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 Files: Pathology: 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. Common terms and phrases: Abbas abdominal abnormal acute adenoma anemia antibodies artery associated Basis of Disease benign biopsy bleeding blood bone marrow breast cancer cell carcinoma cell tumors cervical characterized chest chronic cirrhosis CLINICAL CORRELATION colon common cause Companion to Robbins COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS Cotran Pathologic Basis Crohn disease cysts cytoplasm defects deficiency develop diagnosis disorder Elsevier Saunders epithelium esophagus etiology Fausto fever fibrosis gastric gland glomerulonephritis granulomas heart failure hematuria hemorrhage hepatitis histologic hormone hypercalcemia hypertension hypothyroidism increased infection infiltrate inflammation inflammatory involved Kumar lesions leukemia levels liver lung lymphocytes macrophages malignant mass melanoma microscopic Mitchell RN necrosis neoplasm nephrotic syndrome nodules normal occurs pain pancreatic pancytopenia PATHOLOGY PEARLS patients percent peripheral pheochromocytoma Philadelphia Physical examination platelets pneumonia Pocket Companion present primary protein proteinuria pulmonary renal renal cell carcinoma result reveals Robbins and Cotran seen serum skin symptoms syphilis teratoma thyroid tissue tuberculosis typically ulcers usually viral vitamin B12