Synopses & Reviews
The student-to-student, step-by-step guide to surgery clerkship success There is no better way to ace the surgery clerkship exam and impress on the wards than First Aid for the Surgery Clerkship. Completely updated throughout, the Second Edition includes a guide to excelling in the clerkship, a high-yield review of core material, common exam and "pimp" questions, and a section of "classifieds" including scholarship opportunities.
- Detailed what-to-study and what you must-know advice from clerkship veterans helps you ace the surgery clerkship exam and impress on the wards
- Frequently-tested high-yield facts and mnemonics maximize your study time
- “Exam Tips” reinforce concepts you need to know on exam day
- “Ward Tips” prepare you for common “pimp” questions
- “Classifieds” highlight extracurricular opportunities and scholarships
Synopsis
THE NEW FIRST AID CLINICAL CLERKSHIP SERIES provide unsurpassed student-to-student, step-by-step guidance to success for the clerkships and shelf exams. Each book in the series covers the following and much more...
Provides insider tips on how to survive the clerkship and do well on the shelf exam High-Yield Topics cover each core topic that students need to knowOverviews of helpful websites, and notes opportunities (such as scholarships) for students interested in pursuing careers in particular areas. Two tear-out pocket cards, which highlight "must-know" concepts in the subject area
Synopsis
SAVES 15%!This value pack for the surgery clerkship includes Stead: First Aid for the Surgery Clerkship and Toy: LANGE Case Files: Surgery.
About the Author
Matthew S. Kaufman, MD, is an attending hematologist-oncologist at North Shore-Long Island Jewish Medical Center in New Hyde Park, NY.
Latha G. Stead, MD, FACEP, is Chair of the Department of Emergency Medicine at the University of Rochester School of Medicine (Rochester, NY).
S. Matthew Stead, MD, PhD, is a pediatric neurologist at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN.
Nitin Mishra, MD, is a general surgical resident at the North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System in New York.
Table of Contents
Section I: How to Succeed in the Surgery Clerkship Section II: High-Yield Facts for the Surgery Clerkship The Surgical Patient Wounds Acute Abdomen Trauma Critical Care Fluids, Electrolytes, and Nutrition The Esophagus The Stomach Small Bowel Colon, Rectum, and Anal Canal The Appendix Hernia and Abdominal Wall Problems The Hepatobiliary System The Pancreas The Endocrine System Thermal Injury The Breast The Spleen The Breast <3h>Burns Section III: High-Yield Facts for Surgical Electives Anesthesia h3>Vascular Surgery Pediatric Surgery Ear, Nose and Throat Surgery Neurosurgery Cardiothoracic Surgery Transplant The Genitourinary System Orthopedics The Hand Section IV: Classified: Awards and Opportunities Index