Evidence-based, point-of-care information on 1000 diseases and disorders most often treated by surgeons

A Doody's Core Title for 2015.

    Expansive coverage of general surgery and all subspecialties you need to be versed in, including otolaryngology, plastic and reconstructive surgery, gynecology, orthopedics, urology, and pediatrics
    Intuitively organized to help you find answers quickly and easily
    More than 600 photographs and illustrations
    Detailed treatment algorithms
    NEW! Chapter-ending multiple-choice questions
    An outstanding review for the USMLE and shelf exams
    Updated throughout with the latest research and discoveries

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"All medical libraries should acquire this book, which is an outstanding text for medical students." -- 4-star Doody's review of a previous edition
Essential for students, residents, practitioners, and surgeons
The best introductory text to the field of surgery

Contents

Chapter 1: Approach to the Surgical Patient
Chapter 2: Training, Communication, Professionalism, & Systems-Based Practice
Chapter 3: Preoperative Preparation
Chapter 4: Postoperative Care
Chapter 5: Postoperative Complications
Chapter 6: Wound Healing
Chapter 7: Power Sources in Surgery
Chapter 8: Inflammation, Infection, & Antimicrobial Therapy in Surgery
Chapter 9: Fluid, Electrolyte, & Acid-Base Disorders
Chapter 10: Surgical Metabolism & Nutrition
Chapter 11: Anesthesia
Chapter 12: Shock & Acute Pulmonary Failure in Surgical Patients
Chapter 13: Management of the Injured Patient
Chapter 14: Burns & Other Thermal Injuries
Chapter 15: Otolaryngology: Head & Neck Surgery
Chapter 16: Thyroid & Parathyroid
Chapter 17: Breast Disorders
Chapter 18: Thoracic Wall, Pleura, Mediastinum, & Lung
Chapter 19.I: Surgical Treatment of Acquired Cardiac Disease
Chapter 19.II: Congenital Heart Disease
Chapter 20: Esophagus & Diaphragm
Chapter 21: The Acute Abdomen
Chapter 22: Peritoneal Cavity
Chapter 23: Stomach & Duodenum
Chapter 24: Liver & Portal Venous System
Chapter 25: Biliary Tract
Chapter 26: Pancreas
Chapter 27: Spleen
Chapter 28: Appendix
Chapter 29: Small Bowel
Chapter 30: Large Intestine
Chapter 31: Anorectum
Chapter 32: Hernias & Other Lesions of the Abdominal Wall
Chapter 33: Adrenals
Chapter 34: Arteries
Chapter 35: Veins & Lymphatics
Chapter 36: Neurosurgery
Chapter 37: The Eye & Ocular Adnexa
Chapter 38: Urology
Chapter 39: Gynecology
Chapter 40: Orthopedic Surgery
Chapter 41: Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
Chapter 42: Hand Surgery
Chapter 43: Pediatric Surgery
Chapter 44: Oncology
Chapter 45: Organ Transplantation