Environmental and Nutritional Pathology — General Pathology

General Pathology · Basic Sciences

How it begins

Environmental and nutritional pathology studies diseases caused by environmental agents—chemical, physical, biological—and by alterations in the supply or metabolism of essential nutrients. It represents one of the most relevant fields of preventive medicine and global public health.

What it covers

1. Environmental and Nutritional Pathology
2. Concept and Spectrum
3. · Classification of Environmental Agents
4. · Fundamental Toxicological Principles
5. Air Pollution
6. · Main External Pollutants
7. · Indoor Air Pollution
8. Heavy Metals
9. · Lead (Pb) — The Most Prevalent Neurotoxin
10. · Mercury (Hg) — The Fluid Metal
11. · Arsenic (As) — The Poison of Kings
12. · Other Relevant Heavy Metals
13. Endocrine Disruptors
14. Pesticides and Organic Solvents
15. · Pesticides — Toxicological Classification
16. · Organic Solvents
17. Smoking
18. · Components of Tobacco Smoke
19. · Pathologies Associated with Smoking
20. · Passive Smoking, Electronic Cigarettes and Heated Tobacco Products
21. Ethyl Alcohol
22. · Ethanol Metabolism
23. · Alcoholic Liver Pathology — The Progressive Sequence
24. · Effects of Alcohol on Other Systems
25. · Alcoholic Withdrawal Syndrome
26. Drugs of Abuse
27. Ionizing Radiation
28. · Types of Radiation and Penetration
29. · Mechanisms of Cellular Damage by Radiation
30. · Tissue Radiosensitivity — Law of Bergonié and Tribondeau
31. · Acute Radiation Syndrome (ARS)
32. · Late Effects of Ionizing Radiation
33. Non-Ionizing Radiation
34. Thermal Injuries
35. · Burns
36. · Systemic Pathology of Extensive Burns
37. · Hypothermia and Cold Injuries
38. Occupational Diseases
39. · Pneumoconiosis — Dust Lung Diseases
40. · Other Occupational Diseases
41. Protein-Calorie Malnutrition
42. · Consequences of Malnutrition on Development
43. Vitamin Deficiency
44. · Fat-soluble Vitamins (A, D, E, K)
45. · Water-soluble Vitamins (B Complex and Vitamin C)
46. Mineral Deficit
47. Obesity and Metabolic Syndrome
48. · Metabolic Syndrome — ATP III Criteria (NCEP)
49. · Comorbidities of Obesity
50. · Obesity Treatment — From Lifestyle to Surgery
51. Pathology due to Nutritional Excess
52. · Hypervitaminosis
53. · Atherosclerosis and Diet
54. Integration and Final Perspective
55. · The Great Pathogenic Connections
56. · Prevention — Global Priorities
57. · Summary of Key Concepts
58. · Bibliographical References