Pulmonary Pathology: A Volume in Foundations in Diagnostic Pathology Series, 1e [Hardcover]

Dani S. Zander MD (Author), Carol F. Farver MD (Author)

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ISBN-10: 0443067414 | ISBN-13: 978-0443067419 | Publication Date: June 26, 2008 | Edition: 1

This volume in the Foundations in Diagnostic Pathology Series packs today's most essential pulmonary pathology into a compact, high-yield format! It covers both common and rare neoplastic and non-neoplastic diseases of the lung and pleura and focuses primarily on diagnosis with correlations to clinical and radiographic characteristics. Its pragmatic, well-organized approach, abundant full-color illustrations, and at-a-glance boxes and tables make the information you need easy to access. Practical and affordable, this resource is ideal for study and review as well as everyday clinical practice!

• Detailed discussions on today's technologies help you select the best test for case evaluation.
  
• Chapters devoted to the techniques used in the assessment of pulmonary diseases, including immunohistochemistry, immunofluorescnece, and certain clinical laboratory tests offer you a better understanding of techniques and their application for the diagnosis of lung disease.
  
• Internationally recognized pathologists convey the most current information, keeping you on the cusp of your field.
  
• More than 800 photomicrographs and gross photographs-most in full color-present important pathologic features, enabling you to form a differential diagnosis and compare your findings with actual cases.
  
• Uses a consistent, user-friendly format, including at-a-glance boxes and tables for easy reference.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 852 pages
• Publisher: Churchill Livingstone; 1 edition (June 26, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0443067414
• ISBN-13: 978-0443067419
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.6 x 1.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,014,447 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Good value for your money, August 18, 2010

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This review is from: Pulmonary Pathology: A Volume in Foundations in Diagnostic Pathology Series, 1e (Hardcover)

I would recommend this book to residents and pathologists alike. I found this to be a good general reference text.

Weak points:
*The chapter on interstitial lung disease still needs a bit of work in my opinion, but this is a difficult topic to communicate to others and seems to be a general weakness in all pathology books dealing with this particular topic. The pattern based approach seem to be en vogue right now, but suffers in my opinion once you have to add several sub-patterns and sub-sub patterns under each main pattern heading. The idea is to simplify things (especially when dealing with novices or those not quite comfortable with a topic), not to get lost in fractal-land.

*Books in this series (Foundations in Diagnostic pathology) tend to vary greatly in the quality of the editing. Editorial errors in this book tend to be minor type-o's only.

Strong points:
*Images - the figure legends are useful and contribute to the learning experience, one does not need to refer back to the text to be able to find out what the image is meant to demonstrate, one of my pet hates. The micrographs are of good quality and on the larger size, which I prefer. Color, contrast and technical skill is consistent througout for the most part.
*Fact sheets: those familliar with books in this series will know what I mean. The authors go to great lenghts to ensure pertinent clinical and pathology-related facts are highlighted at the end of each topic by summarizing it in a colored box, fantastically helpful for quick reference or studying.