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Case Files
Case Files: Pathology
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More than 50 clinical cases help you ace pathology courses and the USMLE The Case Files series is an award-winning learning system proven to improve exam scores. This series helps you to learn in the context of real patients instead of simply memorizing. Case Second Edition presents 50+ clinical cases with open-ended questions which weave basic science concepts into the clinical scenario. Each case includes an extended discussion (including definitions and a pathophysiology discussion), key points, and 3-5 USMLE-style comprehension questions. The authors are experienced teachers from the University of Texas-Houston Medical School and East Tennessee State University Quillen College of Medicine.
More than 50 clinical cases help you ace pathology courses and the USMLE The Case Files series is an award-winning learning system proven to improve exam scores. This series helps you to learn in the context of real patients instead of simply memorizing. Case Second Edition presents 50+ clinical cases with open-ended questions which weave basic science concepts into the clinical scenario. Each case includes an extended discussion (including definitions and a pathophysiology discussion), key points, and 3-5 USMLE-style comprehension questions. The authors are experienced teachers from the University of Texas-Houston Medical School and East Tennessee State University Quillen College of Medicine.
456 pages, Paperback
First published August 26, 2005
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December 21, 2008
I really had high hopes for this book. The format is praiseworthy: each section begins with a case, followed by a discussion of the relevant pathology, followed by a few "comprehension questions". The problem is the level of this book. It's written at quite a low level. The point of it seems to be to help students prepare for USMLE, but if you've had even the tiniest bit of pathology beforehand, this book is too easy to even be a review. I tried to use it for my pathology exam, and I felt like the cases and review questions were hitting me over the head with a hammer in their obviousness.
Essentially, I'm trying to think of a situation in which this book can be useful, and the only one I'm coming up with is if you've never had pathology before, don't plan on ever taking pathology, but want to read a fairly easy book about the subject and have a medium level of basic science knowledge (i.e, you must be able to understand 'necrosis', 'caseating granulomas', 'metaplasia', etc.)
Essentially, I'm trying to think of a situation in which this book can be useful, and the only one I'm coming up with is if you've never had pathology before, don't plan on ever taking pathology, but want to read a fairly easy book about the subject and have a medium level of basic science knowledge (i.e, you must be able to understand 'necrosis', 'caseating granulomas', 'metaplasia', etc.)
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