Main description:

"Hardcore Pathology" focuses on the essentials of pathology, as an ultra-high yield USMLE Step 1 review and an ideal course supplement. Figures and images help students visualize key concepts, and the concise, outline format allows rapid access to vital information. Critical "hardcore" facts are highlighted in the text, emphasizing the most heavily tested information for review.

Contents:

1 Cellular Patterns of Injury ...1 2 Inflammation ...4 3 Anemia ...11 4 Hemodynamic Dysfunction ...15 5 Genetic Diseases...19 6 Diseases of Immunity...25 7 Neoplasia ...31 8 Cardiovascular Pathology...35 9 Pulmonary Pathology ...45 10 Gastrointestinal Pathology ...49 11 Liver, Biliary Tract, and Pancreatic Pathology ...55 12 Male Reproductive Pathology ...65 13 Female Reproductive Pathology...69 14 Pathology of the Kidney and Urinary Tract...81 15 Hematopoietic and Lymphoid Pathology...87 16 Endocrine Pathology ...97 17 Skin Pathology ...105 18 Pathology of Peripheral Nerves and Skeletal Muscle ...111 19 Pathology of Bones, Joints, and Soft Tissue ...115 20 Central Nervous System Pathology...119 Step 1 Practice Questions and Answers ...127