Practical Pathology

Detailed Features

As per Competency-based Medical Education- Includes 8 sections containing 64 exercises prepared on the pattern of a practical class of students: Basic Techniques in Pathology, General Principles of Pathology, Basic Diagnostic Cytology, Haematology, Lymphoid Tissues and Transfusion, Clinical and Applied Pathology, Pathology of Systems, Basics of Autopsy Pathology, and Appendices (Common Instruments in Pathology, Common Similes in Pathology, and Normal Values).

Color-coded Stratification of Competencies- Colour-coded list of competencies/outcomes as per CBME curriculum given at the beginning of each exercise for segregating them in accordance with their relative significance and requirement of the students as: Core (Must Know), Non-core (Desirable to Know), Integrated Learning, and Additional knowledge.

Newer Images of High Quality- Many gross and microscopic images were added and several were replaced with better quality, adding more value and clarity in understanding morphologic pathology for the beginner students.

Key Questions for Viva-Voce- Important short questions with their brief answers at the end of each exercise, based on the core content covered in that exercise. These are the usual questions which the students are often asked in their viva voce, inward rounds, or in the clinic which is likely to help the students in facing exams confidently and for self-test.

Complimentary Online Learning Resource- Includes two sections: a section on 10 structured CPCs (text and illustrations) representing different organ systems and common diseases, and the second section on Quick Review of Pathology Museum that includes images and legends of 108 gross specimens from pathology museum of common conditions for quick review of must know specimens for students.