Surgical recall

Summary: "Written in a rapid-fire question-and-answer format, Surgical Recall is a best-selling, high-yield reference for clerkship students. Covering both general surgery and surgical subspecialties, this portable resource provides accurate, on-the-spot answers to the questions you're most likely to encounter during your rotations and on the shelf exam. The eighth edition--now in full color--distills the content even further to give you exactly what you need: survival tactics and tips for success, key information for those new to the surgical suite, and expanded opportunities for self-assessment in a variety of formats. Strategic two-column format provides chapter content in the form of questions on the left and answers on the right to facilitate quick, effective review"--Publisher's description.

Record details

ISBN: 9781496370815
ISBN: 1496370813
ISBN: 9781496371065
ISBN: 1496371062
Physical Description: print
xx, 566 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), portrait ; 21 cm.
Edition: Eighth edition.
Publisher: Philadelphia : Wolters Kluwer, [2018]
Copyright: ©2018

Content descriptions

General Note:

Includes index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Machine generated contents note: SECTION I OVERVIEW -- 1.Introduction -- 2.Surgical Syndromes -- 3.Surgical Most Commons -- 4.Surgical Percentages -- 5.Surgical Instruments -- 6.Sutures and Stitches -- 7.Surgical Knot Tying -- 8.Procedures for the Surgical Ward and Clinic -- 9.Incisions -- 10.Surgical Positions -- 11.Surgical Speak -- 12.Preoperative 101 -- 13.Surgical Operations You Should Know -- 14.Wounds -- 15.Drains and Tubes -- 16.Surgical Anatomy Pearls -- SECTION II BACKGROUND SURGICAL INFORMATION -- 17.Fluids and Electrolytes -- 18.Blood and Blood Products -- 19.Surgical Hemostasis -- 20.Common Surgical Medications -- 21.Complications -- 22.Common Causes of Ward Emergencies -- 23.Surgical Respiratory Care -- 24.Surgical Nutrition -- 25.Shock -- 26.Surgical Infection -- 27.Fever -- 28.Surgical Prophylaxis -- 29.Surgical Radiology -- 30.Anesthesia -- 31.Surgical Ulcers -- 32.Surgical Oncology -- SECTION III GENERAL SURGERY -- 33.GI Hormones and Physiology