Surgical RecallLorne H. Blackbourne Thoroughly updated for its Fifth Edition, this reference for third and fourth year medical students on surgical clerkships 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
SECTION I | 1 |
Surgical Notes | 9 |
Common Abbreviations You Should Know | 15 |
Glossary of Surgical Terms You Should Know | 18 |
Surgery Signs Triads etc You Should Know | 25 |
Surgical Syndromes | 32 |
Surgical Most Commons | 35 |
Surgical Percentages | 38 |
Hernias | 209 |
Laparoscopy | 223 |
Trauma | 226 |
Burns | 246 |
Upper GI Bleeding | 254 |
The Stomach | 270 |
Bariatric Surgery | 280 |
Ostomie | 282 |
Surgical History | 40 |
Surgical Instruments | 42 |
Sutures and Stitches | 52 |
Surgical Knot Tying | 60 |
Procedures for the Surgical Ward and Clinic | 65 |
Incision | 72 |
Surgical Positions | 77 |
Surgical Speak | 78 |
Preoperative 101 | 79 |
Surgical Operations You Should Know | 81 |
Wounds | 90 |
Drains and Tubes | 91 |
Surgical Anatomy Pearls | 102 |
Fluids and Electrolytes | 106 |
Blood and Blood Products | 122 |
Surgical Hemostasis | 127 |
Common Surgical Medications | 129 |
Complications | 137 |
Common Causes of Ward Emergencies | 155 |
Surgical Respiratory | 157 |
Surgical Nutrition | 159 |
Shock | 164 |
Surgical Infection | 169 |
Vascular Surgery | 177 |
Fever | 180 |
Surgical Prophylaxis | 182 |
Surgical Radiology | 183 |
Anesthesia | 190 |
Surgical Ulcers | 195 |
Surgical Oncology | 197 |
SECTION II | 199 |
Acute Abdomen and Referred Pain | 203 |
Small Intestine | 284 |
The Appendix | 292 |
Carcinoid Tumors | 300 |
Fistulas | 304 |
Colon and Rectum | 307 |
The Anus | 325 |
Lower GI Bleeding | 334 |
Crohns Disease and Ulcerative Colitis | 338 |
Liver | 345 |
Portal Hypertension | 357 |
Biliary Tra | 364 |
Pancreas | 383 |
The Breast | 400 |
Endocrine | 419 |
Thyroid Gland | 439 |
Parathyroid | 453 |
Spleen and Splenectomy | 459 |
SUBSPECIALTY SURGERY | 464 |
67 | 521 |
68 | 579 |
69 | 585 |
70 | 593 |
Thoracic Surgery | 629 |
72 | 656 |
73 | 680 |
74 | 699 |
75 | 729 |
Urology | 752 |
Rapid Fire Power Review | 776 |
Figure Credits | 784 |
Common terms and phrases
A-gram abdominal pain abscess acid acute adenoma adrenal anal anastomosis antibiotics aortic Approximately artery associated bile duct biliary biopsy bleeding blood breast cancer burn carcinoid carcinoma catheter cells chest tube cholecystitis choledocholithiasis chronic classic colon common cause complications Crohn's disease cyst cystic decreased differential diagnosis distal diverticulum drainage duodenal duodenum esophageal exam femoral fever fistula fluid Foley catheter fracture gallbladder gallstones gastric gland hemorrhage hemorrhoidal hepatic HPTH hypercalcemia hypertension hypokalemia incision increased infection inguinal hernia injury intestinal lesions ligament liver lung lymph node malignant mesenteric metastasis mucosa muscle nerve normal obstruction pancreatic parathyroid percentage of patients performed peritoneal pheochromocytoma portal postoperative preoperative pressure pseudocyst pulmonary rectal removal renal risk factors scan signs skin small bowel stomach surgery Surgical resection suture symptoms syndrome thoracic thyroid tissue trauma treatment tumor Ulcerative colitis urine usually vagotomy varices vein venous volvulus wound x-ray