Robbins and Kumar Essential Pathology - Elsevier E-Book on VitalSource, 2nd Edition

by Jon C. Aster, MD, PhD, Vinay Kumar, MBBS, MD, FRCPath and Abul K. Abbas, MBBS

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ISBN: 9780443285820

Page Count: 352

Imprint: Elsevier

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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.

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Key Features
- 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
Contents

1. Cell Injury
2. Inflammation and Repair
3. Fluid and Hemodynamics
4. Immunity
5. Neoplasia
6. Genetic Diseases
7. Blood Vessels
8. Heart
9. Hematopoietic
10. Lung
11. Kidney
12. Gastrointestinal System
13. Liver, Gall Bladder, and Pancreas
14. Male Genital and Lower Urinary tract
15. Female Genital Tract and Breast
16. Endocrine
17. Nervous system
18. Musculoskeletal and Skin
19. Glossary
Authors

Jon C. Aster, MD, PhD, Professor of Pathology, Harvard Medical of School, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts., USA, Vinay Kumar, MBBS, MD, FRCPath, Professor and Chairman, Department of Pathology, University of Chicago, Pritzker School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA and Abul K. Abbas, MBBS, Emeritus Professor, Department of Pathology, University of California San Francisco, USA
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