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Contains�1,500 vignette-style questions in print�that reinforce clinical applications and incorporate key patient care and diagnostic strategies (history, physical examination, laboratory testing, and radiologic imaging). Online,�500 additional interactive questions�cover more challenging topics and less common conditions.�
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Uses single-best-answer and extended-matching formats to reflect levels of difficulty that prepare you for examinations. Questions are written�in the style of USMLE and MCCQE questions�that you will encounter for qualifying examinations.�
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Covers the fundamentals of gross and microscopic pathology as well as the latest findings in molecular biology and genetics.�Answers and detailed explanations�for every question are found at the end of each chapter.�
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Incorporates�recent changes�in the understanding of the pathophysiology underlying disease processes as well as the approach to workup and diagnosis of disease conditions.�
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Reflects the breadth of content in the�leading Robbins &�Cotran�textbooks�Pathologic Basis of Disease�and�Basic Pathology,�following the chapters for guided review and referencing them for further study.�
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Helps you visualize key pathologic concepts and conditions with over 300�full-color images.�
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Provides a�final comprehensive exam�of over 75 USMLE-style questions covering the range of topics from across the book.�
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Enhanced eBook version included with purchase.�Your enhanced eBook allows you to access�all of�the text, figures, and references from the book on a variety of devices
Table of Contents
- Unit I General Pathology- 1 The Cell as a Unit of Health and Disease
- 2 Cellular Pathology
- 3 Inflammation and Repair
- 4 Hemodynamic Disorders
- 5 Genetic Disorders
- 6 Immune System Diseases
- 7 Neoplastic Disorders
- 8 Infectious Diseases
- 9 Environmental and Nutritional Diseases
- 10 Diseases of Infancy and Childhood
- Unit II Diseases of Organ Systems
- 11 Blood Vessels
- 12 The Heart
- 13 Hematopathology of White Blood Cells
- 14 Hematopathology of Red Blood Cells and Bleeding Disorders
- 15 The Lung
- 16 Head and Neck
- 17 Gastrointestinal Tract
- 18 Liver and Biliary Tract
- 19 Pancreas
- 20 Kidney
- 21 The Lower Urinary Tract and Male Genital System
- 22 Female Genital Tract
- 23 The Breast
- 24 The Endocrine System
- 25 The Skin
- 26 Bones, Joints, and Soft Tissue Tumors
- 27 Peripheral Nerve and Skeletal Muscle
- 28 Central Nervous System
- 29 The Eye
- 30 Final Review and Assessment
