Fifth edition
by Lorne H. Blackbourne
Thoroughly updated for its Fifth Edition, Surgical Recall enables quick study in a rapid-fire Q&A format. A perfect fit for a lab coat pocket, this book is commonly used as a quick review prior to surgical rounds as well as for board review.
Purchasers of this edition will get both the print book and access to MP3 audio files of the entire text. All Q&A material will also be posted online in the form of electronic flashcards for self-quizzing.
Contents
Overview and Background Surgical Information
- Introduction
- Surgical syndromes
- Surgical most commons
- Surgical percentages
- Surgical history
- Surgical instruments
- Sutures and stitches
- Surgical knot tying
- Parocedures for the surgical ward and clinic
- Incisions
- Surgical positions
- Surgical speak
- Preoperative 101
- Surgical operations you should know
- Wounds
- Drains and tubes
- Surgical anatomy pearls
- Fluids and electrolytes
- Blood and blood products
- Surgical hemostasis
- Common surgical medications
- Complications
- Common causes of ward emergencies
- Surgical respiratory care
- Surgical nutrition
- Shock
- Surgical infection
- Fever
- Surgical prophylaxis
- Surgical radiology
- Anesthesia
- Surgical ulcers
- Surgical oncology
General Surgery
- GI hormones and physiology
- Acute abdomen and referred pain
- Hernias
- Laparoscopy
- Trauma
- Burns
- Upper GI bleeding
- The stomach
- Bariatric surgery
- Ostomies
- Small intestine
- The appendix
- Carcinoid tumors
- Fistulas
- Colon and rectum
- The anus
- Lower GI bleeding
- Inflammatory bowel disease: Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis
- Liver
- Portal hypertension
- Biliary tract
- Pancrea
- The breast
- Endocrine
- Thyroid gland
- Parathyroid
- Spleen and Splenectomy
- Surgical correctable HTN
- Soft tissue sarcomas and lymphomas
- Skin lesions
- Melanoma
- Surgical intensive care
- Vascular surgery
Subspecialty Surgery
- Pediatric surgery
- Plastic surgery
- Hand surgery
- Otolaryngology: head and neck surgery
- Thoracic surgery
- Cardiovascular surgery
- Transplant surgery
- Orthopaedic surgery
- Neurosurgery
- Urology
Index
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