Fifth edition
edited by Bruce E. Jarrell
Now in its Fifth Edition, NMS Surgery is a concise, outlined review of surgery. The succinct coverage of surgical subjects and the USMLE-format questions enable students to successfully complete their clerkship, prepare for the shelf/end-of-rotation exam, and study for USMLE.
Features:
- This edition has been thoroughly updated and streamlined to focus on essential material
- Questions have been revised to better reflect the level of difficulty of shelf/end-of-rotation exams
- The book has a new two-color design with more illustrations and wider margins for notes
Contents
Introduction
- Principles of surgical physiology
- Essential topics in general surgery
- Medical risk factors in surgical patients
Thoracic Disorders
- Principles of thoracic surgery
- Chest wall, lung, and mediastinum
- Heart
Vascular Disorders
- Peripheral arterial disease
- Venous disease, pulmonary embolism, and lymphatic system
Gastrointestinal Disorders
- Common life-threatening disorders
- Esophagus
- Stomach and duodenum
- Small intestine
- Colon, rectum, and anus
- Liver, portal hypertension, and biliary tract
- Pancreas
Endocrine Disorders
- Thyroid, adrenal, parathyroid, and thymus glands
- Multiple endocrine neoplasia and tumors of the endocrine pancreas
Head and Neck Disorders
- Benign lesions
- Malignant lesions of the head and neck
- Parotid gland
Special Subjects
- Trauma and burns
- Spleen
- Breast
- organ transplantation
- Urologic surgery
- Plastic surgery and skin and soft tissue surgery
- Neurosurgery
- Orthopedics
- Pediatric surgery
- Laparoscopic surgery
Index
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