--- title: Pathology description: Pathology is the study of the causes, mechanisms, and structural changes associated with diseases. Learners will understand how tissues and organs alter during illness, enabling them to interpret diagnostic tests and comprehend the progression of various medical conditions. category: health-medicine subcategory: medical-sciences difficulty: beginner, intermediate, advanced url: /subject/pathology --- # Pathology Pathology is the study of the causes, mechanisms, and structural changes associated with diseases. Learners will understand how tissues and organs alter during illness, enabling them to interpret diagnostic tests and comprehend the progression of various medical conditions. ## Where to start Start with Khan Academy Health and Medicine, free video lessons and practice questions on anatomy, physiology and common diseases by organ system. If you only use one resource, make it Robbins and Cotran Pathologic Basis of Disease by Kumar, Abbas and Aster, the standard medical school pathology reference. For practice with specimens, the University of Utah's WebPath library at webpath.med.utah.edu adds case tutorials and quizzes. ## Available Resources 3 Books • 2 Courses • 4 Websites ## Courses ### 1. Pathoma Fundamentals of Pathology Master pathology with Pathoma, the comprehensive course by Dr. Sattar. Ace your exams and build a strong foundation in disease mechanisms. **Difficulty:** Intermediate | **Price:** Paid **Link:** https://www.pathoma.com/ **Tags:** pathology, disease-mechanisms, usmle-step-1, medical-school ### 2. Advanced Pathology Pathology is a basic medical discipline that explores diseases mainly from the perspective of morphology. By observing and studying the morphological changes of the diseased body, combined with changes in function and metabolism, it clarifies the basic laws of the occurrence and development of diseases and reveals the nature of diseases. Pathology is known as a doctor of doctors. **Difficulty:** Intermediate | **Language:** English | **Price:** Free **Link:** https://www.edx.org/learn/biology/tsinghua-university-pathology-bing-li-xue **Tags:** courses, health-medicine, medical-sciences ## Podcasts ### 1. PathPod **Author:** PathPod Interview podcast in which practising pathologists discuss subspecialties such as neuropathology and prostate pathology, immunohistochemistry practice, and career paths. Listening gives you a sense of how diagnostic pathology is actually done and how the field is organised. **Difficulty:** Beginner | **Language:** en | **Price:** Free **Link:** https://pathpod.podbean.com **Tags:** pathology, histopathology, immunohistochemistry, medical-careers ## Books ### 1. Robbins and Cotran Pathologic Basis of Disease **Author:** Vinay Kumar, Abul K. Abbas, Jon C. Aster The standard medical school pathology reference, working from cell injury and inflammation to organ-by-organ disease. Reading it, you can trace how a genetic or environmental insult produces the gross and microscopic changes seen in a specimen. **Difficulty:** Intermediate | **Language:** English | **Price:** Paid **Link:** https://www.amazon.com/dp/1416031219?tag=edmonddante07-20 **Tags:** books, health-medicine, medical-sciences ### 2. Pathology **Author:** Edward F. Goljan Board-review pathology text organised in outline form with high-yield margin notes, tables and photographs, plus practice questions. Working through it after a full textbook helps you consolidate the facts that USMLE Step 1 tests most heavily. **Difficulty:** Intermediate | **Language:** English | **Price:** Paid **Link:** https://www.amazon.com/dp/0323068626?tag=edmonddante07-20 **Tags:** books, health-medicine, medicine--anatomy ### 3. Basic Pathology **Author:** Vinay Kumar, Abul K. Abbas, Jon C. Aster Abridged version of the Robbins textbook covering general pathology and the major organ systems in about a third the length. It gives you the core disease mechanisms and morphology without the depth of the full reference. **Difficulty:** Intermediate | **Language:** English | **Price:** Paid **Link:** https://www.amazon.com/dp/1437717810?tag=edmonddante07-20 **Tags:** books, health-medicine, medical-sciences ## Websites ### 1. pathologyoutlines.com PathologyOutlines.com is a comprehensive online reference offering organ-based pathology outlines, disease summaries, differential diagnoses, histology images, and references for students and practicing pathologists. **Difficulty:** Intermediate | **Language:** English | **Price:** Free **Link:** https://pathologyoutlines.com **Tags:** websites, health-medicine, medical-sciences ### 2. webpath.med.utah.edu WebPath is a comprehensive online pathology image library and teaching resource from the University of Utah, featuring thousands of gross and microscopic pathology images, case-based tutorials, quizzes, and reference materials to aid learning and diagnostic practice. **Difficulty:** Intermediate | **Language:** English | **Price:** Free **Link:** https://webpath.med.utah.edu **Tags:** websites, health-medicine, medicine--anatomy ### 3. Khan Academy Health and Medicine Free video lessons and practice questions from Khan Academy on human anatomy and physiology organized by organ system, with material on common diseases, diagnostic tests and treatments. Learners build the foundational biomedical vocabulary and mechanisms needed before clinical training or MCAT and NCLEX study. **Difficulty:** Beginner | **Language:** English | **Price:** Free **Link:** https://khanacademy.org/science/health-and-medicine **Tags:** anatomy, physiology, pathophysiology, pharmacology, premedical ### 4. cap.org CAP.org is the official site of the College of American Pathologists, offering authoritative pathology resources, including practice guidelines, accreditation and proficiency-testing information, and educational materials (including CAP Learn) for pathologists and clinical laboratory professionals. **Difficulty:** Intermediate | **Language:** English | **Price:** Free **Link:** https://cap.org **Tags:** websites, health-medicine, medical-sciences --- *This content is part of Dantes.io - Your Treasure Map to Knowledge* *Curated by humans at Dantes.io. 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