Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
This guide provides resources for pathology and laboratory medicine education and practice.
Textbooks
Below are some of the books available from the Ruth Lilly Medical Library.
Atlas of Soft Tissue and Bone Pathology by ISBN: 9781620700372Publication Date: 2014Resource for the diagnosis of bone and soft tissue lesions-a particular challenge due to their rarity and complexity. This unique atlas enhances standard visual information with histologic photographs, illustrations of imaging findings, cytology, and molecular and cytogenetic information.
Breast Pathology by ISBN: 9781936287680Publication Date: 2014Covers the full classification of breast tumors and focuses on especially challenging differential diagnoses or unusual and problematic morphologic presentations. Each case is presented as a difficult diagnostic choice with two or even three possible diagnoses for the pathologist.
Diagnostic Immunohistochemistry (6th ed) by ISBN: 9780323721721Publication Date: 2023Dr. David J. Dabbs and leading experts in the field use a consistent, organ system approach to cover all aspects of the field, with an emphasis on the role of genomics in diagnosis and theranostic applications that will better inform treatment options.
Ex-Vivo and in-Vivo Optical Molecular Pathology by ISBN: 9783527335138Publication Date: 2014The result of a unique collaboration between clinicians, chemists and physicists, this book provides an unparalleled overview of a new generation of diagnostic tools in clinical pathology.
Guide to Diagnostic Tests by ISBN: 9781259640896Publication Date: 2017Guide to more than 450 of the most commonly performed diagnostic tests, including the latest molecular, genetic, and microbiological tests. Aids in the selection and interpretation of laboratory and microbiology tests most relevant to the general practice of medicine.
Head and Neck Pathology by ISBN: 9780323479165Publication Date: 2019Presents a wide range of diagnoses in both head and neck and endocrine organ pathology. Over a thousand photographs illustrate important pathologic features, enabling the formation of a differential diagnosis, and comparison of findings with actual cases.
Laposata's Laboratory Medicine Diagnosis of Disease in Clinical Laboratory by ISBN: 9781260116793Publication Date: 2018A complete full-color guide to medical test selection and test result interpretation. By selecting the appropriate tests and interpreting the results correctly, this book helps to optimize patient outcomes and reduce the cost of achieving a diagnosis.
Liver Pathology by ISBN: 9781620700075Publication Date: 2014Covers the key entities and diagnoses that pathologists see in daily practice, focusing on the salient H&E histopathology of each entity with concise descriptions of clinical features, differential diagnosis, and references for further study.
Pathology: a Modern Case Study by Publication Date: 2020A unique case-based molecular approach to understanding pathology, with a concise, focused text that emphasizes the molecular and cellular biology essential to understanding the concepts of disease causation.
Peripheral Nerve Disorders by ISBN: 9781118618431Publication Date: 2014A definitive, clinically-oriented guide to the pathology of peripheral nerve disorders. These commonly seen neurological challenges have many causes and accurate diagnosis is often necessary via pathological analysis.
Practical Soft Tissue Pathology: a Diagnostic Approach by ISBN: 9780323497145Publication Date: 2019Presents the most common patterns seen in soft tissue pathology, applying appropriate immunohistochemistry and molecular testing to help make the best diagnosis. High-quality illustrations capture key morphologic patterns for a full range of common and rare tumor types.
Prostate Pathology by ISBN: 9781936287901Publication Date: 2015Concentrates on the salient H&E histopathology of each entity discussed, with brief descriptors of the clinical features, differential diagnosis, and relevant literature references for each entity.
Wallach's Interpretation of Diagnostic Tests: Pathways to Arriving at a Clinical Diagnosis (11th ed) by ISBN: 9781975105587Publication Date: 2021A practical guide to the use of laboratory tests, which aids physicians in using tests more effectively and efficiently by offering test outcomes, possible meanings, differential diagnosis, and summaries of tests available.
E-Book Packages
The library subscribes to several e-book packages where you can search multiple textbooks at once. Here are a few of those e-book packages.
- AccessMedicine This link opens in a new windowOnline resource for medical education and practice that includes textbooks, cases, videos, drug references, and other learning tools.
- ClinicalKey This link opens in a new windowAn online search tool featuring Elsevier books, journals, videos, and images. Need to export searches? Click "more..."
- AccessSurgery This link opens in a new windowSurgery textbooks, multimedia, self-assessments, practice guidelines, and more.
- LWW Health Library Medical Education Collection This link opens in a new windowEbooks including Bates' Guide to Physical Examination and History Taking, Grant's Atlas of Anatomy, and West's Pulmonary Pathophysiology: The Essentials.