General Surgery ABSITE and Board Review: Pearls of Wisdom, Fourth Edition Pearls of Wisdom

by Blecha, Matthew

• ISBN13: 9780071546874
• ISBN10: 0071546871
• Edition: 4th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-08-07
• Publisher: McGraw Hill / Medical

Summary

Written to help with last-minute test preparation,General Surgery ABSITE and Board Review: Pearls of Wisdomprovides quick, active-recall review of the most pertinent information you'll need to boost your score on test day. Completely updated to reflect the most current information available, it includes hundreds of quick-hit questions along with answers to get you ready for the exam. With more most/least likely questions than the previous edition, plus updated art, this practical and comprehensive test guide presents sample questions in the same format used on the boards; only the correct answers are provided, so you won't accidentally memorize inaccurate information. In addition, the Q&A format enables you to review alone or with a partner.General Surgery ABSITE and Board Review: Pearls of Wisdomworks in conjunction with other course books.

Author Biography

Matthew Blecha, MD is a board-certified general surgeon. He graduated from Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia, PA, in 2001 and completed his general surgery residency at St. Joseph Hospital in Chicago, IL in 2006. Dr. Blecha will complete a Vascular/Endovascular Surgery Fellowship at University of Wisconsin Hospital in Madison, WI in June 2007. He scored in the 90th percentile or higher on his ABSITE exams.

Table of Contents

General Surgery ABSITE and Board Review: Pearls of Wisdom, 4/e

General Principles

Wound Healing and Nutrition

Anesthesia

Critical Care, Shock, Fluids, and Electrolysis

Head, Neck, and ENT

Esophagus, Stomach, Duodenum, and GI Physiology

Appendix and Inguinal Hernias

Cardiac Surgery

Vascular Surgery

Chest Wall, Lung, Pleura and Mediastinum

Liver, Gallbladder, Pancreas, and Spleen

Small Intestine, Large Intestine, Colon, Rectum, and Anus

Intraabdominal Infections and Surgical Complications

Abdominal Wall, Omentum, Mesentary and Retroperitoneum

Adrenal, Pituitary and Hypothalamus

Thyroid and Parathyroid

Trauma and Burn

Orthopedic and Hand Surgery

Breast

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Neurosurgery

Genitourinary

Pediatric Surgery

Gynecology

Hematology and Oncology

Immunology and Transplantation

Amputation

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