POCKET COMPANION TO ROBBINS & COTRAN PATHOLOGIC BASIS OF DISEASE : FIRST SOUTH ASIA EDITION

Good book for quick reference.

Worthy purchase - the proverbial 'Baby Robbins'. A standard reference point for Pathology. Certainly a good book and one that ideally should be used over any other Pathology textbook.

Nice one

If you want to get hold of the big Robbins in a short time. This will come in handy

Best book for Undergraduates ever...Can review in short period of time...

Everything ok

Book came on time and undamaged, exactly as shown on Amazon:)

Superb book, it is the best rapid reader for robbins (big one),

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.

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.

I opted for this book over the full-sized Robbins text because it was: A) cheaper, B) smaller/more portable, and C) more concise. A lot of people in my med school class got the full-sized Robbins text so I've had a chance to look through and work with both and I can definitely say that this Pocket Guide is the way to go. Hit's all the basics. Since everything is always so condensed, it ends up saving you a lot of time (which most med students seem to be notoriously short on). Plus, since it's so small you're way more likely to have it with you when you need it. The full-sized Robbins text certainly has more details, but all those details don't do you much good if you always leave the big (really, it's HUGE) book at home.Bottom line:Buy this! It's awesome. It will save you lots of time, money and back-pack space.Unless you're a true, M.D., board-certified pathologist, I see absolutely no reason to own the full-sized Robbins text.

This book is great for med students, I use it to get a quick overview of important concepts and then fill in the details with the the big Robbins. It makes reading the big book much faster when you have a foundation for the concepts. It is also great for repetition as it's a quick read, typically I read a section several times. It doesn't contain many pictures or diagragms however it is a companion book and has citations for the big Robbins pages that have the most high yield info and pictures. You will be surprised how much can be distilled using this book and the cited pages from the big Robbins. Happy studies

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!