While incorporating newer and updated features in the revised edition, care has been taken to retain the accepted style of presenting the material that is ÔøΩeasy-to-learn, retain and reproduceÔøΩ. ...
ÔøΩ Competency-based curricular changes recommended by NMC incorporated as core/must-know, and non-core/desirable-to-know and their corresponding new assessment methods included. ÔøΩ Updated text in academic and diagnostic pathology includes current definitions, additional causes, contemporary mechanisms, up-to-date international classifications of diseases (including WHO classifications of neoplasms, 5th edition) and modern approach to diagnosis and prognosis, in a simple, lucid, easily understandable and reproducible, user-friendly format. ÔøΩ Newer content includes a new chapter on ÔøΩBlood Banking and TransfusionÔøΩ and another on ÔøΩClinical PathologyÔøΩ incorporated in Appendix I along with Basic Diagnostic Cytology. Pathology of COVID-19 and its impact on different organ-systems incorporated in different chapters. ÔøΩ Labelled gross and photomicrographs of high quality and better resolution added and amended, many of these were generously contributed by Prof Ivan Damjanov in previous edition, several schematic illustrations updated and amended. ÔøΩ New tables added at several places for enhanced learning. ÔøΩ Key points as gist at the end of every topic in bulleted points for a rapid revision of the subject in an ultra-short time. ÔøΩ Chapter orientation paragraph given at the beginning of every chapter to peek through the entire chapter and meant to aid the user in systematic and organised learning. ÔøΩ Revised companion book prepared exclusively on the pattern of competencies/outcomes as recommended by the NMC is given for free to the user of the textbook for a quick review of the subject. ÔøΩ Complimentary online learning resource includes high-yield questions (long-answer type, short-answer type, MCQs, clinical scenario-based and image-based) and clinical cases along with key and explanatory notes. ÔøΩ Cheers! No overburdening!! With all these additions and insertions, girth of the book remains unaltered, care having been taken not to overburden the already stressed students.