Blueprints Surgery

by Karp, Seth; Morris, James; Soybel, David

• ISBN13: 9781405103329
• ISBN10: 1405103329
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-05-30
• Publisher: LWW

Summary

More than just Board review for USMLE, Steps 2 & 3, Blueprints Surgery, 3rd edition can help you during clerkship rotations and subinternship. The new edition has been updated with the help of residents to maintain a student-to-student approach. Features include: Concise, accurate, clinical high-yield content covering all you need to know for the USMLE and rotations USMLE style questions with full explanations provided in the answers Key Points in every section highlighting the most important, high-yield information for each topic Color-enhanced design to increase the usefulness of figures and tables Perfect for medical students -- physician assistants, nurse practitioners and related health professionals will also find Blueprints valuable.

Table of Contents

Contributors	vii
Reviewers	viii
Dedications	x
Abbreviations	xi
1 Arteries	1	(6)
2 Breast	7	(4)
3 Colon	11	(8)
4 Pituitary, Adrenal, and Multiple Endocrine Neoplasias	19	(6)
5 Esophagus	25	(3)
6 Gallbladder	28	(4)
7 Heart	32	(5)
8 Hernias	37	(2)
9 Kidneys and Bladder	39	(3)
10 Liver	42	(5)
11 Lung	47	(6)
12 Male Genitourinary System	53	(6)
13 Neurosurgery	59	(10)
14 Organ Transplantation	69	(3)
15 Pancreas	72	(10)
16 Parathyroid Gland	82	(5)
17 Skin Cancer	87	(6)
18 Small Intestine	93	(9)
19 Stomach and Duodenum	102	(8)
20 Spleen	110	(4)
21 Thyroid Gland	114	(6)
22 Trauma	120	(6)
Questions	126	(8)
Answers	134	(6)
Index	140