Description
Now in its Sixth Edition, Surgical Recall allows for rapid-fire review of surgical clerkship material for third- or fourth-year medical students preparing for the USMLE and shelf exams. Written in a concise question-and-answer format—double-column, question on the left, answer on the right—Surgical Recall addresses both general surgery and surgical subspecialties. Students on rotation or being PIMPed can quickly refer to Surgical Recall for accurate and on-the-spot answers. The book includes survival tactics and tips for success on the boards and wards as well as key information for those new to the surgical suite.
Features
- Integrates the student-tested and approved Recall series Q&A format ideal for independent review and mastery
- Features a built-in Bookmark to conceal answers and facilitate self-testing
About the Author(s)
- Lorne H Blackbourne MD, FACS
- Trauma, Burn, and Critical Care Surgeon, San Antonio, TX
Specs
- Edition: Sixth
- Product Format: Softbound
- ISBN: 9781451176414
- Trim Size: 5 x 8
- Pages: 824
- Pub Date: Nov 11, 2011
- Weight: 1.0
Table of contents
SECTION I Overview and Background Surgical Information 1. Introduction --Surgical Notes --Common Abbreviations You Should Know --Glossary of Surgical Terms You Should Know --Surgery Signs, Triads, etc., You Should Know 2. Surgical Syndromes 3. Surgical Most Commons 4. Surgical Percentages 5. Surgical History 6. Surgical Instruments 7. Sutures and Stitches 8. Surgical Knot Tying 9. Procedures for the Surgical Ward and Clinic 10. Incisions 11. Surgical Positions 12. Surgical Speak 13. Preoperative 101 14. Surgical Operations You Should Know 15. Wounds 16. Drains and Tubes 17. Surgical Anatomy Pearls 18. Fluids and Electrolytes 19. Blood and Blood Products 20. Surgical Hemostasis 21. Common Surgical Medications 22. Complications 23. Common Causes of Ward Emergencies 24. Surgical Respiratory Care 25. Surgical Nutrition 26. Shock 27. Surgical Infection 28. Fever 29. Surgical Prophylaxis 30. Surgical Radiology 31. Anesthesia 32. Surgical Ulcers 33. Surgical Oncology SECTION II General Surgery 34. GI Hormones and Physiology 35. Acute Abdomen and Referred Pain 36. Hernias 37. Laparoscopy 38. Trauma 39. Burns 40. Upper GI Bleeding 41. Stomach 42. Bariatric Surgery 43. Ostomies 44. Small Intestine 45. Appendix 46. Carcinoid Tumors 47. Fistulas 48. Colon and Rectum 49. The Anus 50. Lower GI Bleeding 51. Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Crohn's Disease and Ulcerative Colitis 52. Liver 53. Portal Hypertension 54. Biliary Tract 55. Pancreas 56. Breast 57. Endocrine 58. Thyroid Gland 59. Parathyroid 60. Spleen and Splenectomy 61. Surgically Correctable Hypertension 62. Soft Tissue Sarcomas and Lymphomas 63. Skin Lesions 64. Melanoma 65. Surgical Intensive Care 66. Vascular Surgery SECTION III Subspecialty Surgery 67. Pediatric Surgery 68. Plastic Surgery 69. Hand Surgery 70. Otolaryngology: Head and Neck Surgery 71. Thoracic Surgery 72. Cardiovascular Surgery 73. Transplant Surgery 74. Orthopaedic Surgery 75. Neurosurgery 76. Urology Â
