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Disclaimer Fundamentals of Pathology aims at providing general principles of pathology and its associated disciplines and is not intended as a working guide to patient care, drug administration or treatment. No part of this publication may be reproduced, distributed, or transmitted in any form, or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or any information storage and retrieval system, without prior permission in writing from the publisher (email: ). PATHOMA.COM Fundamentals of Pathology : Medical Course and Step 1 Review, 2021 Edition ISBN 978-0-9832246-3-l Printed in the United States of America. SATTAR, MD Associate Professor of Pathology Associate Director of Clinical Pathophysiology and Therapeutics The University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine Chicago, Illinois MEDICAL COURSE AND STEP 1 REVIEW 2021 EDITION
