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Review of Surgery for ABSITE and Boards

  • 3rd Edition - September 8, 2022
  • Latest edition
  • Editors: Christian DeVirgilio, Areg Grigorian
  • Language: English

Now thoroughly up to date with new topics, new questions, and new contributors, Review of Surgery for ABSITE and Boards, 3rd Edition, fully prepares you for success on surgery… Read more

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Now thoroughly up to date with new topics, new questions, and new contributors, Review of Surgery for ABSITE and Boards, 3rd Edition, fully prepares you for success on surgery exams. Ideal for surgery residents studying for their yearly in-service ABSITE exam or recent graduates preparing for the ABS qualifying exam, this comprehensive review tool contains nearly 1,000 high-quality questions that follow the new ABSITE and board style. Content has been tested for a number of years on Harbor-UCLA and UC Irvine surgical residents and has proven to significantly improve exam scores.

Key features

  • Covers a full range of topics aligned with the SCORE (Surgical Council on Residency Education) Curriculum Outline for General Surgery Residents.

  • Accurately reflects the content of standardized tests, with correct answers and detailed explanations (including why the incorrect answers are incorrect) based on information found in major reference works in the field of surgery.

  • Provides a new overview of key concepts with at-a-glance facts at the beginning of each chapter.

  • Covers newer topics such as gynecology, urology, anesthesia, oncology, and tumor biology, reflecting the format of the current exam.

  • Offers online testing that allows you to test yourself.” The Q&As are still there, but the site doesn’t do any type of scoring

  • Includes new high-yield illustrations by a surgical resident and medical illustrator.

  • Features new assistant editors and chapter authors, including surgical educators and residents with a strong track record of outstanding ABSITE performance.

  • Enhanced eBook version included with purchase. Your enhanced eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures, and references from the book on a variety of devices.

Readership

General Surgery residents studying for their yearly in-service exam, recent graduates preparing for Surgery written boards, or those recertifying

Table of contents

1 Abdomen - General

2 Abdomen - Hernia

3 Abdomen - Biliary

4 Abdomen - Liver

5 Abdomen - Pancreas

6 Abdomen - Spleen

7 Alimentary Tract - Esophagus

8 Alimentary Tract - Stomach

9 Alimentary Tract - Small Bowel

10 Alimentary Tract - Large Intestine

11 Alimentary Tract - Anorectal

12 Breast

13 Endocrine

14 Skin and Soft Tissue

15 Surgical Critical Care

15 Surgical Critical Care

16 Trauma

17 Vascular - Arterial

18 Vascular - Venous

19 Vascular - Access

20 Transplant

21 Thoracic Surgery

22 Pediatric Surgery

23 Plastic Surgery

24 Genitourinary

25 Gynecology

26 Head and Neck

26 Head and Neck

27 Nervous System

28 Anesthesia

29 Fluids, Electrolytes, and Acid-Base Balance

30 Immunology

31 Infection and Antimicrobial Therapy

32 Nutrition and Metabolism

33 Oncology and Tumor Biology

34 Pharmacology

35 Preoperative Evaluation & Perioperative Care

36 Transfusion and Disorders of Coagulation

37 Wound Healing

Product details

  • Edition: 3
  • Latest edition
  • Published: September 8, 2022
  • Language: English

About the editors

CD

Christian DeVirgilio

Dr. Chris DeVirgilio is Vice Chair of Education and Director of the General Surgery Residency Program at Harbor-UCLA, and Professor of Surgery at the UCLA School of Medicine. Dr. DeVirgilio has authored or co-authored 70 publications in peer reviewed journals. He has served as a research mentor for 20 undergraduate, graduate, and postgraduate students and residents over the last 10 years. Dr. DeVirgilio has an active interest in resident and medical student education.
Affiliations and expertise
Chair, Department of Surgery, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance; Co-Chair, College of Applied Anatomy, Professor of Surgery, UCLA School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California

AG

Areg Grigorian

Affiliations and expertise
Resident in Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of California, Irvine, Orange, California