoadrenal System Epinephrine (E) was discovered in extracts of adrenal glands at the end of the 19th century and was reasonably…
Fundamental Aspects of Catecholamine Biology Introduction: Overview of the Sympathoadrenal System Epinephrine (E) was discovered in extracts of adrenal glands at the end of the 19th century and was reasonably…
Fundamental Aspects of Catecholamine Biology Introduction: Overview of the Sympathoadrenal System Epinephrine (E) was discovered in extracts of adrenal glands at the end of the 19th century and was reasonably…
Abdominal Pain, Chronic Recurrent ASK THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS: 1. Is there a family history of migraine or epilepsy? Migraine and epilepsy both present with abdominal pain. 2. Is the pain…
Abdominal Pain, Acute CASE HISTORY A 67-year-old white woman presents to the emergency department with generalized abdominal pain that began this morning. Following the algorithm, you check her for cough,…
Getting the Most out of Your History and Physical Examination The main body of this chapter has been designed to get the most out of your history and physical examination…
Other Infections of the Liver Michael S. Torbenson, MD 10.1 INTRODUCTION This chapter discusses nonviral and nonparasitic infections of the liver, though infections that are primarily granulomatous are discussed with…
Viral Hepatitis Roger K. Moreira, MD Douglas A. Simonetto, MD 8.1 GRADING AND STAGING OVERVIEW In a fashion somewhat analogous to tumor pathology—where grade refers to features that reflect disease…
Electron Microscopy Taofic Mounajjed, MD 5.1 INTRODUCTION The rise of immunohistochemical, molecular, and serologic techniques in pathology over the past decades has somewhat sidelined certain diagnostic uses of the more…
Basic Patterns of Injury in Medical Liver Pathology Roger K. Moreira, MD A pattern of injury represents individual histologic findings that cluster into a meaningful and recognizable histologic pattern. Identification…
