For surgery residents studying for their yearly in-service exam, recent graduates preparing for Surgery written boards, or those recertifying, there’s no better review tool than Dr. Christian DeVirgilio’s Review of Surgery for ABSITE and Boards, 2nd Edition. Content has been tested for a number of years on Harbor-UCLA surgical residents and has proven to significantly improve exam scores. Now thoroughly up to date with new topics, new questions, and new contributors, it fully prepares you for success on surgery exams.
- 957 multiple-choice, single best answer questions
that closely follow the new ABSITE and board style. - Proven content has been tested and shown to help you get the score you want.
- Online testing allows you to test yourself and quickly score your responses.
- Correct answers and rationales are based on information found in major reference works in the field of surgery.
- NEW topic areas
(gynecology, urology, and orthopaedics) reflect the format of the new exam. - NEW section on Medical Knowledge.
- NEW contributors (general surgery residents) ensure that the content is relevant to the needs of general surgery trainees.
- NEW! Aligned with the SCORE (Surgical Council on Residency Education) Curriculum Outline for General Surgery Residents.
- Expert Consult™ eBook version included with purchase. This enhanced eBook experience allows you to search all of the text, figures, and references from the book on a variety of devices.
Author(s): Christian DeVirgilio MD FACS, Areg Grigorian MD (editor)
Edition: 2
Publisher: Elsevier
Year: 2017
Language: English
Pages: 400
Front Cover
IFC
Review of Surgery for ABSITE AND BOARDS
Review of Surgery for ABSITE AND BOARDS
Copyright
Dedication
Contributors
Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgments
Contents
I PATIENT CARE
1 - Abdomen—General
Questions
Answers
2 - Abdomen—Hernia
Questions
Answers
3 - Abdomen—Biliary
Questions
Answers
4 - Abdomen—Liver
Questions
Answers
5 - Abdomen—Pancreas
Questions
Answers
6 - Abdomen—Spleen
Questions
Answers
7 - Alimentary Tract—Esophagus
Questions
Answers
8 - Alimentary Tract—Stomach
Questions
Answers
9 - Alimentary Tract—Small Bowel
Questions
Answers
10 - Alimentary Tract—Large Intestine
Questions
Answers
11 - Alimentary Tract—Anorectal
Questions
Answers
12 - Breast
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Answers
13 - Endocrine
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14 - Skin and Soft Tissue
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15 - Surgical Critical Care
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16 - Trauma
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17 - Vascular—Arterial
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18 - Vascular—Venous
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19 - Vascular—Access
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20 - Transplant
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21 - Thoracic Surgery
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22 - Pediatric Surgery
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23 - Plastic Surgery
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24 - Genitourinary
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25 - Gynecology
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26 - Head and Neck
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27 - Nervous System
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II - MEDICAL KNOWLEDGE
29 - Fluids, Electrolytes, and Acid-Base Balance
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30 - Immunology
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31 - Infection and Antimicrobial Therapy
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32 - Nutrition and Metabolism
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33 - Oncology and Tumor Biology
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34 - Pharmacology
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35 - Preoperative Evaluation and Perioperative Care
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36 - Transfusion and Disorders of Coagulation
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37 - Wound Healing
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28 - Anesthesia
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