Essentials of Surgical Specialties, Third edition provides exactly what is needed to learn and retain the clinical foundations in surgical specialties.

Organized by specialty, the book explains the basic skills needed in nine core rotations and prepares students for their clerkship. More than 200 illustrations demonstrate relevant anatomy and common surgical approaches.

This edition provides updated information on:

• treatment options
• imaging modalities
• operative techniques
• laparoscopic and robotic surgery
• surgical devices and products
• postoperative care

Multiple-choice questions have been expanded and rewritten to NMBE format.

Contents

1. Anesthesiology
2. Pediatric Surgery: Surgical Diseases of Children
3. Plastic Surgery: Diseases of the Skin and Soft Tissue, Face, and Hand
4. Cardiothoracic Surgery: Diseases of the Heart, Great Vessels, and Thoracic Cavity
5. Otolaryngology: Diseases of the Head and Neck
6. Orthopedic Surgery: Diseases of the Musculoskeletal System
7. Urology: Diseases of the Genitourinary System
8. Neurosurgery: Diseases of the Nervous System
9. Ophthalmology: Diseases of the Eye

Glossary
Index

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