by N.K. Jain

The first edition of this book was published in 1996 and since then it has been reprinted eight times. This establishes the popularity of the book and hence an attempt has been made to update the information. The second edition has undergone highly significant changes in terms of the subject matter, treatment of the topics and formatting, so as to make it more useful to students and teachers. Description of few diseases has been added to keep pace with the time. Liberal addition of figures will facilitate the learning objective. Glossary is a new addition that will serve as a handy compilation of definitions of common terms. The question bank has been greatly expanded.