Robbins & Cotran Pathologic Basis of Disease: With STUDENT CONSULT Online Access, 8e (Robbins Pathology) [Hardcover]

Vinay Kumar (Author), Abul K. Abbas (Author), Jon C. Aster (Author), Nelson Fausto (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 11, 2009 | ISBN-10: 1416031219 | ISBN-13: 978-1416031215 | Edition: 8th

One of the best-selling medical textbooks of all time, Robbins and Cotran Pathologic Basis of Disease is the one book that nearly all medical students purchase, and is also widely used by physicians worldwide. A "who's who" of pathology experts delivers the most dependable, current, and complete coverage of today's essential pathology knowledge. At the same time, masterful editing and a practical organization make mastering every concept remarkably easy. Online access via Student Consult includes self-assessment and review questions, interactive case studies, downloadable images, videos, and a virtual microscope that lets you view slides at different magnifications. The result remains the ideal source for an optimal understanding of pathology.

• Offers the most authoritative and comprehensive, yet readable coverage available in any pathology textbook, making it ideal for USMLE or specialty board preparation as well as for course work.
  
• Includes access to the complete contents online via Student Consult, along with self-assessment and review questions, over 100 interactive clinical case studies, downloadable images, videos, and a virtual microscope that lets users view slides at different magnifications.

• Delivers a state-of-the-art understanding of the pathologic basis of disease through completely updated coverage, including the latest cellular and molecular biology.
  
• Demonstrates every concept visually with over 1,600 full-color photomicrographs and conceptual diagrams - many revised for even better quality.
  
• Facilitates learning with an outstanding full-color, highly user-friendly design.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"Remarkably up to date.Provides the reader with a current understanding of disease mechanisms and deserves a place on the shelf of any health care professional, irrespective of specialty or level of training." - JAMA, review of previous edition

"Praiseworthy for the breadth and depth of its content and its ability to remain up to date. It serves the needs not only of the beginning student, the pathologist in training, but all practitioners of medicine with intellectual curiosity." - Modern Pathology, review of previous edition

"Bound to retain its standing as the definitive source for learning, or relearning, the principles of the pathologic basis of disease." - Advances in Anatomic Pathology, review of previous edition

"This book is even shorter than before. That is really impressive. I cannot but admire this book, which I keep re-reading since I entered Pathology in 1966. Wow, it shows that even a first class book can be improved - hard to believe but true. It is very readable and even funny in some places. The text is nicely laid out and the book looks less bulky than the previous edition. The illustrations are excellent. Even though the book is definitely for the new generations, I am sure that it will be welcomed by senior pathologists trying to keep up with the times - I doubt that I am the only old timer eager to re-read it." - Ivan Damjanov, MD, PhD, author of Pathology Secrets and Pathophysiology

Book Description

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 1464 pages
• Publisher: Saunders; 8th edition (June 11, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1416031219
• ISBN-13: 978-1416031215
• Product Dimensions: 8.7 x 2.2 x 11.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (57 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,379 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #2 in Books > Medical Books > Basic Sciences > Pathophysiology
  • #18 in Books > Medical Books > Medicine > Internal Medicine > Pathology

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

64 of 69 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars Review of 8th Edition for Medical Students April 15, 2010

By P. Bang

Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase

There is no doubt majority of medical students throughout the world use this book. And I do think it is very informative. But you must be willing to spend a lot of time reading it, especially if this is the only book you plan on using in pathology. Because it takes a lot of time to comb through the huge amount of info in this book to pick out what is important for medical students to remember. So I would recommend most medical students to also buy Rapid Review Pathology: With STUDENT CONSULT Online Access because it is much more clinically oriented and also gives you the pathophysiology behind the symptoms which Robbins does not. I also feel that though Robbins does a good job mentioning the symptoms in a concise manner, it could do a lot better integrating the symptoms with the pathology. So I would use this book as a reference book in the truest sense. Meaning I would get a brief idea of the topic from Rapid Review or some other source and then read Robbins if you have time. But for certain things you will probably have to go directly to Robbins. For example, Robbins does a great job with the morphology, which is some what lacking in most review books like Rapid Review and BRS. I would buy the book only if you have a good amount of time to learn the subject or just really like pathology. But i would NOT buy it if you are
1. looking for a quick review, ie before step 1 (because really most of info in this book wont help there)
2. if you dont have a lot of time to focus solely on pathology and this book. Because as I said it will take time for you to read through all the info and pick out important points that you need to learn.... And on top of that to be able to do this, you will first have to get use to the writing style of this book which is very different. (often study based)
As for difference between 7th and 8th editions. I personally dont think there is that much of a difference. The authors mention extensively redoing the first chapter and third. But other than that I think its mostly reorganizing and making it look more pleasing. ie cut from here and paste there. So I dont think its worth buying 8th if you have the 7th. And if you are really tight on cash I would buy the 7th. I really don't think they have changed the info at all specially in systemic pathology. Read more ›

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the best ! January 20, 2011

By Paul Abou Nader

Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase

I read many good reviews about this book before purchasing it, yet I was somewhat skeptical, thinking that it will probably be shelved and used occasionally as a reference book. I must admit that I was quite wrong. When I started reading it, I just could not stop. This is an engaging, well written, well illustrated and well referenced work dealing with a subject that is essential for many health care/medical practitioners and students. I never thought that a pathology book could be fun to read, but this book has changed my mind.

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars A big book November 18, 2009

A Kid's Review

Format:Hardcover

Robbins and Cotran's book is quite dense, and goes into more detail than may be necessary in the preclinical years. By the same token, it paints a clear and comprehensive picture of each pathology, so that reading it would leave any student with a great command in each topic for the boards. Blue boxes with key morphological findings concisely illuminate the pathology's major findings. As pathology ties together most of the other preclinical areas of study, this book probably deserves a place in each student's armamentarium.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful

3.0 out of 5 stars Good, but could be much better with a few tweaks. November 25, 2012

By Rithvik Balakrishnan

Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase

I bought Robbins for my Kindle after it became apparent to me just how important it would be for my 2nd year curriculum, and after a few painful days biking to school with the behemoth hard copy in my back pack. I really appreciate being able to access all of the Robbins information in such a small (and light!) package, but I think it would benefit from being more easy navigable, and from its figures being more easily visible. Given the immense size of Robbins, additional tools (beyond the Table of Contents and the word search function) for finding certain concepts would be very useful. Additionally, viewing the figures and pictures alters the interface in a detrimental fashion.

That said, the benefits of having all of Robbins in such a small package instead of the incredibly heavy hard copy far outweigh any of the drawbacks inherent on putting it into an electronic format.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Great! April 11, 2010

By G. Ferronatto

Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase

This book has everything it takes to be considered a really good book. Though the text is quite dense, you can easily understand it. The topics are thoroughly explained, and there is always a good scheme to help understand them. Overall a very good pathology book, which I'm happy to have.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Robbins Pathology September 5, 2010

By Giulio Cabrini

Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase

The new edition of Robbins and Cotran Pathologic Basis of Disease confirms the expectancy of an authoritative compendium. In particular, this new edition updates nicely the molecular and cellular basis of diseases in the general pathology section, maintaining the usual concise and precise style.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Buy the Professional Edition, instead January 9, 2013

By thediener

Format:Hardcover

This version of Robbins comes with access to Student Consult. But the Professional Edition, also available here on amazon: Robbins and Cotran Pathologic Basis of Disease, Professional Edition: Expert Consult - Online and Print, 8e (Robbins Pathology) comes with access to Expert Consult. When you are in medical school, your books will all have Student Consult access but once you start residency, every book you ever buy for the rest of your career will have Expert Consult access and you will never go back to Student Consult ever again. So you might as well embrace it now, in my opinion anyway. However, in terms of content and function, Student Consult and Expert Consult are exactly the same. But it's convenient to have all of your books on one site so I recommend the Professional Edition of Robbins.