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Robbins Essential Pathology

  • 1st Edition - April 22, 2020
  • Latest edition
  • Authors: Vinay Kumar, Abul K. Abbas, Jon C. Aster, Andrea T Deyrup
  • Language: English

The newest addition to the highly regarded Robbins family of pathology references, Robbins Essential Pathology is a concise resource that covers the core knowledge needed for c… Read more

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The newest addition to the highly regarded Robbins family of pathology references, Robbins Essential Pathology is a concise resource that covers the core knowledge needed for coursework and exams in an integrated, multimedia format designed for today’s students. Ideal for use with an integrated medical curriculum, this easy-to-study multimedia package provides reliable Robbins content in a concentrated, highly efficient format, now fully integrated with interactive digital resources (cases, MCQs, images). Efficient, effective, and up to date, this new Robbins learning resource delivers the essential information you need to obtain a strong scientific foundation in pathology.

Key features

  • The most concise Robbins text available, providing high-quality content and a case-based approach in a focused, multimedia learning package for coursework and exam preparation
  • Focuses on the core knowledge of disease mechanisms and essential clinical aspects that medical students need to know
  • Features more than 500 images and tables that illustrate key disorders and concepts.
  • Includes Student Consult access which features the full contents of the book, plus exclusive integrated digital learning tools:
    • Interactive cases and images that reinforce clinical application of core concepts
    • Therapy boxes that describe new advances in medical therapeutics and support your transition to practice
    • Self-assessment questions to help you evaluate your progress, with links to the Essentials text
  • Searchable glossary of terms

Readership

Medical Students

Table of contents

1. Cell Injury and Cell Death

2. Inflammation and Repair

3. Hemodynamic Disorders, Thromboembolism, and Shock

4. Diseases of the Immune System

5. Neoplasia

6. Genetic Disorders

7. Disease of Blood Vessels

8. Heart

9. Hematopoietic and Lymphoid Systems

10. Lung and Upper Respiratory Tract

11. Kidney

12. Gastrointestinal System

13. Liver, Biliary System, and Pancreas

14. Male Genital Tract, Prostate, and Bladder

15. Female Genital Tract and Breast

16. Endocrine System

17. Disorders of the Nervous system

18. Musculoskeletal System and Skin

19. Environmental Disease

Review quotes

"The authors have demonstrated much effort in putting pathology into the context of clinical medicine through clinical cases and self-assessment questions. The book will without a doubt make learning much more interesting. In summary, I would highly recommend this book to all medical students." --Anamarija Perry, MD (University of Michigan Medical School) Doody's Review Score: 92-4 Stars!

Product details

  • Edition: 1
  • Latest edition
  • Published: September 30, 2020
  • Language: English

About the authors

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Vinay Kumar

Vinay Kumar, MBBS, MD, FRCPath, Alice Hogge and Arthur A. Baer Distinguished Service Professor of Pathology, Biologic Sciences Division and the Pritzker Medical School, The University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Affiliations and expertise
Professor and Chairman, Department of Pathology, University of Chicago, Pritzker School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA

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Abul K. Abbas

Abul K. Abbas, MBBS, Distinguished Professor and Chair, Department of Pathology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California
Affiliations and expertise
Emeritus Professor, Department of Pathology, University of California San Francisco, USA

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Jon C. Aster

Affiliations and expertise
Professor of Pathology, Harvard Medical of School, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts., USA

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Andrea T Deyrup

Affiliations and expertise
Associate Professor Department of Pathology Duke University Medical Center