Surgery: A Case Based Clinical Review 2015th Edition

Surgery: A Case Based Clinical Review offers a comprehensive understanding of surgical diseases in a user-friendly reference that integrates multiple teaching formats. The book starts with a case-based approach, covering the diseases most commonly encountered during a surgical rotation. Each case presents classic findings from history and physical examination, followed by short questions and answers to deepen understanding of key aspects such as history, physical exam, differential diagnosis, diagnostic work-up, and management, as well as questions that may arise on surgical rounds.

Key figures and tables visually reinforce important elements of the disease process, and brief algorithmic flow charts provide quick insights into optimal management approaches. Two additional special sections enhance the reader’s comprehension: one covers areas of controversy in diagnosis or management, and the other discusses pitfalls to avoid for the inexperienced clinician. The book concludes with multiple choice questions in a surgery shelf/USMLE format, complete with robust explanations.

Based on 20 years of Socratic medical student teaching by a nine-time Golden Apple teaching awardee from the UCLA School of Medicine, Surgery: A Case Based Clinical Review is an invaluable resource for medical students during their surgery rotations, as well as for interns, physician assistant students, nursing students, and nurse practitioner students.