Surgical Recall

Surgical Recall, North American Edition (Recall Series)

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Surgical Recall, North American Edition (Recall Series)  ~ Lorne H Blackbourne

Best review:
But Surgical Recall makes it easier. Basically, people get Recall for two reasons: 1) they’re not interested in surgery but have to rotate and do well in it or 2) they’re genuinely interested in surgery.

For med students just needing to get by, this partly meets your needs. This is not a text. The short Q&A format does not lend itself to thorough reading, it does not necessarliy flow, and it’s not always easy to correlate concepts. It’s good for reading before an operation for when the surgeon asks you questions (‘pimping’). It’s effective for a cram session before an exam/quiz as it addresses common issues. Reading Recall straight through, however, is not easy due to the format and length (800 pages). If you like flash-card style presentations, then Recall is great. If you don’t, consider First Aid for Surgery, Surgery Secrets, or Lawrence’s Essentials (I personally can’t stand Lawrence).

For those looking into surgery, this book represents the fundamentals you NEED to know cold. The Q&A format basically simulates an attending or chief quizzing you during rounds or conference. The max amount of potassium you can give through a central line? It’s not a thrilling concept, but it’s something you’ll ask yourself as an intern, and if you don’t, a higher level will do it for you. This book has saved my butt a number of times on a surgery rotation. Aside from the essentials of preop and postop care, Recall also has specific questions you might have during an operation. Once again, these are high yield. The keys to performing a cholecystectomy are dead on (*be warned, their definition of the cystic triangle is a little goofy- personally was burned on that). There’s also a few pictures going over basic anatomy. This is also one of the few books aimed at students which goes over surgical instruments and technique.

Overall, a great buy if you’re into surgery, but a questionable purchase if you don’t like the format and aren’t interested in surgery.

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Surgery rotation at Parnassus

1. Tell us the rotation AND site you just completed
Surgery UCSF

2. What books/tools did you use for this rotation?
Surgical recall is essential!

3. Describe your call schedule. Ex. # days on call, what time you realistically got out, etc.
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4. How did you prepare for the finishing exam/shelf exam. How would you prep differently if you could do it again.
Surgical recall i would do more practice questions

5. Comment on one or more aspect of the rotation
Bring surgical recall and read it during the down time…you’ll often get back too late to read

Surgery rotation at Parnassus

How to put on a surgical mask

HOW TO PUT ON YOUR SURGICAL MASK

Medical Education Website

How to put on a surgical mask

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A video of Kempff playing Beethoven’s Moonlight Sonata movement 3.

Now for the survey…..

Answer as many questions as you can. You DO NOT have to answer every question. Please do not forget to answer question #1.

Comment on three or more aspects of the rotation as it pertains to: 1) How you survived the rotation 2) What you felt you did well and how you did it 3) mistakes you made and how to avoid them 4) What you did to make the residents’ life easier 5) If, when, and how you found time to read 6) Pointers on how do well on: (choose one) H&Ps, oral presentation, record keeping, professionalism, self-improvement, and working well with the health care team. 7) Best and worse aspects of the rotation How often you were pimped and how 9) Names of awesome teachers to work with 10) Clinic vs inpatient experience 11) medical contitions or surgeries you saw 12) Anything else that comes to mind

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5. LIFE ON THE ROTATION

a)Describe your call schedule. Ex. # days on call, what time you realistically got out, etc. .

b) Average and max # of patients a medical student carries at one time? 

c) Your specific routine while on call. (Anything specific to this rotation that we should know about?)

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6. LIFE ON THE ROTATION (CONT.)

a) Your activity during rounds. What was expected? Are there things medical students can do that will make them more helpful to the team?

b) Advise on how to best care for non-english speaking patients (what to do, what not to do, etc)

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7.LEARNING FROM YOUR MISTAKES

If you had the chance to do this rotation again, what would you do differently? For example, you might wish you would have asked for feedback more often or asked about expectations earlier on in the rotation

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8) LEARNING FROM YOUR EXPERIENCE

Lesson(s) you learned from this rotation that will make you a better doctor that you’d like to share. (Ex. spend the first 30-60 seconds with a patient finding out how they are doing)