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MEDICINE
Wolters Kluwer
96
SURGERY
Essentials of General Surgery
Fifth Edition
Peter F. Lawrence, MD
Bergman Professor andChief ofVascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, DavidGeffen
School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA
Richard M. Bell, MD
Professor andChairman, Department of Surgery, University of SouthCarolina School of
Medicine, Columbia, SC
Merril T. Dayton, MD
Professor andChairman, Department of Surgery, State University of NewYork at Buffalo,
Buffalo, NY
James C. Hebert, MD FACS
AlbertGMackay and H. Gordon Page Professor of Surgery, Department of Surgery,
University ofVermontCollege of Medicine/Fletcher Allen HealthCare, Burlington,VT
April 2012 / Softbound / 10.875 x 8.375
Approx. 270 Illus. / Approx. 177 Tables
978-0-7817-8495-5
DESCRIPTION
For nearly 25 years, medical students and faculty
alike have chosen
Essentials of General Surgery
and its companion textbook,
Essentials of Surgical
Specialties
, for authoritative coverage of surgical
information that every physician in training should
know. The Fifth Edition incorporates current research
from the field; new sample questions, answers, and
rationales; and new tables and algorithms. A new art
program presents concepts and images—including
an Appendix with 50 burn images—in full color for
optimal learning and retention.
FEATURES
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Updated 4-color art program with 50+ new
figures to support visual learning
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More tables, algorithms, and charts to help
increase self-assessment
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Companion website with resources for students
and faculty
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Format adhering to ASE guidelines and
also placing a greater emphasis on patient
management
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New 4-color appendix of burn photos
1. Perioperative evaluation and management
of surgical patients
2. Fluids, electrolytes, and acid-base balance
3. Nutrition
4. Surgical bleeding: bleeding disorders,
hypercoagulable states, and replacement
therapy in the surgical patient
5. Shock: cell metabolic failure in
critical illness
6. Surgical critical care
7. Wounds and wound healing
8. Surgical infections
9. Trauma
10. Burns
11. Abdominal wall, including hernia
12. Esophagus
13. Stomach and duodenum
14. Small intestine and appendix
15. Colon, rectum, and anus
16. Biliary tract
17. Pancreas
18. Liver
19. Breast
20. Surgical endocrinology
21. Spleen and lymph nodes
22. Diseases of the vascular system
23. Transplantation
24. Surgical oncology: malignant diseases of
the skin, the lymphatics, and soft tissue.
Bonus online chapters:
25. Surgical procedures, techniques, and skills
26. A cut above: rising to the professional
and ethical challenges facing the surgical
student
TABLE OF CONTENTS
ANCILLARIES
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eBook
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Chapter outlines
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Image bank
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Bonus chapters (Ethics, Surgical Procedures)
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Glossary
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Interactive question bank