Pathologic Basis of Disease: Self Assessment and Review

by Carolyn C. Compton

Book Overview

Revised to contain questions that conform to the National Board guidelines, this manual can be used as an adjunct or on its own for course/board preparations. It provides questions and answers for such topics as pediatric and genetic diseases, infectious diseases, and the various body systems.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0721640419
• ISBN13: 9780721640419
• Release Date: March 1995
• Publisher: Saunders
• Length: 251 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 8.5" x 11.0"

Customer Reviews

Good for self-assessment

I used this MCQs book when I studied Pathology. It's enjoying to test yourself after you study a specific organ system.Features of this book:1. This book is thoroughly page-referenced to Cotran, Kumar & Robbins: Robbins Pathologic Basis of Disease, 5th Ed.2. Variety of MCQs (over 1400) covering wide range of topics.3. Each chapter has many picture MCQs which are black and white, showing gross and microscopic specimens.4. Very good explanations at the end of each chapter with their references.5. Some of the MCQs options include (All of the above) and (None of the above) which are obsolete type of options.6. The types of questions used are: Single-best-answer, True/ False type (which almost never come in the USMLE !), matching, and one, two, neither, or both (which are often difficult).7. Unfortunately many MCQs come in the form of (All the following are true about ... EXCEPT) which is not what you face if you want to solve real USMLE-type questions.8. Contents include:General Pathology, Pediatric & Genetic Diseases, Nutritional & Environmental Diseases, Infectious Diseases, Cardiovascular , Respiratory, Hematopoeitic & lymphoid, GI tract, liver Biliary tree & Pancreas, Kidney & urinary tract, Reproductive, Breast, Skin, Endocrine, Musculoskeletal, and Nervous system.9. This book comes in 239 pages, published by W. B. Saunders; 4th edition (1995).

Great for test prep.

This book was invaluable for the AAPA Pathologist's Assistance Fellowship Exam. Not only does it give numerous Robbin's based questions for practice, it also helps focus on imoportant areas, giving extended answers with explanations and page #s for review.