Unit One 1
Fast Reading：Alzheimer's Disease 1
Intensive Reading：Acute Inflammation 2
Extensive Reading：Chronic Inflammation 8
Unit Two 12
Fast Reading：Beta-Endorphin 12
Intensive Reading：Myocarditis and Pericarditis 13
Extensive Reading：Endocarditis 18
Unit Three 23
Fast Reading：The Primary Cause of Aging 23
Intensive Reading：Effects of Embolism 24
Extensive Reading：Decompression Sickness 29
Unit Four 34
Fast Reading：Scurvy 34
Intensive Reading：Infarction 35
Extensive Reading：Infarcts of the Lung,Spleen,Kidney and Intestine 40
Unit Five 45
Fast Reading：A Cancer-Fighting Protein 45
Intensive Reading：Essential Hypertension 46
Extensive Reading：Systemic Hypertension 51
Unit Six 55
Fast Reading：Two Overlooked Senses 55
Intensive Reading：Gastric Ulcer 56
Extensive Reading：History of Acute Abdomen 61
Unit Seven 66
Fast Reading：Hormones 66
Intensive Reading：Chronic Active Hepatitis 67
Extensive Reading：Hepatic Trauma 72
Unit Eight 77
Fast Reading：The Links between Dietary Patterns and Cancer 77
Intensive Reading：The Origin of Tumours 78
Extensive Reading：Characteristics of Tumor Tissues and Cells 83
Unit Nine 88
Fast Reading：Chronic Migraine 88
Intensive Reading：Complications of Diabetes Mellitus 89
Extensive Reading：Management of Diabetes Mellitus 95
Unit Ten 100
Fast Reading：The Common Cold 100
Intensive Reading：Organ Transplantation 101
Extensive Reading：Combined Heart-Lung Transplantation,Pancreatic and Lung Transplantation 106
Appendix 1 Keys to Fast Reading and Intensive Reading 110
Unit One 110
Unit Two 112
Unit Three 114
Unit Four 117
Unit Five 119
Unit Six 122
Unit Seven 124
Unit Eight 127
Unit Nine 129
Unit Ten 132
Appendix 2 Prefixes and Suffixes of Medical Terms 136