Concise Pathology for Exam Preparation By Khanna Bhattacharya 4th Edition
The fourth edition of this book has been thoroughly updated and revised in accordance with the competency-based curriculum of Pathology. It has been structured in question-answer format that incorporates information in a concise manner with bulleted points for rapid review and easy recapitulation. This is an endeavour to make understanding of Pathology easier so as to facilitate learning by students and help them apply their knowledge to the problems they encounter in their clinical practice later in life. This edition is based on Robbins & Cotran, Pathologic Basis of Disease, 10th edition.
Key Features:
- Covers questions that are commonly/frequently asked in major universities.
- Covers all “must know” topics in a very simple language and easily comprehensible style.
- Organized in small paragraphs and bulleted points to help in rapid revision before examination.
- Tabulation of contrasting features of morphologically similar conditions for further clarification of concepts.
- Text enriched with flowcharts explaining mechanism of evolution of disease.
- Special emphasis has been laid on clinical presentation (symptoms and signs) 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:
- Title page
- Contents
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Preface to the Fourth Edition
- Preface to the First Edition
- Acknowledgements
- Section I: General Pathology
- Section II: Haematology
- Section III: Clinical Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
- WHO Histological Grading of Diffuse Astrocytic Tumours
- WHO Histological Grading of Localized Astrocytic Tumours
- Appendix: Normal Laboratory Values
- Index.
About the Author:
An alumnus of Lady Hardinge Medical College, New Delhi, Dr Geetika Khanna Bhattacharya is presently working as Director Professor of Pathology in CIO Laboratory, VMMC and Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi, India. She has twenty-eight years of teaching experience in prestigious medical colleges in Delhi, during which she has had a very close association with the medical student fraternity, both as a resident and faculty. She has contributed several articles in national and international journals and has presented several papers/posters in national and international fora. Her current fields of interest include orthopedic pathology, mycopathology, and medical education. https://g.co/kgs/3MN94t