Before you start
This atlas is for studying. It is not a clinical tool: do not use it for diagnosis or to decide treatment. Parts of the content are produced with AI assistance and checked with a documented process, but it may contain errors.
Atlas
Pick a lens to enter the atlas. The same cards appear under several lenses, which is how topics connect to each other.
Lenses
Organ system →
General pathology · Systemic conditions · Blood vessels · Heart · Respiratory system · Gastrointestinal tract …
Process / mechanism →
Cell injury · Reversible cell injury · Oxidative injury · Cellular adaptation · Cell death · Necrosis …
Morphologic pattern →
Cellular swelling · Fatty change · Atrophy · Hypertrophy · Hyperplasia · Metaplasia …
Clinical presentation →
Mass lesion · Fever · Jaundice · Dyspnea · Chest pain · Hematuria …
Marker →
Immunohistochemistry · Molecular markers · Laboratory tests · Special stains
Disease group →
Degenerative and ischemic · Inflammatory · Infectious · Immune · Neoplastic · Genetic …
A–Z index →
The alphabetical index of cards and glossary terms, in Italian and English, with synonyms and eponyms.
Chapters
Chapters follow the course syllabus. “Planned” chapters have no pages yet: the link goes to the roadmap.
I. General pathology
- G01Cell injury, adaptation and deathPlanned
- G02InflammationPlanned
- G03Repair, regeneration and fibrosisPlanned
- G04ImmunopathologyPlanned
- G05NeoplasiaPlanned
- G06Genetic and developmental disordersPlanned
- G07Hemodynamic disordersPlanned
- G08Environmental and nutritional pathologyPlanned
- G09Infectious and parasitic diseasesPlanned
II. Systemic conditions
- S10AgingPlanned
- S11Systemic autoimmune diseasesPlanned
- S12SepsisPlanned
- S13Obesity, diabetes and complicationsPlanned
- S14Pregnancy and placentaPlanned
- S15Systemic amyloidosisPlanned
III. Organ systems
- O16Blood vesselsPlanned
- O17HeartPlanned
- O18Respiratory systemPlanned
- O19Gastrointestinal tractPlanned
- O20Liver and biliary systemPlanned
- O21PancreasPlanned
- O22KidneyPlanned
- O23Lower urinary tract and male genital systemPlanned
- O24Female genital system and peritoneumPlanned
- O25BreastPlanned
- O26Hematopathology (marrow, blood, nodes, spleen, thymus)Planned
- O27Endocrine systemPlanned
- O28SkinPlanned
- O29Head and neck (incl. salivary glands, ear)Planned
- O30Bones, joints and soft tissuePlanned
- O31Skeletal muscle and peripheral nervePlanned
- O32Central nervous systemPlanned
- O33EyePlanned
- O34Forensic pathology (optional)Planned