S. Garg – Pediatric Pathology. A Course Review (2016)

Автор: S. Garg
Название книги: Pediatric Pathology. A Course Review
Формат: PDF
Жанр: Медицина
Страницы: 399
Качество: Изначально компьютерное, E-book

This book serves as a quick study guide during the stages of examination preparation for the pediatric pathology boards. The material covers most of the major topics in pediatric pathology including the fetal, perinatal, infant, child, and organ system pathology. It includes a short quiz containing 115 questions with photomicrographs for each, and an answer key inserted at the end of the book.

This course review book is an assimilation of
the comprehensive, yet concise notes that I made
for myself as a study guide for board exam
preparation (during the year of my fellowship
in pediatric pathology). Later, I supplemented
those notes with the experience I gained during
my 5 years of practice as a pediatric pathologist.
The pages that follow cover most of the
major topics in pediatric pathology including
the embryo, fetal, perinatal, infant and child
developmental organ system, and pediatric
hematopathology. A chapter on selected topics
of pediatric blood transfusion and coagulation
is enclosed. Readers will find two separate glossaries
embodied in the book (one each for developmental
and organ system pathology), which
provides alphabetically arranged important
terminology with explanations. In addition, I
have included a self-assessment section with a
quiz containing 115 select cases in anatomic and
hematopathology with photomicrographs for
each. The correct diagnosis appears at the end
of each question. These are mostly spot diagnoses
and will help in preparation for the glass
slides and the practical part of the examination.
This book is in an outline format, and while
by no means can it replace any of the existing
excellent pathology textbooks, it is a good
resource for pathologists in training, especially
pediatric pathology fellows and residents
in anatomic and hematopathology, who
are preparing for their board examinations. It
may also serve as a quick reference guide for
pathologists in practice as well as for medical
students who are interested in making pathology
their career choice.
I have learned from my own personal experience
that after you have studied the excellent
textbooks in pediatric pathology over the
year of your fellowship training, this review
course can serve as an outstanding study
guide during the last few weeks, days, and
hours before the board exams. The handy
size and the outline format help keep all the
important facts and details fresh in the minds
of young pathologists in training, especially
during the long airplane journey, sometimes
tedious airport delays, and the hotel stay, in
the days preceding the board exams.
Any feedback from readers is most welcome.
Every effort has been made to keep the
book as accurate and precise as possible; however,
I would love to hear of important omissions
or errors that have slipped into the text,
so that together we can improve the quality of
this material.