General Pathology covers the study of pathological or disease processes in general with particular reference to morphological changes. The book is designed for second- and third-year pathology students in the medical and paramedical fields. Topics covered include cell injury, death and necrosis, pigmentation, calcification, haemorrhage, shock and oedema.

John Rippey is a former Professor of Anatomical Pathology at of the South African Institute of Medical Research, at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg.