Pocket Companion to Robbins and Cotran Pathologic Basis of Disease: Pocket Companion to Robbins and Cotran Pathologic Basis of Disease

I bought this book along with a thousand other path books (Big Robbins, Goljan, BRS) first year because I heard good things about all of them. While I used Goljan during Pathology (gold standard/must have...audio is also very helpful), I just started using this book for boards review....IT IS AWESOME! I wish I used it earlier. It has all the high yield stuff you need to know but also explains it well (helps paint that "pathology picture" that my professor always talks about...vs just memorizing high yield facts). I never really used "big" Robbins (to much detail) but I seriously love this pocket companion. Fits in white coat pocket so I plan on having it with me next year too (at least during IM). If I could go back I would have only purchased this book (along with Goljan) and not Big Robbins or the Robbins Qbank/Book (I have looked at this book and think it is too much detail for boards although a lot of other people still swear by it). Hope this was helpful.

This book is a great value for anyone practicing medicine, especially those not practicing pathology. It is loaded with all the essentials. Since I also have the big book, it stimulates me into reading more and more of medicine.

Sometimes review books are kind of hard to find. Not hard to find physically but hard to find that complements a text book so well. This pocket guide sums it all up in a small, compact, easy to carry size. It hits all of the major points and gives the most critical info. It matches up with the big book and together with the question book and atlas make for a great pathology experience.

Awesome resource to accompany the textbook - it really sums up each chapter - great for nurse practitioner students.

This is an exceptional book ! It contains almost ALL facts you need to know in a readible and digestable concise format. I really love this book , since I read several editions of Robbins big book (90th editions), I found the new big Robbins too heavy and overloaded with lots extraneous information (GOOD FOR PROFS- NOT STUDENTS!). The pocket companion is your friend- you will not hate pathology after you finish it, yet develop the taste to know more. Couple of remarks: if you are a very beginner- use the Robbins atlas when you read the pocket Robbins, as there are no either gross of micro photos in a small book. Also, I highly recommend Robbins CD companion with case-stidues, especially for pathology residents.