Pocket Companion to Robbins & Cotran Pathologic Basis of Disease E-Book (Robbins Pathology) 8th Edition, Kindle Edition

I cannot emphasize enough how incredibly useful this source is. I am a second year medical student who attends a primarily reading-based curriculum school and we use the large robbins as our main source. You can get lost in big robbins, so sometimes turning to this source is a fantastic break away and a reliable source of information. This is also a perfect resource during your crunch time before your test so you do not spend too much time getting lost in the details of big robbins.

It is a realllllly good pocket companionCon: small, in a way that is "hard"to read - as you can see, it's tall but narrow,,, so when you open a page, you can see only like a few words written "across" the page, (understandable, because it is pocket companion) but because Robbins have like massive amount of information they could only reduce it down to certain level, the Thickness of this book is a bit inappropriate for it's page. It is "Almost" as thick as its wide (lol) thus hard to read.Pro: Has Almost everything you need to know. Contains critical information, Does not have "All" of course because it is pocket companion, but i think it's good book for reviewing for usmle or pathology paper. When you look up a disease, e.g. huntington disease, it does contain some of the cardinal clinical manifestations (with less explanation compared to big robbins), but it does contain info you need. It contains Morphology really nicely, good enough to make reference to when you study for usmle stuff.But may require you to make further reference sometimes.Overall, a must-have.

Awesome supplement to the textbook Robbins and Cotran Pathologic Basis of Disease. It condenses the chapters beautifully and leaves out the unnecessary information. It is very straightforward. I would also recommend it for the student who does not have time to read the 50 page chapters from the text and needs the information fast.

So essential for those times you need to quickly get through a section of dense Robbin's readings. The manageable readings from "baby Robbins" also usually help me find a way to structure and organize the more dense/intense "big Robbins" reading.

The Pocket Companion is a really good book, at 774 pages (including the index), it does a pretty decent job of condensing the big Robbins.However, there are a few things to keep in mind:- Basic Fundamentals: Basic fundamentals on certain topics (basic physiology, embryology, etc.) are not covered in the Pocket Companion but it will provide reference pages for big Robbins. An example is Chapter 22, which is the Female Genital Tract. The Development, Anatomy, Infections of the Female Genital Tract are not covered in the Pocket Companion.- 7th and 8th editions: There are a few changes I noticed between the two editions, mainly some statistical percentages and the order in which topics are presented. The 8th edition also seems to have changed verbiage and updated stats on certain diseases. These are just minute anal-retentive details that I noticed comparing the 2 editions with a friend.- Do not open the book (as in physically open it) if the temperature is in the negatives until you have the book at room temperature. I made the mistake of opening up my book to read it as soon as I opened the package and the book spine cracked in half. The book sat outside my doorstep (everything was dry) when it was -20F to -24F during the winter for a few hours and I had no idea that this would happen. About 240 pages eventually fell out because the glue/binding just cracked from the cold temperature. I only write this in case any physicians take this book to extreme climates as a reference text (i.e. antarctica, etc.).All in all, the Pocket companion is a great text. It provides condensed information succinctly and hits on the major subjects pretty well. Major genes, mutations, lab tests, and important facts such as the "most common.." are covered. The morphology headers are highlighted but be careful not to mix it up with the incorrect topic because other headers are not highlighted - this will make sense if you're visually oriented. There are also condensed tables with pretty high yield topics (lab tests, disease classifications, etc.) that are helpful. There are however NO pictures and there is no online consult electronic option for the Pocket companion.Some introductory classes will allow students to use the Pocket companion instead of the Big Robbins and having read both, the Pocket companion certainly seems to hit the major fundamental facts to know. The pocket companion also is great to have "on the go" if you are traveling or commuting or just need to study without having to carry the big edition. The book is smaller than a bag of coffee and will easily fit in a purse or a side pocket of a pack back. Size-wise, the book is also small enough to fit into the pants pockets for Dickie's scrubs or lab coats. It's really a great book to have around if you're in school and don't want to delve too deeply into Big Robbins when you are exhausted at the end of the day - I often read a few key points before bed since it's easier to digest than 60 pages from the large edition and I'm still able to study the key topics.

you simply will never get a chance to read 'big' robbins every time you want to review a subject especially lugging that huge text around. This is a great addition and its portability is where its real value lies. It has all the high yield points although none of the pictures. It fits in a white coat pocket easily and if you need more of a review all of its sections have included the corresponding page numbers for the edition that it accompanies.

I purchased both the big Robbins and the baby Robbins for my medical school pathology course. I like keeping the big book in my apartment and the small baby Robbins is very convenient to carry around. It carries all the important information that you find in the large Robbins but is very small and light to carry around. The only thing that I find a bit difficult is the writing is very very tiny. Other than that I would recommend getting baby Robbins!

This is a great summarized Robbins, with all the "meat" in one easy to read, quick reference source. It's also a great way to study and review. I like the way it is organized. It cuts out a lot of the "wordiness" that the full Robbins has. I am a pathologist assistant and this is something I keep handy.

Fantastic book. The main book is simply too much for a medical student to go through.This book can be used first-hand and is great for Pathophysiology as well as Pathology.Highly recommended. I am not even using the main Robbins pathological basic of disease book now; there is more than enough information in this book.

Bit rubbish on a kindle. Drawings, figs and images are unreadable. Not very user friendly as it's difficult to dip in and out and just read certain chapters or diseases. The content is good, but would advise buying the book rather than ebook.

excellent book with just the right level of detail

This book is fantastic, and a breath of fresh air from the original "big" Robbins and Cotran.Nice, concise sentencing, giving you all the important points, a MUST HAVE for anyone studying medicine at Keele university in their second year!

This book is excellent for those studying Pathology or Morphology.It has all the information displayed in a concise manner, easy to learn.