Useful quick reference, particularly at the start of residency, or just before your exams for quick review
I give this book a buy rating.
This book is a useful but concise resource for residents. If you buy this in addition to "The Practice of Surgical Pathology: A Beginner's Guide to the Diagnostic Process" by Diana Weedman Molavi, you'll be set for the start of your pathology residency.
Both of these are very useful books for beginners, covering key concepts and practical points in a very short and concise but useful manner. These will help you survive that first sign out and help bridge that gap when you're just starting out and find even Robbins overwhelming, not to mention Sternberg or Rosai.
All of the images in The Washintong manual are available in color online once you buy the book, the online content includes all text and several e-figures in the image bank. Many of the newer texts and new editions of older texts now have this feature, which I find very important when buying a book. This helps keep the book physically small and easy to carry around for those impromptu study sessions. Some may see this as a negative point - the absence of any actual color images in the book, I mean - but I don't think this is intended as an in depth reference text, and from this point of view serves it's target market very well.
Thw Washington Manual of Surgical Pathology
This book is great but it is not for junior residents looking for a summary before reading the necessary background, it is complex in areas and presents post grad info in a manual forma with many table to refresh you in a quick reading moment.All in all a good book to have on your desk
Get this great little book if you are a resident!
I am so excited about this little book. I wish I had owned it when I was struggling with surg path rotations as a lower level resident and especially studying for boards. It is very comprehensive in general. I have only a few issues with it, and that is why I had to take away a star:
Because the chapters are written by different people, the writing style, amount/size/type of pictures and content varies by chapter. Most are fine. But as another reviewer said, the resolution on the pictures isn't great. However, since you have to use the internet to look at the pictures, if you need a better picture you can just go to google images or a pathology website.
I love the staging information and other tables, plus the fact that the book is small and portable. I take it with me to tumor conferences and do supplemental reading during the conference as a great way to reinforce learning. Actually you don't even need the book all the time, you can read it online.
I don't remember finding many errors of content or typos either, which drives me crazy.
At the price, you can't beat this little book.
Great book! very handy!
This is a great book for quick reference, if u want to quickly look up staging, grading, types of diseases, histologic features, gross features, etc. It is very well organized, and a great study guide sort of like Outlines in Pathology by Sinard, but up to date and considerably more detailed. It has a little bit of cytology at the end of each chapter. Its great for any resident who is pressed for time and needs a quick diagnosis and histopathology description. It also has a little bit about grossing and processing techniques relevant to each chapter. Full text online access makes it even more accessible if u don't want to carry it around. Also, it has a huge image bank, which is great, although the resolution of the pictures when u zoom in is not so hot. Would definately recommend without hesitation.
You can throw away your baby Robbins now...
This is a very handy book to have on hand as you're reviewing slides, and trying to come up with a complete and useful diagnosis. It gives all the pertinent information you need to get the job done including diagnostic features, staging and grading. As it fits in your pocket, it's a nice quick reference to have as you're signing out, and is much more useful than baby Robbins.
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