Description: Part of the highly regarded Robbins family of pathology texts, Robbins & Kumar Essential Pathology, 2nd Edition, provides a strong foundation of core pathology knowledge, focusing on the most essential aspects for success on your course and in exams. Now fully updated to reflect recent changes in the field, this edition provides trusted Robbins content in an integrated, multimedia format- including unique, interactive clinical cases and self-assessment materials. Efficient, effective, and easy to use, this concise, authoritative resource is ideal for today's integrated courses and medical students' changing needs.
- Provides high-quality content and a case-based approach in a focused, multimedia learning package-aligned to current courses and USMLE requirements
- Focuses on the core knowledge of disease mechanisms and essential clinical aspects that medical students need to know
- Contains new, easy-to-grasp illustrations that depict important pathology and principles of pathogenesis
- Features more than 500 images and summary tables that illustrate key disorders and concepts
- Provides access to exclusive integrated digital learning tools, including more than 90 interactive cases and images that take you through key topics in logical, sequential steps, and self-assessment questions with links to the text that help you evaluate your progress and prepare for exams
- An eBook version is included with purchase. The eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures, and references, with the ability to search, make notes and highlights, and have content read aloud
Brief description: 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
Review Quotes: Review of the previous edition:
"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!