Pathology Exam ReviewThe only review book to cover both anatomic and clinical pathology, Pathology Exam Review offers excellent preparation for the American Board of Pathology Anatomic and Clinical Pathology examinations. The book contains 1,500 board-formatted multiple-choice questions with short explanatory answers, equally divided between anatomic and clinical pathology. Anatomic pathology coverage includes general pathology, cytopathology, autopsy pathology, surgical pathology, immunohistochemistry, and electron microscopy. Clinical pathology coverage includes immunology, medical microbiology (bacteriology, mycology, virology and parasitology), transfusion medicine, hematology, coagulation, clinical chemistry, and molecular pathology and genetics. Many of the questions are accompanied by full-color images. A companion Website will include the fully searchable text, a question bank, and an image bank. |
Contents
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Skin | 57 |
Soft Tissue Bone and Joints | 73 |
Hematopoietic and Lymphoid Tissues | 85 |
Digestive System | 95 |
Head Neck and Endocrine Organs | 121 |
Respiratory System | 131 |
Cardiovascular System | 139 |
Male Reproductive System | 161 |
Breast and Female Reproductive System | 185 |
Nervous System Skeletal Muscle and Eye | 205 |
Clinical Pathology | 223 |
Transfusion Medicine | 283 |
Clinical Hematology and Coagulation | 297 |
Clinical Chemistry | 325 |
Molecular Pathology and Genetics | 369 |
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