Environmental and Nutritional Pathology — General Pathology

General Pathology · Basic Sciences

How it begins

La patología ambiental y nutricional estudia las enfermedades causadas por agentes del entorno —químicos, físicos, biológicos— y por alteraciones en el aporte o el metabolismo de los nutrientes esenciales. Representa uno de los campos más relevantes de la medicina preventiva y de la salud pública global.

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