Rush University Review of Surgery

by Deziel, Witt, Bines, Saclarides, Staren, Velasco, Millikan, Prinz & Economou

• ISBN13: 9780721675817
• ISBN10: 0721675816
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-09-28
• Publisher: Saunders

Summary

Here's the updated 3rd Edition of this review of the primary and secondary areas of surgical knowledge. The book follows the format of previous editions, with questions followed by discussion. This edition has been expanded and updated to include advances in surgery, including minimal access surgery, ultrasonography, and cryosurgery. It also discusses the evolving role of infectious diseases such as HIV, hepatitis and TB in surgery in a chapter detailing surgical infections.

Table of Contents

Cell Biology	p. 1
Fluids and Electrolytes	p. 9
Endocrine and Metabolic Response to Injury	p. 22
Hemostasis and Transfusion	p. 31
Nutrition	p. 38
Wound Healing	p. 49
Pharmacology	p. 57
Anesthesia	p. 66
Immunology	p. 72
Transplantation	p. 79
Critical Care	p. 86
Trauma	p. 110
Burns	p. 131
Surgical Infections	p. 139
Infectious Diseases in Surgery	p. 149
Surgical Technology and Techniques	p. 155
Oncology	p. 168
Principles	p. 168
Surgical Therapy	p. 175
Radiation Therapy	p. 183
Systemic Therapy	p. 186
Skin	p. 193
Breast	p. 200
Head and Neck	p. 223
Thyroid	p. 237
Parathyroid	p. 250
Pituitary	p. 258
Adrenal	p. 263
Physiologic Basis of Gastrointestinal Symptoms	p. 274
Esophagus	p. 284
Stomach and Duodenum	p. 297
Small Intestine	p. 309
Appendix	p. 321
Colon and Rectum	p. 329
Anus and Perianal Disease	p. 349
Liver	p. 356
Portal Venous System	p. 368
Biliary System	p. 374
Pancreas	p. 395
Spleen	p. 409
Hernia, Abdominal Wall, and Retroperitoneum	p. 417
Pediatric Surgery	p. 426
Vascular	p. 438
Principles	p. 438
Cerebrovascular	p. 443
Thoracic	p. 447
Abdominal Aorta	p. 452
Peripheral	p. 459
Renal	p. 467
Visceral	p. 471
Vascular--Peripheral Venous and Lymphatic Disease	p. 475
Lung, Chest Wall, and Mediastinum	p. 483
Cardiac Surgery	p. 493
Congenital Defects	p. 493
Acquired Diseases	p. 503
Urology	p. 513
Gynecology	p. 524
Neurosurgery	p. 537
Orthopedics	p. 548
Clinicopathologic Principles	p. 548
Trauma	p. 553
Acquired Diseases	p. 563
Neoplasms	p. 569
Amputations	p. 575
Hand Surgery	p. 579
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery	p. 590
Biostatistics and Data Management	p. 601
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