Prepared by:
Soila Ansar (G12)
Shahr Bano Sayal (G12)
Compiled by:
Talha Saleem (G12)
Reference Books:
- Medium Robbins Latest Edition (Chapter numbers are mentioned according to this edition)
- Pathoma Fundamentals of Pathology
- Essentials of Special Pathology by MBBS Cafeteria
Overview:
- The most important subject in the entire MBBS is pathology so prepare it thoroughly and don’t go after short cuts for this subject. It is always the best way to prepare not from a single book or source and try to give at least a read to more than one source.
- Sources for pathology which I used were; Medium Robbins, pathoma notes and its lectures, Dr Najeeb’s lectures, MBBS cafeteria book.
Medium Robbins: It should be your main book if you want to have a clear and detailed understanding of things. The problem with this book is that it looks exhausting and boring so to overcome this you first need to tell yourself that it’s not difficult and you can easily do it for enough times to kick off the fear of this book then for the first time, don’t try to remember each line of it instead just try to understand what it’s saying and flow of information like try to remember that which aspects have been discussed. And the imp thing is to highlight or underline the imp 2 or 3 lines of each paragraph. For the second time, again read the entire text and then after that you’ll just need to read the highlighted ones. And one other thing, whenever you read this book, always do histology diagrams and foot notes, I said always, it will help you a lot in remembering morphologies.
Pathoma: When you decide to prepare for a certain topic, first take its lectures. It will provide you an overview of the topic. Further, many MCQ points are typical of this book which can’t be solved even after learning Robbins. This book doesn’t give a comprehensive concept but a short note of every related and less imp thing, so in this way you’d be able to have heard unimportant things which rarely come in exams.
Dr Najeeb’s lectures: I personally like the way of teaching of this man but if you don’t find it suitable according to your mood then it’s fine. You can take any other lectures or no lectures at all, whatever you like. But, after taking his lectures, I always felt that it makes you stand out among others when it comes to having a deep concept of things.
MBBS Cafeteria: As far as this book is concerned, it has no value at all once you have prepared a topic from pathoma and robbins. You can use this book in an emergency situation (except PROFF) when you don’t have time to prepare from a good source and you have no other option.
GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT
Chapter 15:
It’s the most important topic of pathology. First take pathoma lectures, then do the following topics from medium Robbins:
Oral Cavity:
- Aphthous ulcers, oral candidiasis (only read)
- Leukoplakia and Erythroplakia (imp)
- Squamous cell CA (v.imp) risk factors, pathogenesis, morphology
- Salivary gland neoplasms (imp) classification, morphologies
Esophagus:
- Atresia, fistula, stenosis, ectopia (only read)
- Achalasia* (imp) triad, 1° & 2°, causes
- Esophageal varices (imp)
- Esophagitis (v.imp) Mallory Weiss tears, Boerhaave syn, chemical, infectious
- Reflux esophagitis (imp)
- Eosinophilic esophagitis (read)
- Barret esophagus (imp) morphology
- Esophageal CA (v.imp) adenocarcinoma (RF, morphology) SCC (RF, pathogenesis, morphology)
Stomach:
- Gastropathy vs gastritis, pathogenesis, curling, Cushing and stress ulcers
- Chronic gastritis (v.imp) 3 main causes, H. pylori (pathogenesis, morphology), autoimmune (CF, pathogenesis, morphology), difference table
- PUD (v.imp) pathogenesis, morphology, CF
- Dysplasia, gastric polyps (read)
- Gastric adenocarcinoma (v.imp) pathogenesis, morphology, CF
- Lymphoma
- Carcinoid tumor(imp) pathogenesis, morphology, CF
- GIST (read) gene, morphology
Small & Large Intestine:
- Intestinal obstruction (4 causes)
- Intussusception, Hirschsprung disease (v.imp)
- Hernia, Ischemic bowel disease (pathogenesis, CF), hemorrhoids (read)
- Diarrhea (SOME 4 categories), malabsorptive (4 types+ table), cystic fibrosis
- Celiac disease (v.imp) pathogenesis, fig, morphology, CF
- Lactase def, abetalipoproteinemia(read)
- Microscopic colitis(imp)
- Infectious enterocolitis (table+summary)
HEPATOBILIARY SYSTEM
- Do this topic from medium robbins with Ayesha Batool’s shortlist (because it’s very important topic) and morphology from MBBS Cafeteria
- Or if you have no time then use MBBS Cafeteria bcz morphology is mentioned in cafeteria book.
Chapter 16:
- Table 16.1 (vvv imp)
- General features of liver disease (hepatocyte injury, confluent necrosis and bridging necrosis)
- Liver failure types (imp)
- Acute liver failure (flow chart bna lein) morphology from cafeteria
- chronic liver failure causes and complications (v imp) (morphology from cafeteria)
- Acute on chronic causes (v imp)
- Summary of liver failure (v imp)
- Viral hepatitis table 16.2 (v imp)
- Figure 16.2(seq) (imp)
- Figure 16.9 (v imp)
- Figure 16.10 (v imp)
- Figure 16.12 (v imp)
- Clinicopathologic syndromes (read it)
- Acute asymptomatic
- Acute symptomatic
- Fulminant failure (v imp)
- Morphology from cafeteria
- Figure 16.13 (v imp)
- Autoimmune hepatitis with morphology (v imp)
- Table 16.3 (read it)
- Alcoholic liver failure (imp most) with morphology
- Non-Alcoholic liver disease with morphology (v imp)
- Fig 16.19
- Wilson disease (imp)
- Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency (v imp)
- Table 16.4 (vv imp)
- Autoimmune cholangiopathies (v imp) (Both types are most important)
- Table 16.5 (imp)
- Hepatocellular carcinoma (v imp)
- With morphology
- Gallstones, types, features (v imp)
- Table 16.6 (vv imp)
- Cholecystitis
- Acute calculous cholecystitis (imp)
- Acute Acalculous cholecystitis (imp)
Chapter 17:
- Annular pancreas
- Acute pancreatitis (imp) with morphology
- Table 17.1 (imp)
- Figure 17.1 (v imp)
- Chronic pancreatitis with morphology (imp)
- Pancreatic carcinoma (read it)