MEHP_Catalogue_2016

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

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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

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 f f Updated 4-color art program with 50+ new figures to support visual learning f f More tables, algorithms, and charts to help increase self-assessment f f Companion website with resources for students and faculty f f Format adhering to ASE guidelines and also placing a greater emphasis on patient management f f New 4-color appendix of burn photos ANCILLARIES f f eBook f f Chapter outlines f f Image bank f f Bonus chapters (Ethics, Surgical Procedures) f f Glossary f f Interactive question bank

MEDICINE

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

Wolters Kluwer

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