Description
Effectively master the most important principles and facts in pathology with this easy-to-use new edition of Robbins and Cotran Review of Pathology. More than 1,100 questions—reviewed and updated to reflect the new content in the parent text—reinforce the fundamentals of gross and microscopic pathology as well as the latest findings in molecular biology and genetics. This review book of multiple choice questions and answers, companion to Robbins and Cotran Pathologic Basis of Disease 9th Edition and Robbins Basic Pathology, 9th Edition, is the ideal study tool for coursework, self-assessment, and examinations, including the USMLE Step 1 examination in pathology.- Develop a thorough, clinically relevant understanding of pathology through clinical vignette-style questions emphasizing problem solving over rote memorization. Single-best-answer and extended-matching formats reflect levels of difficulty that prepare you for examinations.- Efficiently review a wide spectrum of topics with page references and a parallel organization to both Robbins and Cotran Pathologic Basis of Disease and Robbins Basic Pathology, making additional information easy to locate.- Reinforce your understanding of key content with answers and detailed explanations for every question at the end of each chapter.- Enhance your understanding of pathophysiology and integrate pathology with other medical disciplines by examining correlative laboratory, radiologic, and physical diagnostic data.- Visualize key pathologic concepts and conditions and test your diagnostic skills with over 1,100 full-color images.- Features new questions that reflect today's hot topics in pathology, keeping you up to date- Includes many new illustrations to help you with this visual subject- Uses a new chapter arrangement to conform to the new Table of Contents in Robbins and Cotran Pathologic Basis of Disease, 8th Edition, for easier cross-referencing
Table of Contents
UN I T I General Pathology1 The Cell as a Unit of Health and Disease2 Cellular Pathology3 Inflammation and Repair4 Hemodynamic Disorders5 Genetic Disorders6 Immune System Diseases7 Neoplastic Disorders8 Infectious Diseases9 Environmental and Nutritional Diseases10 Diseases of Infancy and ChildhoodU N I T II Diseases of Organ Systems11 Blood Vessels12 The Heart13 Hematopathology of White Blood Cells14 Hematopathology of Red Blood Cells and Bleeding Disorders15 The Lung16 Head and Neck17 Gastrointestinal Tract18 Liver and Biliary Tract19 Pancreas20 Kidney21 The Lower Urinary Tract and Male Genital System22 Female Genital Tract23 The Breast24 The Endocrine System25 The Skin26 Bones, Joints, and Soft-Tissue Tumors27 Peripheral Nerve and Skeletal Muscle28 Central Nervous System29 The Eye30 Final Review and Assessment
