Surgical Recall

An ideal resource for learning on the go, Surgical Recall, 10th Edition, provides accurate, on-the-spot answers to the questions you’re most likely to encounter during rotations and on the shelf exam. Dr. Lorne H. Blackbourne and a team of student reviewers have updated this bestselling guide to include the latest advances in both general surgery and surgical subspecialities—all in a rapid-fire question-and-answer format that prepares you for success on exams and beyond.

• Provides Rapid-Fire Reviews at the end of most chapters, while a pre- and post-book test evaluate your knowledge, determine your level of mastery, and identify areas for further focus
• Contains Three-Dimensional Surgical Vignette Chess in a unique, three-column format for practice in handling patient scenarios and to assess knowledge for USMLE and shelf exams
• Includes Surgical Overview and Background sections that offer practice advice and tricks of the trade
• Features hundreds of mnemonics, acronyms, tips, prompts, and hints help you master and retain essential knowledge
• Uses a strategic two-column format and concise procedure descriptions to prepare you for active participation in the operating suite

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Contents
Dedication... iii
Editors... iv
Preface... v
Figure Credits... vi
Pre- and Post-Book Test: Top 100 Clinical Microvignettes for the Shelf Exam... xii
SECTION I
OVERVIEW... 1
1. Introduction... 1
2. Surgical Syndromes... 8
3. Surgical Most Commons... 10
4. Surgical Percentages... 11
5. Surgical Instruments... 12
6. Sutures and Stitches... 20
7. Surgical Knot Tying... 26
8. Procedures for the Surgical Ward and Clinic... 31
9. Incisions... 38
10. Surgical Positions... 42
11. Surgical Speak... 43
12. Preoperative 101... 44
13. Surgical Operations You Should Know... 45
14. Wounds... 53
15. Drains and Tubes... 54
16. Surgical Anatomy Pearls... 63
SECTION II
BACKGROUND SURGICAL INFORMATION... 66
17. Fluids and Electrolytes... 66
18. Blood and Blood Products... 78
19. Surgical Hemostasis... 82
20. Common Surgical Medications... 83
21. Complications... 88
22. Common Causes of Ward Emergencies... 100
23. Surgical Respiratory Care... 10224. Surgical Nutrition... 104
25. Shock... 106
26. Surgical Infection... 110
27. Fever... 117
28. Surgical Prophylaxis... 118
29. Surgical Radiology... 119
30. Anesthesia... 124
31. Surgical Ulcers... 127
32. Surgical Oncology... 128
SECTION III
GENERAL SURGERY... 130
33. GI Hormones and Physiology... 130
34. Acute Abdomen and Referred Pain... 132
35. Hernias... 136
36. Laparoscopy... 147
37. Trauma... 148
38. Burns... 167
39. Upper GI Bleeding... 173
40. Stomach... 183
41. Bariatric Surgery... 189
42. Ostomies... 192
43. Small Intestine... 194
44. Appendix... 199
45. Carcinoid Tumors... 204
46. Fistulas... 208
47. Colon and Rectum... 211
48. Anus... 225
49. Lower GI Bleeding... 233
50. Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Crohn Disease and
Ulcerative Colitis... 236
51. Liver... 240
52. Portal Hypertension... 248
53. Biliary Tract... 252
54. Pancreas... 267
55. Breast... 279
56. Endocrine... 295
57. Thyroid Gland... 311
58. Parathyroid... 322
59. Spleen and Splenectomy... 327 60. Surgically Correctable HTN... 331
61. Soft Tissue Sarcomas and Lymphomas... 331
62. Skin Lesions... 333
63. Melanoma... 335
64. Surgical Intensive Care... 338
65. Vascular Surgery... 351
SECTION IV
SUBSPECIALTY SURGERY... 368
66. P edia tric Sur ger y... 368
67. Plastic Surgery... 404
68. Hand Surgery... 408
69. Otolaryngology: Head and Neck Surgery... 416
70. Thoracic Surgery... 439
71. Cardiovascular Surgery... 457
72. Transplant Surgery... 477
73. Orthopedic Surgery... 491
74. Neurosurgery... 515
75. Urology... 531
Three-Dimensional Surgical Vignette Chess for the Shelf Examination... 547
Index... 569

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