Matthew S. Kaufman

First Aid for the Surgery Clerkship - 2nd editon - London: McGraw Hill Professional, c2009 - xiii, 545 p. : ill. ; 28 cm. - First Aid Series .

Contents: The surgical patient -- Wounds -- Acute abdomen -- Trauma -- Critical care -- Fluids, electrolytes, and nutrition -- The esophagus -- The stomach -- Small bowel -- Colon, rectum, and anal canal -- The appendix -- Hernia and abdominal wall problems -- The hepatobiliary system -- The pancreas -- The endocrine system -- The spleen -- The breast -- Burns -- Anesthesia -- Vascular surgery -- Pediatric surgery -- Ear, nose, and throat surgery -- Neurosurgery -- Cardiothoracic surgery -- Transplant -- The genitourinary system -- Orthopedics -- The hand.

Market: Osteopathic medical students (25,000), IMGs (20,000/yr), foreign medical students in required surgery clerkships, PA students
Contains more vignettes, ward tips, and exam tips than previous edition
Accessible format targets just the information need to know to excel
Tear-out cards with key information add an extra dimension to student preparation

0071643087 9780071643085 = abdominal pain abscess acute adrenal airway ANATOMY aneurysm antibiotics aortic artery asymptomatic benign biopsy bleeding blood bone bowel obstruction breast calcium cancer carcinoma cardiac carotid cause cell chemotherapy cholecystitis chronic clinical colon common congenital cord cortisol Crohn’s disease cyst decreased DEFINITION DIAGNOSIS dilatation disease distal drainage duct duodenum dysphagia dyspnea endoscopic esophageal ETIOLOGY excision fascia FIGURE fistula fluid fracture gallbladder gastric gland hematoma hepatic hernia hormone hypokalemia hyponatremia hypotension increased infection inguinal injury intestinal ischemia kidney laryngeal lesions liver lung lymph nodes malignant mass Medical Student mesenteric metastases mucosa muscle neck nerve normal obstruction occur pancreatic patients percent perforation peritoneal physical exam posterior postoperative present pressure PROGNOSIS proximal pulmonary rectal recurrent renal resection RISK FACTORS scan SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS skin small bowel spinal stenosis surgery surgical syndrome therapy thyroid tissue transplant trauma TREATMENT tumor Typical scenario ulcer ultrasound usually vascular vein venous vomiting wound

--Surgery -- Outlines, syllabi, etc--Clinical clerkship -- Outlines, syllabi, etc-- Clinical Clerkship -- Examination Questions-- Surgical Procedures, Operative -- Examination Questions--Medical / Test Preparation & Review-- Medical › Test Preparation & Review

617.0076 KAU