Anatomic Pathology Board Review, 1e [Paperback]

Jay H. Lefkowitch MD (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 141602588X | ISBN-13: 978-1416025887 | Publication Date: May 24, 2006 | Edition: 1

The only review book to incorporate color images of microscopic and gross specimens throughout, this text serves as a comprehensive review for the Anatomic Pathology board certification examination and in-service training exams. It contains chapters covering general pathology, the major organ systems and important topics including immunohistochemistry, cytopathology, and molecular diagnostics. Each of the chapters is sub-divided into 3 sections: a set of board style multiple choice questions accompanied by full color photomicrographs of key gross and microscopic lesions, a second group of approximately 15-30 written multiple choice questions, and answers to each question, with concise explanations accompanied by a key current reference.

• Presents over 1,000 board style questions covering all components of the Anatomic Pathology board examination
  
• Incorporates over 600 full color images throughout the text, matching the format of the actual exam.
  
• Accompanies answers to each of the questions with a brief explanation as to why an answer is correct or incorrect
  
• Covers all the major organ systems and ancillary diagnostic techniques

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About the Author

Jay H. Lefkowitch, MD, Professor of Clinical Pathology, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, NY

Product Details

• Paperback: 730 pages
• Publisher: Saunders; 1 edition (May 24, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 141602588X
• ISBN-13: 978-1416025887
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.6 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #125,098 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Ok, but doesn't quite live up to its title, October 16, 2006

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Homer Wright "Rosette" (Circle, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Anatomic Pathology Board Review, 1e (Paperback)

I recently took the AP boards and used this book in my preparation. Although using this book does help in overall review of AP topics and identifies areas of weakness, there are several problems with this book. First, the questions do not follow the same format as the questions on the real board exam. Second, as with any multi-author textbook, some chapters are better than others. Third, there are many topics and questions in AP on the real exam that are not covered in this book. The explanations to the questions are pretty good and are quite helpful. In summary, this book is good practice, but don't be too reliant on it and don't expect it to cover everything on the AP boards.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best out there, 4 and 1/2 stars (round to 5) but not perfect, August 3, 2011

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pathwonk - See all my reviews

This review is from: Anatomic Pathology Board Review, 1e (Paperback)

I agree with other posts, but want to be another witness. I just took and passed the AP portion of boards. I went through this book three times and found it very helpful. This book is of overall excellent quality, but some chapters are not the best and there are some editing typos. Breast chapter had too long of explanations. This book is mostly high yield, but no book can cover everything you need to know. Boards are extremely comprehensive. However, study this diligently and it is the best source for AP I think. I also found going through PIP slides and listening to ASCP reviews helpful, but practicing questions like in this book is more helpful. Yes some images are so-so, but that is also true on the boards.
The book is a bit dated, but still best out there and well worth it.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Concise yet comprehensive, November 5, 2006

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Françoise (Quebec, Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Anatomic Pathology Board Review, 1e (Paperback)

As somebody who's preparing for the exam I found this review very useful. While some chapters are more complete then the others, in general all major entities in every system is covered. The answer section not only gives the right answer but discusses all other possibilities. Pictures are smallish but knowing the entity you have no trouble recognizing it. Highly recommend this book.