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Essentials of general surgery and surgical specialties / senior editor, Peter F. Lawerence ; editors, Jessica Beth O’Connell, Matthew R. Smeds ; student editor, Nakeisha Favors.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Lawrence, Peter F., editor.
Contributor:
O'Connell, Jessica Beth, editor.
Smeds, Matt (Matthew), editor.
Favors, Nakeisha, editor.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Surgery.
Medicine--Study and teaching.
Medicine.
Medicine--Examinations.
Medical students.
Surgery, Operative.
Surgical Procedures, Operative.
General Surgery.
Students, Medical.
surgery (health care function).
Medical Subjects:
Surgical Procedures, Operative.
General Surgery.
Students, Medical.
Physical Description:
1 online resource : illustrations (some color)
Edition:
Seventh edition.
Place of Publication:
Philadelphia : Wolters Kluwer Health, [2025]
Summary:
"Combining general surgery and the specialties in one volume, Essentials of General Surgery and Surgical Specialties, 7th Edition, focuses on the information all medical students need to know to pass the NBME surgery shelf or other surgery rotation examinations. Lawrence's popular text offers concise, high-yield content and a smaller format ideal for study on the go. Updated to reflect the latest advances in the field and enhanced practice questions, this new edition provides the authoritative, up-to-date content today's busy medical students need for exam success." -- Provided by publisher.
Contents:
Perioperative evaluation and management of surgical patients
Fluids, electrolytes, and surgical nutrition
Surgical bleeding: bleeding disorders, hypercoagulable states, and replacement therapy in the surgical patient
Surgical shock
Wounds and wound healing
Surgical infection
Trauma
Burns
Surgical critical care
Abdominal wall, including hernia
Esophagus
Stomach and duodenum
Small intestine and appendix
Colon, rectum, and anus
Biliary tract
Pancreas
Breast
Surgical endocrinology
Liver and spleen
Transplantation
Pediatric surgery: surgical diseases of children
Plastic surgery: diseases of the skin and soft tissue, face, and hand
Cardiothoracic surgery: diseases of the heart, great vessels, and thoracic cavity
Diseases of the vascular system
Otolaryngology: diseases of the head and neck
Orthopedic surgery: diseases of the musculoskeletal system
Urology: diseases of the genitourinary system
Neurosurgery: diseases of the nervous system.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references.
Online resource; title from table of contents page, (LWW Clerkship, viewed June 26, 2025.
Other Format:
Print version: Lawrence, Peter F. Essentials of general surgery and surgical specialties.
ISBN:
9781975197544
1975197542
OCLC:
1525434314
Access Restriction:
Restricted for use by site license

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