Robbins & Cotran Pathologic Basis of Disease

[ProteinTreasure]

Do I need to get the 8th edition of Robbins & Cotran Pathologic Basis of Disease, published in 2009, if I already have the 7th edition published in 2004. Any major differences?

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[MilkmanAl]

I think owning a copy of Robbins at all is overkill. You'll be fine with the one you have.

 

[nogolfinsnow]

Do I need to get the 8th edition of Robbins & Cotran Pathologic Basis of Disease, published in 2009, if I already have the 7th edition published in 2004. Any major differences?

I don't think there will be anything major in terms of new things in the 8th that aren't in the 7th and will be on Step 1. Whether or not to use Robbins is really a matter of personal preference. I thought it was a great tool for MS2 and gave a great foundation for Step 1 studying, perhaps because our path classes followed it closely. But there are others who don't use it and do perfectly fine.

 

[Taurus]

I bought the Robbins 7th ed. Never opened it once during medical school. I keep it around for reference though.

 

[Captain Fantastic]

I think miRNA epigenetics is added for the 8th. I also think they updated classifications to match the latest standards (WHO updated lymphoma classifications in 2008, for example). This is just from memory, though. I'd have to look at my Robbins to be sure and it's on my desk at school.

 

[Jolie South]

I haven't noticed any glaring differences. I've been using the 8th edition online and I own the 7th edition.

 

[gman33]

I think owning a copy of Robbins at all is overkill. You'll be fine with the one you have.

That gave me a good laugh.

 

[Sol Rosenberg]

I think owning a copy of Robbins at all is overkill. You'll be fine with the one you have.

Though this thread is about PBD, I quite enjoy reading Robbin's Basic Pathology (Also in its 8th edition.) Our syllabus is pretty much lifted from there but is much more poorly written, so I appreciate reading the actual [well-written] book.

 

[Non-TradTulsa]

I think 7th or 8th is fine, but I'd ask your professor. I love Robbins and use it sometimes for reference when I need more foundational background than Harrison's or Cecil's provides.

If you're taking the course, however, I absolutely recommend "Baby Robbins" the paperback "pocket companion" to Robbins. It has more than enough detail to study from and, if you don't understand something, each paragraph has a page reference back to the main book.

I thought the chapters in Robbins were so long that I'd forget the material from the beginning by the time I got all the way to the end. Baby Robbins improved my grades considerably.

 

[MilkmanAl]

Everyone I've spoken with loves Baby Robbins. I might need to pick that up at some point.