Book Reviews :Renal biopsy interpretation. SILVA, D'AGATI and NADASDY (Eds).
✍ Scribed by Furness, P. N.
- Book ID
- 101222248
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1997
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 30 KB
- Volume
- 183
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0022-3417
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✦ Synopsis
The presentation is pleasing to the eye and simple line diagrams are used liberally to illustrate basic concepts and principles. I was also pleased to see the now trendy and obligatory shaded boxes that summarize the main messages.
My only criticism is that basic pathological processes are rather tedious to read about in isolation. There are no clinical examples in the book which might stimulate students to see the relevance and potential clinical application of the subjects. I cannot speak for veterinary medicine, but I know that most undergraduate curricula for health care professionals, including dentists, are taking a more integrate and/or problem-based approach. In this context, the book may have limited appeal.
Having said that, I shall recommend it to my students as a reasonably priced, 'no frills' basic pathology text.