Essentials of Surgery

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Author:: James M. Becker; Arthur F. Stucchi
Format:: Softcover

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Short description

Essentials of Surgery efficiently delivers the knowledge you need to succeed in medical school and surgical residencies. More than 80 respected academic surgeons from leading institutions across the United States synthesize the most important information from the field. Essentials of Surgery will get you through this complex and dynamic specialty expertise youll turn to for years to come.

Long description

"Essentials of Surgery" efficiently delivers the knowledge you need to succeed in medical school and surgical residencies. More than 80 respected academic surgeons from leading institutions across the United States synthesize the most important information from the field. "Essentials of Surgery" will get you through this complex and dynamic specialty expertise you'll turn to for years to come.

Product details

Publisher:: W.B. Saunders Company
ISBN:: 9780721681863
Publication date:: December 2005
Additional format:: Paper Text
Length:: 253mm
Width:: 200mm
Thickness:: 27mm
Weight:: 1651g
Pages:: 862
Illustrations:: Illustrated
Readership:: Undergraduate
Illustrated:: Illustrated

SECTION I. STUDENT-SPECIFIC ISSUES 1. Conquering Your Surgical Clerkship 2. Interpersonal and Communication Skills and Professionalism 3. Health and Safety 4. The Core Competencies SECTION II. HOMEOSTASIS IN SURGICAL PATIENTS 5. Principles of Preoperative Care and Risk Assessment 6. Fluid and Electrolyte Management 7. Nutrition in Surgical Patients 8. Blood and Bleeding: Transfusions, Control, and Prevention 9. Wound Healing 10. Prevention and Management of Surgical Infections SECTION III. CRITICAL CARE 11. Trauma 12. Critical Care 13. Burns SECTION IV. ABDOMEN 14. The Acute Abdomen 15. Appendicitis 16. Hernias SECTION V. HEPATOBILIARY AND SPLEEN 17. Biliary System 18. Liver 19. Portal Hypertension 20. Spleen and Hematologic Disorders SECTION VI. GASTROINTESTINAL 21. Colon and Anorectum 22. Inflammatory Bowel Disease 23. Motility Disorders 24. Pancreas 25. Small Intestine 26. Stomach and Duodenum 27. Esophagus SECTION VII. CARDIOTHORACIC 28. Disorders of the Trachea, Chest Wall, Pleura, Mediastinum, and Lung 29. Acquired Cardiac Disorders 30. Congenital Cardiac Disorders SECTION VIII. ENDOCRINE 31. Thyroid Gland 32. Parathyroid Glands 33. Adrenal Glands 34. Pituitary Glands SECTION IX. VASCULAR SYSTEM 35. Lymphatic and Venous Systems 36. Deep Venous Thrombosis and Pulmonary Embolism 37. Peripheral Arterial Occlusive Disease 38. Aneurysms 39. Cerebrovascular Disease SECTION X. TUMORS AND ONCOLOGY 40. Breast Cancer 41. Principles of Surgical Oncology SECTION XI. ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY 42. Diseases of the Bones and Joints 43. Hand Surgery 44. Soft Tissue Injuries 45. Fractures 46. Pediatric Orthopedics SECTION XII. NEUROSURGERY 47. Management of Patients with Neurosurgical Diseases 48. Central Nervous System and Spinal Degenerative Diseases and Infections 49. Neoplasms SECTION XIII. OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY 50. Otologic and Neuro-otologic Diseases 51. Head and Neck Oncologic Surgery 52. Pediatric Otolaryngology 53. Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery SECTION XIV. PEDIATRIC SURGERY 54. Newborn and Pediatric Perioperative Care 55. Pediatric Trauma and Burns 56. Pediatric Head, Neck, and Thoracic Disorders 57. Pediatric Gastrointestinal, Abdominal Wall, Inguinal, and Scrotal Disorders 58. Vascular Anomalies, Tumors, and Twins SECTION XV. PLASTIC SURGERY 59. Surgical Techniques and Wound Management 60. Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery SECTION XVI. UROLOGY 61. Anatomy and Oncology 62. Urinary Tract Dysfunction 63. Urinary Tract Lithiasis and Infections SECTION XVII. SPECIAL TOPICS 64. Anesthesia 65. Dermatologic Surgery 66. Minimal Access Surgery 67. Transplantation