Includes bibliographical references and index.

Molecular and cell biology / Julian R. E. Davis -- Gaucher's disease / Timothy M. Cox -- Obesity / P. Shaker, G. McTernan, and Sudesh Kumar -- Autoimmune mechanisms / Anthony A.P. Weetman -- Allergy and anaphylaxis / Richard S.H. Pumphrey -- Infection: bacterial / Stephen D. Lawn and George E. Griffin -- Infection: parasitic / Malcolm M. Molyneux -- The acute coronary syndrome / Anthony M. Heagerty -- Heart failure / Ludwig Neyses and M.H. Buch -- Acute neurodegeneration: cerebral ischaemia and stroke / Craig J. Smith ... [et al.] -- Diabetic neuropathy / A. Greenstein ... [et al.] -- Renal cell carcinoma / Wasat Mansoor -- Alcoholic liver disease / James Neuberger -- Diet, health and disease / Michael E.J. Lean -- Trauma / Nick Payne and David W. Yates -- The interaction between organic and psychiatric disease / Else Guthrie.

Exemplars provide the student with a deeper understanding of the mechanisms and pathophysiology of the disease process, as well as a scientific basis for understanding the medical treatment and management of a selection of key diseases.