Concise Pathology for Exam Preparation, 3/e


Author: Khanna
Edition: 3rd
ISBN: 9788131244210
Language: English
Published: 2016
Publisher: Elsevier, India

This book has been written in a concise and easily assimilable style to enable rapid understanding of the mechanism and morphology of disease.

Concise Pathology for Exam Preparation, 3/e

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This book has been written in a concise and easily assimilable style to enable rapid understanding of the mechanism and morphology of disease. It has been structured in a question-answer format that incorporates information in numerous flowcharts and tables that are easy to understand, recall and duplicate in the examination. The new edition is based on Robbins and Cotran Pathologic Basis of Disease, 9E.

Key Features

  • Extensively revised, illustrated, updated, and strengthened to keep up with the latest changes in the standard reference textbooks of pathology
  • Covers all “must know” topics in a very simple language and easily comprehensible style
  • Bulleted points help in rapid revision and self-assessment before examination
  • Enlists contrasting features of clinically and morphologically similar conditions in a tabular format for further clarification of concepts
  • Special emphasis has been laid on clinical presentation and understanding the evolution of disease
  • Prioritization of laboratory investigations has been stressed upon in order to provide an integrated approach to the study of pathology and to strengthen the clinical decision making ability

Table of Contents

SECTION I
General Pathology
1 Cell Injury and Cell Death
2 Acute and Chronic Infl ammation
3 Healing and Repair
4 Haemodynamic Disorders, Thrombosis and Shock
5 Diseases of Immunity
6 Neoplasia
7 Infections
8 Genetic and Paediatric Disorders
9 Environmental and Nutritional Pathology
SECTION II
Diseases of Organ Systems
10 Blood Vessels
11 Disorders of the Heart
12 Haematology
13 The Lung
14 The Oral Cavity and Gastrointestinal Tract
15 Diseases of the Hepatobiliary System and Pancreas
16 Diseases of the Kidney and Lower Urinary Tract
17 Male Genital Tract
18 Female Genital System
19 The Breast
20 Endocrinology
21 Musculoskeletal System
22 The Skin
23 The Central Nervous System
Index
Online University and PGMEE Patterned MCQs and SAQs SAQ
Chapterwise Important Images