The premier exam-prep guide for surgery―with 800+ board-style practice questions with detailed answers and rationales
Based on general surgery’s cornerstone text, Schwartz’s Principles of Surgery, this unmatched study guide provides everything you need to ace your exams―whether you’re a medical student, a resident, or a practicing surgeon seeking recertification.
Developed by some of the top minds in modern surgery, Schwartz’s Principles of Surgery ABSITE and Board Review delivers the most current, authoritative perspectives on surgical practice. The board-style practice questions are accompanied by answers and comprehension-building rationales, ensuring a complete understanding of the material. Featuring hundreds of illustrations, photos, and tables, this is an essential resource for certification and recertification exam review.
- 54 updated chapters―all aligned with the latest American Board of Surgery Qualifying Board Examination blueprint
- 800+ board-style questions with answers and rationales
- Five NEW chapters: Enhanced Recovery after Surgery, Understanding and Evaluating Evidence, Ambulatory/Outpatient Surgery, Skills and Simulation, Web-based Education and Implications of Social Media
- Questions reflect those most likely to appear on the American Board of Surgery In-Training Exam and the Surgery Board Exam
- 300 photos and illustrations
- Excellent prep for both written and oral boards
Author(s): F. Charles Brunicardi, Dana K. Andersen, Timothy R. Billiar, Karen J. Brasel, John G. Hunter, Lisa Dresner, Lillian Kao, Jeffrey B. Matthews, Raphael E. Pollock
Edition: 11
Publisher: McGraw Hill
Year: 2022
Language: English
Pages: 432
Cover
Title Page
Copyright Page
Contents
Contributors
Preface
Acknowledgments
PART I Basic Considerations
1 Leadership
2 Systemic Response to Injury and Metabolic Support
3 Fluid and Electrolyte Management of the Surgical Patient
4 Hemostasis, Surgical Bleeding, and Transfusion
5 Shock
6 Surgical Infection
7 Trauma
8 Burns
9 Wound Healing
10 Oncology
11 Transplantation
12 Patient Safety
13 Physiologic Monitoring of the Surgical Patient
14 Minimally Invasive Surgery
15 Molecular and Genomic Surgery
PART II Specific Consideration
16 The Skin and Subcutaneous Tissue
17 Breast
18 Head and Neck
19 Chest Wall, Lung, Mediastinum, and Pleura
20 Congenital Heart Disease
21 Acquired Heart Disease
22 Thoracic Aneurysms and Aortic Dissection
23 Arterial Disease
24 Venous and Lymphatic Disease
25 The Esophagus and Diaphragmatic Hernia
26 Stomach
27 The Surgical Management of Obesity
28 Small Intestine
29 Colon, Rectum, and Anus
30 The Appendix
31 Liver
32 The Gallbladder and Extrahepatic Biliary System
33 Pancreas
34 The Spleen
35 Abdominal Wall, Omentum, Mesentery, and Retroperitoneum
36 Soft Tissue Sarcomas
37 Inguinal Hernias
38 Thyroid, Parathyroid, and Adrenal
39 Pediatric Surgery
40 Urology
41 Gynecology
42 Neurosurgery
43 Orthopedic Surgery
44 Surgery of the Hand and Wrist
45 Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
46 Anesthesia for the Surgical Patient
47 Surgical Considerations in the Elderly
48 Ethics, Palliative Care, and Care at the End of Life
49 Global Surgery
50 Optimizing Perioperative Care: Enhanced Recovery and Chinese Medicine
51 Understanding, Evaluating, and Using Evidence for Surgical Practice
52 Ambulatory Surgery
53 Skills and Simulation
54 Web-Based Education and Implications of Social Media
Index
