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Gross Anatomy (Board Review Series) by Kyung Won Chung, Ph.D.. Price: $26.95. Try to get it used from a third year who's already taken the boards. Really concise, with the descriptions, tables, and clinical correlates you need to know -- Netter can only take you so far.
Cotran, Kumar, Collins. (Saunders) "Robbins' Pathologic Basis of Disease"
You will probably have already acquired this book during Host Defenses, so it goes without saying that you'll need it.
Some people swear by Robbins, others swear at it. You be the judge. It is a time-honored text, and you can't go wrong
if you know everything in Robbins. That being said, it's tough to know everything in Robbins -- at times, it becomes
encyclopedic. Key hints: make sure you look at all the images and READ the captions. Robbins has some of the best
figures and illustrations, not to mention histological images, collected in one basic science book, so take advantage of them.
In addition, if you do happen to become a big fan of Robbins, you might want to check out the Pocket Companion, which is sort of
Robbins without the pictures and *very* condensed text, with lists and brief descriptions of major diseases. It's good as a quick reference to carry around with you,
but poor as something to study from exclusively. In any event, Robbins is our bible, and you must swear by it eventually, so grab a seat,
turn on the light, and start reading.
Lilly, Leonard S. "Pathophysiology of Heart Disease"
West. "Pulmonary Pathophysiology: The Essentials"
This book may be useful to students who have used West's *normal* pulmonary physiology book, the companion to this book.
Unfortunately, at Cornell, we don't use West's first book in our Human Structure & Function course.
Beyond that, the figures in West are not as well-captioned as the Weinberger pulmonary text, and students have often complained
that West can be a waste of time and effort. At the same time, other students have noted that West serves as a particularly
good *review* text, only after the basic concepts have been learned and the student is preparing for a quiz, trying to make sure
they haven't missed any important topics.
Weinberger. "Priniciples of Pulmonary Medicine." (recommended, not required)
Rose, Rennke. "Renal Pathophysiology: The Essentials" (Williams & Wilkins)
Overall, the first two chapters are hellish, but thereafter, you'll really get into the book. Rose & Rennke takes a *lot* of time to read, but, in the end,
you will probably agree that it was a good and useful book for Renal Pathophysiology. In general, you should be aware that Renal Pathophys. is
just a difficult topic to begin with, so it may not necessarily be the fault of the book, but rather the subject matter.
Rose, S. "Gastrointestinal and Hepatobiliary Pathophysiology" (Fence Creek Publishing) (recommended, not required)
Schiffman. "Hematologic Pathophysiology" (Lippincott)
American College of Rheumatology. "Primary on Rheumatic Disease, Student Edition" (Arthritis Foundation) (distributed to students)
Katzung. Basic and Clinical Pharmacology (Appleton & Lange)
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