Real-life cases sharpen your critical thinking skills for your clerkship and the shelf exam

The 60 cases in Case Files Surgery feature realistic clinical scenarios designed to help you enhance and hone your clinical decision-making skills. Each case includes an easy-to-understand discussion correlated to key concepts, definitions of key terms, clinical pearls, and Board-style review questions to reinforce learning. The format allows you to review a patient vignette and then explore/examine the case in a contextual, application-based manner. The book is ideal for both quick-access and slow and careful study.

  • Realistic cases are accompanied by questions that encourage you to think through the differential diagnosis and treatment options
  • Real-life surgery cases with high-yield discussions aligned to clerkship guidelines
  • USMLE-style review questions and clinical pearls accompany each case
  • Primer on how to approach clinical problems and think like an experienced doctor


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Section I - How to Approach Clinical Problems

Part 1. Approach to the Patient

Part 2. Approach to Clinical Problem Solving

Part 3. Approach to Reading

Section II - Cases

General

Trauma

Breast

Esophagus

Stomach/Small Bowel

Abdominal Wall

Liver, Biliary, Pancreas

Chest

Neurological

Musculoskeletal/Soft Tissue

Endocrine

Vascular

Pediatric

Genitourinary

Hematological

Section III -Review Questions

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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9781260468809
Publisert
2021-11-18
Utgave
6. utgave
Utgiver
McGraw-Hill Education
Vekt
792 gr
Høyde
226 mm
Bredde
152 mm
Dybde
31 mm
Aldersnivå
U, 05
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
688

Biografisk notat

Eugene C. Toy, MD is a dual certified family physician and ob/gyn. He is the John S. Dunn Senior Academic Chair and Program Director of the Obstetrics and Gynecology Residency Program; Vice Chair of Academic Affairs in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at The Methodist Hospital--Houston; Clerkship Director and Assistant Clinical Professor in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at The University of Texas--Houston Medical School (Houston, Texas). Associate Professor of Clinical Surgery Department of Surgery University of California, San Francisco San Francisco General Hospital San Francisco, California Barnard J. A. Palmer, MD, MEd General Surgery Surgical Endocrinology UCSF-East Bay/Alameda Health System, Highland Campus Oakland, California