Current Surgical Diagnosis and Treatment - Softcover

Way, Lawrence W.; Doherty, Gerard M.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0838514561 ISBN 13: 9780838514566

Publisher: McGraw-Hill/Appleton & Lange, 2002

Synopsis

Current Surgical Diagnosis & Treatment covers over 1,000 diseases and disorders managed by surgeons. It encompasses general surgery and the surgical subspecialties and emphasizes quick recall of major diagnostic features and succinct descriptions of disease processes. This major revision and updating features a new chapter on "The Metabolic & Neuroendocrine Responses to Trauma & Operations," the latest on minimally invasive surgical techniques, and particularly extensive changes to chapters on oncology, colon and rectal surgery, plastic surgery, vascular surgery, and cardiothoracic surgery.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

“All medical libraries should acquire this book, which is an outstanding text for medical students.”
--from a 4-star Doody review of the Tenth Edition

“Excellent. Answers every question on surgical diagnosis and treatment objectively and clearly. Indispensable for all medical students and surgeons.”
--online review of the Tenth Edition

“A must-have... essential, especially for those preparing for examinations.”
--online review of the Tenth Edition

Extensively updated—always your best source on surgery
*Major revision of the leading single-source book for students, house staff, surgeons, and those counseling surgical patients
*Covers more than 1000 diseases and disorders
*Encompasses general surgery and the surgical subspecialties
*Brand new chapter on “The Metabolic & Neuroendocrine Responses to Trauma & Operations”
*Major revisions to most chapters for up-to-date coverage of modern surgical care, including oncology, colon and rectal surgery, plastic surgery, vascular surgery, and cardiothoracic surgery
*The latest on minimally invasive surgical techniques
*Extensive, up-to-the minute review of neurosurgery and surgery on the pituitary
*Addresses important management topics such as approach to the patient, wound healing, pre- and post-operative care, infection and antibiotics, fluid and electrolyte management, anesthesia, shock, trauma, burns, and more
*Includes relevant epidemiology, pathophysiology, and pathology
*Emphasis on quick recall of key diagnostic features and succinct descriptions of disease processes
*More than 475 illustrations

About this edition

• Publisher: McGraw-Hill/Appleton & Lange
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0838514561
• ISBN 13: 9780838514566
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 1468