ABSITE
THE 30 DAY ABSITE STUDY SCHEDULE
ABSITE KILLER Q&A and ABSITE REVIEW PRACTICE TEST
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Examination Content
Since 2006 the ABS has offered the ABSITE as a junior level (PGY-1 and -2) and senior level (PGY-3 to -5) examination. Both the junior- and senior-level versions consist of approximately 225 multiple-choice questions; examinees are given five hours to take the exam. For the junior-level exam, 60% of the examination focuses on basic science, while 40% centers on the management of clinical surgical problems. In the senior-level exam, 20% of the exam focuses on basic science and 80% on clinical management.
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TAR = The Absite Review
SR = The Surgical Review
Schwartz = Schwartz Principles of Surgery
BODY AS A WHOLE (Junior exam 66%, Senior exam 25%)
JAN 1:
- ABSITE Review Questions Wound Healing .
- ABSITE REVIEW: WOUND HEALING .
- Wound Healing [Schwartz][SR][TAR].
JAN 2:
- ABSITE REVIEW: HEMATOLOGY .
- ABSITE Review Questions Hematology .
- ABSITE Review Questions Blood Products and Transfusion Reactions .
- Hematology / Hemostasis / Coagulation [Schwartz] [SR][TAR]
- Transfusion / Blood products [Schwartz] [TAR]– Surgical bleeding [Schwartz]
JAN 3:
- ABSITE Review Questions Anesthesia .
- ABSITE Review Questions Malignant Hyperthermia .
- Anesthesia / Physiologic monitoring of the surgical patient/ Anesthesia of the surgical patient [Schwartz] [SR][TAR]
- Pulmonary critical care
JAN 4:
- ABSITE REVIEW: FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES .
- Shock / Surgical critical care [Schwartz][SR][TAR]
- Fluids and electrolytes management of the surgical patient / Resuscitation [Schwartz][SR] [TAR] –
- Trauma [Schwartz] [SR][TAR]
JAN 5:
- ABSITE Review Questions Infection .
- ABSITE REVIEW: ANTIBIOTICS .
- ABSITE Review Questions Antibiotics .
- ABSITE Review Questions Immunology .
- ABSITE Review Questions Inflammation and Cytokines .
- ABSITE Review Questions Pharmacology Mechanism of Action .
- Clostridium difficile MCQs .
- Surgical Infectious Disease/ Surgical Infection / Antibiotics [Schwartz] [SR][TAR]
- Immunology [SR][TAR]
- Inflammation and Cytokines [TAR]
- Pharmacology [TAR]
JAN 6:
- ABSITE REVIEW: BURN MANAGEMENT .
- ABSITE Review Questions Burns .
- Burns [Schwartz][SR][TAR]
JAN 7:
- ABSITE Review Questions Transplantation .
- Transplantation [[Schwartz]SR][TAR]
JAN 8:
- ABSITE Review Questions Statistics .
- Statistics and Epidemiology [SR][TAR]
JAN 9:
- ABSITE REVIEW: ONCOLOGY .
- ABSITE Review Questions Oncology .
- Carcinoid tumors MCQs .
- Oncology [Schwartz][SR][TAR]
JAN 10:
- ABSITE REVIEW: NUTRITION AND METABOLISM .
- Absite Review Questions Metabolism and Caloric Requirements .
- Nutrition [SR][TAR]
- Digestion, and Absorption [SR]
- Systemic response to injury and metabolic support [Schwartz]
- Molecular and genomic surgery / Cell biology [Schwartz] [TAR]
- Patient safety [Schwartz]
- Surgical considerations in the elderly [Schwartz]
- Ethics, palliative care, and care at the end of life [Schwartz]
GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT (Junior exam 10%, Senior exam 25%)
JAN 11:
Hernias / Inguinal hernias [Schwartz][SR][TAR]
JAN 12:
Abdomen / Abdominal wall, omentum, mesentery, and retroperitoneum [Schwartz][TAR]
Minimally Invasive surgery, robotics, and natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery / Surgical Technology [Schwartz] [TAR]
JAN 13:
Esophagus / Esophagus and diaphragmatic hernia [Schwartz] [SR][TAR]
JAN 14:
Stomach [Schwartz][SR][TAR]
The surgical management of obesity [Schwartz]
JAN 15:
Small bowel / Small intestine [Schwartz][SR][TAR]
Carcinoid tumors MCQs .
Small bowel syndrome MCQs .
Ulcerative colitis vs Crohns disease MCQs .
Crohn’s Disease MCQs .
Meckel’s Diverticulum MCQs .
Small bowel obstruction MCQs .
Small bowel tumors MCQs .
SMA Syndrome MCQs .
The Appendix [Schwartz]
Appendicitis MCQs .
JAN 16:
Colorectal [Schawrtz][SR][TAR]
Rectum and anus [Schwartz][SR][TAR]
JAN 17:
Liver [Schwartz][SR][TAR]
Biliary system / Gallbladder and the extrahepatic biliary system [Schwartz] [SR][TAR]
JAN 18:
Pancreas [Schwartz][SR][TAR]
JAN 19:
Trauma (to abdominal organs) [Schwartz][SR][TAR]
JAN 20:
Gastrointestinal hormones [TAR]
CV/RESPIRATORY (Junior exam 7.8%, Senior exam 16.7%)
JAN 21:
Cardiac surgery / Congenital heart disease / Acquired heart disease [Schwartz][SR][TAR]
Thoracic surgery / Chest wall, lung, mediastinum and pleura [Schwartz][SR][TAR]
Trauma (to cardiac and lungs) [Schwartz] [SR][TAR]
JAN 22:
Vascular surgery/ Thoracic aneurysms and aortic dissection / Arterial disease / Venous and lymphatic disease [Schwartz] [SR][TAR]
GU, Head and Neck, Skin, Musculoskeletal, CNS (Junior exam 7.8%, Senior exam 16.7%)
JAN 23:
Otolaryngology / Disorders of the Head and Neck [Schwartz] [SR][TAR]
JAN 24:
Plastic and reconstructive surgery / Skin / The skin and subcutaneous tissue / Soft tissues [Schwartz][TAR]
Melanoma [SR][TAR]
Sarcoma / Soft tissue sarcomas [Schwartz][SR][TAR]
BIOPSY TECHNIQ FOREARM LESION .
JAN 25:
Trauma [Schwartz][SR][TAR
Neurosurgery [Schwartz][SR][TAR]
Urology [Schwartz][SR][TAR]
Gynecology [Schwartz][SR][TAR]
Orthopedic Surgery [Schwartz] [SR][TAR]
Surgery of the hand and wrist [Schwartz]
Endocrine, Spleen, Lymphoma, Breast (Junior exam 7.8%, Senior exam 16.7%)
JAN 26:
Lymphoma
Spleen [Schwartz][SR][TAR]
JAN 27:
Thyroid [Schwartz][SR][TAR]
Parathyroid [Schwartz][SR][TAR]
Adrenal gland [Schwartz][SR][TAR]
- ABSITE REVIEW: ADRENAL GLAND .
Pituitary gland [TAR]
JAN 28:
Breast [Schwartz][SR][TAR]
DYSFUNCT LONG THORAC N INJ MASTECT .
ABSITE Review Questions Breast Cancer .
ABSITE REVIEW: BREAST .
ABSITE Review Questions Breast Anatomy .
NOT SPECIFICALLY INCLUDED
JAN 29:
Pediatric Surgery [Schwartz][SR][TAR]
ABSITE REVIEW: PEDIATRIC SURGERY .
JAN 30:
REVIEW SHORT TERM MEMORY TOPICS INCLUDING GASTROINTESTINAL HORMONES, CALCULATIONS, ETC.
I KNOW THE TEST IS NOT ON JAN 30TH, SO YOU WILL HAVE TO PUSH SOME OF THESE DATES UP A BIT.
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BOOKS WITH QUESTIONS
- ABSITE Review Questions Transcription and Translation
- ABSITE Review Questions Stomach Anatomy and Physiology
- 20 Random Absite Review Questions Part 1
- ABSITE Review Questions Breast Anatomy
- ABSITE Review Questions Liver Abscess
- Absite Review Questions Metabolism and Caloric Requirements
- ABSITE Review Questions Malignant Hyperthermia
- ABSITE Review Questions Transplantation
- ABSITE Review Questions Inflammation and Cytokines
- Random ABSITE Review Questions
- ABSITE Review Questions Melanoma
- ABSITE Review Questions Burns
- ABSITE Review Questions Wound Healing
- ABSITE Review Questions Calcium Physiology
- ABSITE Review Questions Head Trauma and Traumatic Brain Injury
- ABSITE Review Questions Acute Pancreatitis
- ABSITE Review Questions Hematology
- ABSITE Review Questions Oncology
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THE KEY ABSITE BOOKS FOR QUESTIONS AND REVIEW
The ABSITE Review by Steven M Fiser.
The Surgical Review: An Integrated Basic and Clinical Science Study Guideal Review .
Rush University Medical Center Review of Surgery .
The Practice ABSITE Question Book by Steven M. Fiser
The Comprehensive ABSITE Review (Fiser, Comprehensive ABSITE Review) by Steven M Fiser
The Senior ABSITE Review by Steven M Fiser
The Johns Hopkins ABSITE Review Manual (American Board of Surgery In-Training Examination)
First Aid for the® ABSITE(FIRST AID Specialty Boards) .
General Surgery ABSITE and Board Review, Fourth Edition: Pearls of Wisdom
General Surgery Review (For The Written Boards And Absite)
Absite Review, Simplified
Review of Surgery: Basic Science and Clinical Topics for ABSITE
Clinical Review of Surgery – ABSITE Edition
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