The new edition of the synopsis remains the only textbook on pathology concise enough to be taken in one's pocket and yet complete enough to provide some valuable information and a good reference on many subjects. This book will certainly be useful for the busy practitioner trying to refresh hazy memories on general pathology and problems of the adult patient. The information available on problems of specific interest to the pediatrician is, as could be expected in such an abridged text, scant and sketchy. There are, however, excellent "concentrated" descriptions of some pediatric conditions, e.g., cystic fibrosis of the pancreas; problems of current interest are mentioned, such as pneumocystis pneumonia and measles pneumonia.