Pathology Review Usml notes and Videos

Pathology review- Its usml notes and video lectures
I swear by them,they are vast.But Dr.john Barrone and you ,are now the CSI team,he tells you in the introduction what real pathologist look like ,well thats his humour ,his throat gives up during the lecture but he goes on non stop, 4 hr lectures in one shot ,30 hrs in 2 days,he pulls your hand and drags you along with him,keep your scribbling pads ready,and just go along with him .
Ready steady here we go

Chapter 1
Is basic ,Fundamentals of pathology -staining ,well nothing much here ,eosin,haemotoxylin,and the rest, congo red is used for staining? u guessed it amyloid.

Chapter 2 Cellular Injuries

Hypoxia, infections, immunological reasctions, nutrition imbalance, myocardial ischemia, all the cellular responses to injuries, reversible and irreversible reactions, necrosis,apoptosis, pigmentaion, calcification, every word of this chapter is very important.
Dr.John takes an hour to complete but you can definitely breeze through it.
Dont forget to make your notes, cos u may have to revise the whole pathology in 2 hours before the exam.As I said earlier, it helps if you start from the first chapter. i know ur hands give up but still its worth it, every word scribbled is worth its weight in gold

chapter 3 of the lecture notes is part of the 1st video . It deals with inflammation. well, this is in a way the most important chapter of pathology so make sure u go through it thoroughly ,understand every word both in the video and in the notes.From exudative inflammation to necrotic inflammation to the summary at the end of the chapter, make sure u do it all

chapter 4 wound healing and repair - again part of the 1st video lecture
primary and secondary would healing, connective tissue components healing, basement membrane healing

chapter 5 deals wuth circulatory pathology. make sure you have ur physiology book with you to go through all the bleeding and clotting factors. Review the clotting cascade , platelet defects, thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura is very important, hemophilia A, B, DIC as well as thrombosis and embolism

Now its time for a breather. All 5 chapters are imporant. You have completed 4 hours of lecture 1. Pour yourself a hot cup of caffeine and take the time to review ur notes, Dr.John Barrone is also tired.


Pathology is the most simplest of all subjects. It looks very complex, but its not. All you need is Stamina. Think of it like playing a 5 day test cricket or running a marathon. You need stamina and concentration to stay in the game. You can listen to the videos and take down notes non-stop for 4 hours cos its not mind-boggling as biochem or physiology. No need to pause or replay.You can easily get all questons correct. I mean it. It is possible. Exam questions are straightforward.
Just make sure u go through all names diseases and syndromes.

Sometimes Dr. John's lectures could be thorough and in depth like the subject of electron microscopy. But thats ok cos he does try to make it interesting. Simple pathology will be so boring otherwise. Take a chance , and dive into the microscope with him and you will forget about your aching thumbs.