This textbook from Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers is an English medium (अंग्रेज़ी माध्यम) title by Ramadas Nayak, written specifically for students of the Bachelor of Physiotherapy course studying pathology (पैथोलॉजी). (cite index="372-1">The objective of the book is to introduce pathology to the BPT student. Pathology is the scientific study — logos — of disease, or pathos, and it focuses mainly on the study of the structural and functional changes in cells, tissues and organs in disease. That framing matters here: the book is pitched at the level a physiotherapy student actually requires, giving a working grasp of disease mechanisms without the diagnostic depth an MBBS text carries. (cite index="371-1">The author, Ramadas Nayak MBBS MD, is Professor and Head of the Department of Pathology at Yenepoya Medical College, a constituent of Yenepoya University in Mangaluru, Karnataka, and was formerly Professor and Head of the Department of Pathology at Kasturba Medical College, Mangaluru; the book carries a foreword by CV Raghuveer and was published by Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers in 2016. (cite index="375-1">It runs to around 500 pages in paperback. The author is well known among students for his other Jaypee titles, including Exam Preparatory Manual for Undergraduates — Pathology and Rapid Review of Hematology, all written in the same plain, reproducible style. The whole book is written in English in the Roman script.
Key Features:
English medium book — complete content written in English (Roman script)
Written by Ramadas Nayak, MBBS MD, published by Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers
Written specifically for BPT (Bachelor of Physiotherapy) students
Around 500 pages, paperback; reprint editions available
Introduces pathology at the level a physiotherapy course requires
Covers structural and functional changes in cells, tissues and organs in disease
Simple, lucid presentation designed to be reproduced in answer scripts
Not a condensed MBBS text — pitched for allied health students
Foreword by CV Raghuveer
By the Professor and Head of Pathology at Yenepoya Medical College, Mangaluru
By the author of Exam Preparatory Manual for Undergraduates — Pathology
Also useful for other allied health science courses covering basic pathology
Builds the disease-mechanism foundation needed for later clinical subjects
Suitable for first and second-year BPT students
Available in digital form on JaypeeDigital alongside the print edition
जेपी ब्रदर्स मेडिकल पब्लिशर्स द्वारा प्रकाशित 'Textbook of Pathology for BPT Students' डॉ. रामदास नायक (MBBS, MD) द्वारा लिखी गई है, जो येनेपोया मेडिकल कॉलेज, मंगलुरु में पैथोलॉजी विभाग के प्रोफ़ेसर एवं विभागाध्यक्ष हैं तथा इससे पूर्व कस्तूरबा मेडिकल कॉलेज, मंगलुरु में इसी पद पर रह चुके हैं। इस पुस्तक का उद्देश्य फिजियोथेरेपी (BPT) के विद्यार्थियों को पैथोलॉजी से परिचित कराना है। पैथोलॉजी रोग का वैज्ञानिक अध्ययन है, जिसमें मुख्य रूप से रोग की अवस्था में कोशिकाओं, ऊतकों एवं अंगों में होने वाले संरचनात्मक तथा कार्यात्मक परिवर्तनों का अध्ययन किया जाता है। यह पुस्तक MBBS की पाठ्यपुस्तक का संक्षिप्त रूप नहीं है, बल्कि विशेष रूप से फिजियोथेरेपी पाठ्यक्रम के स्तर के अनुरूप लिखी गई है। इसकी भाषा सरल एवं स्पष्ट है, जिससे विद्यार्थी उत्तर-पुस्तिका में विषय को आसानी से प्रस्तुत कर सकें। पुस्तक में डॉ. सी.वी. राघवीर की प्रस्तावना (foreword) भी सम्मिलित है। ध्यान दें: यह पुस्तक पूर्णतः अंग्रेज़ी भाषा एवं रोमन लिपि में है, हिन्दी में नहीं।
