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June 4, 2010

The Washington Manual of Surgery

The Washington Manual of Surgery

Used this book for surgery clerkship and aced the NBME shelf. This book has all the information you need to shine on a surgery clerkship. It is also ideal for residents/attendings making complex management decisions. Read the full review.

During my internship this book and the Washington Manual of Medical Therapeutics were the 2 books I couldn’t live without. Read the full review.

f you’re looking for the most accurate “condensed” text for your Surgery Clerkship, this book is perfect. Only downside is that … Read the full review.

Description

Revised and updated by residents and faculty of one of the world’s top surgical training programs, The Washington Manual of Surgery, Fifth Edition provides concise guidelines and algorithms for diagnosis and management of surgical diseases. The book’s pocket size and user-friendly outline format ensure fast access to information. This edition incorporates evidence-based medicine into each chapter, so readers can fully understand the reasoning behind the recommendations. Minimally invasive techniques, including endovascular, are incorporated into all relevant anatomical site and disease chapters. Coverage of vascular disease has been reorganized into three chapters: cerebrovascular disease, thoracoabdominal vascular disease, and peripheral vascular disease.
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June 2, 2010

CURRENT Diagnosis and Treatment Surgery Thirteenth Edition

CURRENT Diagnosis and Treatment Surgery Thirteenth Edition

“The book is great and I love it. ”

Editorial Reviews

Product Description

To-the-point information on more than 1000 diseases and disorders surgeons are most likely to encounter

The leading single-source surgery book for house-staff, students, practitioners, and surgeons

“All medical libraries should acquire this book, which is an outstanding text for medical students.” — 4-star Doody’s review (of an earlier edition)

Authoritative, concise, and completely up-to-date, CURRENT Diagnosis & Treatment Surgery features:

  • Wide-ranging coverage that encompasses general surgery and all the important subspecialties including otolaryngology, urology, gynecology, orthopedics, plastic and reconstructive surgery, and pediatrics
  • References linked to recent journal articles
  • Logical quick-find organization made even more accessible by a comprehensive index
  • More than 600 informative photographs and illustrations
  • Detailed treatment algorithms
  • NEW CD-ROM with content from Quick Answers: Surgery to speed diagnosis of symptoms and signs
  • NEW Chapter on Training, Communication, Professionalism, and Systems-Based Practice
  • Completely rewritten chapters on Wound Healing, Anesthesia, Otolaryngology/Head & Neck Surgery, The Heart, Neurosurgery, Gynecology, and Orthopedics

About the Author

Gerard M. Doherty, MD
N.W. Thompson, Professor of Surgery
Chief, Division of Endocrine Surgery
Section Head, General Surgery
University of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI

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Essentials of General Surgery

Essentials of General Surgery

I inititally bought this text in my second year of medical school. It was both an exceptionally detailed text and also a good reference on a wide variety of subjects. I have continued to use it into my surgical residency and expect to do so until I finish. My only detractions are that on occasion it is too densely packed with information, and that the section on peptic ulcer disease and the surgical treatment of the same is a little dated. Otherwise, any topic that a student needs to know about on a general surgical service is _well_ covered by this text.

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This book is very well written and easy to understand. It does not go in great depth like Sabiston, but it is very good for a third year rotation.

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A perfect concise text for medical students on their surgery rotation. This book helped me do better on my surgery shelf than I have on any other shelf exam. Read the whole thing and take notes as you do.

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May 31, 2010

Schwartz Principles of Surgery

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Schwartz’s Principles of Surgery, Ninth Edition

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Editorial Reviews
Product Description

The #1 surgical practice and education resource — completely updated and now in full-color!

Praise for the 8th Edition:
“This is an excellent textbook that conveys a complete view of surgery and accomplishes the goals set out by the authors very successfully.”–Doody’s Review Service

Written by the world’s foremost practitioners and instructors, this landmark reference logically progresses from basic science principles, including topics such as cells, genomics, and molecular surgery, to clinical areas such as pancreas. From cover to cover, the book reflects a distinctly modern approach in the dissemination of surgical knowledge, providing up-to-date coverage of all key surgical areas, from trauma and transplantation, to neurosurgery. In each chapter, this content is supported by a skill-building format that includes boxed key points, detailed anatomical figures, diagnostic and management algorithms, an abundance of informative tables, and key references.

For every kind of procedure, this one-of-a-kind clinical companion helps you meet the sequential demands in the care of surgical patients, leading to the best possible outcomes.

NEW TO THIS EDITION:

* Full color design for easier navigation
* 2 new chapters: “Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Core Competencies,” examines the six areas designated as critical for general surgery resident training and “Ethics, Palliative Care, and Care at the End of Life,” offers an overview of biomedical ethics, and surveys specific issues in surgical and professional ethics, the general principles and considerations of palliative care, and care at the end of life
* Greater focus on evidence-based medicine with highlighted references in each chapter and separate key reference list
* Increased number of treatment and diagnostic algorithms
* Key points in every chapter
* International advisory board comprised of renowned surgeons contributes important regional feedback on content and curricula
* Companion DVD of surgical video clips

About the Author

Editor-in-Chief
F. Charles Brunicardi, MD, FACS
DeBakey/Bard Professor and Chairman, Michael E. DeBakey
Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine,
Houston, TX

Associate Editors:
Dana K. Andersen, MD, FACS
Professor and Vice-Chair, Department of Surgery
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Surgeon-in-Chief, Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
Baltimore, MD
Timothy R. Billiar, MD, FACS
George Vance Foster Professor and Chairman of Surgery
Department of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh School
of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA

David L. Dunn, MD, PhD, FACS
Vice President for Health Sciences, State University
of New York, Buffalo, Buffalo, NY

John G. Hunter, MD, FACS
Mackenzie Professor and Chair,
Department of Surgery, Oregon Health & Science
University, Portland, OR

Jeffrey B. Matthews, MD, FACS
Dallas B. Phemister Professor and Chairman
Department of Surgery, University of Chicago,
Chicago, IL

Raphael E. Pollock, MD, PhD, FACS
Head, Divisin of Surgery, Professor and Chairman,
Department of Surgical Oncology, Senator A.M. Aiken, Jr.,
Distinguished Chair, University of Texas M.D.
Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX

Product Details

* Hardcover: 1888 pages
* Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional; 9 edition (September 11, 2009)
* Language: English
* ISBN-10: 007154769X
* ISBN-13: 978-0071547697
* Product Dimensions: 11.1 x 8.8 x 2.8 inches
* Shipping Weight: 9.9 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
* Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
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January 8, 2010

The Johns Hopkins ABSITE Review Manual

The Johns Hopkins ABSITE Review Manual
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The Johns Hopkins ABSITE Review Manual
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The Comprehensive ABSITE Review by Steven Fiser

The Comprehensive ABSITE Review by Steven Fiser
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Some students like to think of this book as a hybrid of the regular ABSITE Review book and the Senior ABSITE review book. It is also significantly more in depth in each of the categories.

This is not a book you can cram at the end of January. It will take you significantly longer to read through it.

Senior surgery residents have found this book extremely useful.

The book is 450 pages, a length that some students find this too long.  One student writes: “I re-opened my new comprehensive ABSITE review today, and it just really seems long. I tried to envision myself getting through 450 pages of dense material in the last week of January, and I just don’t see it happening.”

The Comprehensive ABSITE Review by Steven Fiser
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