Textbooks of Pathology: A Comparative Review

I am writing this comparative review as part of a series where I have reviewed many textbooks of different subjects. Following are the books which are available in the market, so I will be mentioning their salient features and will mention which are recommended by me. I have also listed MCQ’s books at the end of this article but those books are for entrance exams preparation. But some students read those books in UG days itself for PG medical entrance exam preparation and to solve the MCQ’s in UG exams. But personally I do not recommend reading those books in UG days and I think students should focus on reading standard textbooks only.

Textbooks

Textbook of Pathology with Pathology Quick Review and MCQ’s Hardcover by Harsh Mohan (Recommended)

Best book to read for UG exams and even for reference in entrance exams. I have seen many people recommending Robbins to be read during UG days, but I do not agree. I think reading Harsh Mohan during UG days is more than enough. It gives every topic in details, diagrams are easy to understand and well drawn. Also, it has photos of actual pathological slides as well. If you are a UG MBBS student, do not look anywhere else and buy this book.

Other books:

There are multiple versions of Robbins pathology available in the market and are called mother Robbins, father Robbins, Brother Robbins etc by many people. These books are only to be read for reference purpose if felt necessary and not as a primary reading book. I am mentioning details of Robbins available in the market below to make a list of all the available versions in the market at the time of writing this review.

Robbins Basic Pathology with Student Consult Online Access by Kumar, Abbas, Aster

Robbins and Cotran Pathologic Basis of Disease: South Asia Edition(vol 1 and 2) by Kumar

Robbins and Cotran Review of Pathology Paperback by Edward C. Klatt, Vinay Kumar

Rubin’s Pathology: Clinicopathologic Foundations of Medicine (Pathology (Rubin)) by David S. Strayer, Emanuel Rubin

Exam preparation books:

Following are exam preparation books which are short versions of actual textbooks. These can be read by students if they are short of time with exam deadline on their head.

Exam Preparatory Manual for Undergraduates General & Systemic Pathology by Nayak Ramadas

Concise Pathology for Exam Preparation Paperback by Khanna

Clinical Pathology: A Practical Manual Paperback by Sanyal

Oxford Handbook of Clinical Pathology (Oxford Medical Handbooks) by James Carton

Robbin and Cotran Atlas of Pathology by Edward C. Klatt

Atlas of pathology is not to be bought by UG students and is a total waste of money. It is specifically meant for PG students doing MD Pathology.

Essentials in Hematology and Clinical Pathology by Nayak

MCQ’s books for PG Medical Entrance Exams

I am mentioning few books of pathology for PG medical entrance exam preparation which I have already mentioned in my article Subject-Wise Books For PG Medical Entrance Exams Preparation.

Review of Pathology and Genetics (with DVD) by Gobind Rai Garg

Concepts Pathology with Image Interpret DVD by Mishra D

Self-Assessment & Review Of Pathology by Arvind Arora

Complete Review of Pathology With CD Paperback by Kumar P.