Schwartz's Principles of Surgery ABSITE and Board Review, Ninth Edition (PRETEST PRINCIPLES OF SURGERY)

Pollock, Raphael E.,Matthews, Jeffrey,Hunter, John,Dunn, David,Billiar, Timothy,Andersen, Dana,Brandt, Mary,Brunicardi, F.

ISBN 10: 007160636X / ISBN 13: 9780071606363

Published by McGraw-Hill Education / Medical, 2010

Seller Inventory # mon0003599997

Synopsis:

Trust your ABSITE and board preparation to the only review based on the field’s cornerstone text: Schwartz’s Principles of Surgery, 9e

4 STAR DOODY'S REVIEW!
"It will be particularly helpful to those in general surgery training programs, to general surgeons facing their board exams or recertification exams, and to all those subspecialty trained surgeons who must first qualify in general surgery and maintain their certification....This is a really high-quality review book."--Doody's Review Service

Featuring chapters that correspond directly to the classic Schwartz’s Principles of Surgery, 9e, this powerful review delivers more than 1,100 questions that are likely to appear on the American Board of Surgery in-training exam and the surgery board exam.

Developed by some of the top minds in modern surgery, these board-style questions provide the most current, authoritative perspectives on surgical practice. Each question is accompanied by answers and comprehension-building rationales, ensuring a complete understanding of the material. Featuring more tables and figures than any previous edition, Schwartz’s Principles of Surgery ABSITE and Board Review is truly the ultimate resource for certification and recertification exam review.

Features

• Chapters keyed to Schwartz’s Principles of Surgery, 9e so you know you’re studying only relevant, applicable material from the most authoritative source possible
• 1100+ board-style questions with answers and rationales
• Questions in each chapter are divided into Basic Science and Clinical categories to facilitate studying for the two-part ABSITE
• Two new chapters: Molecular Biology and Ethics, Palliative Care, and Care at the End of Life

About the Author: Editor
F. Charles Brunicardi, MD, FACS,
DeBakey/Bard Professor and Chairman, Michael E. DeBakey
Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX

Associate Editors:
Mary L. Brandt, MD, FACS
Professor and Vice Chair, Michael E. DeBakey
Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX
Dana K. Andersen, MD, FACS
Professor and Vice Chair, Department of Surgery
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Surgeon-in-Chief
Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
Baltimore, MD
Timothy R. Billiar, MD, FACS
George Vance Foster Professor and Chairman of Surgery
Department of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh
School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA
David L. Dunn, MD, PhD, FACS
Vice President for Health Sciences
State University of New York
Buffalo, NY
John G. Hunter, MD, FACS,
Mackenzie Professor and Chair, Department of Surgery
Oregon Health & Science University
Portland, OR
Jeffrey B. Matthews, MD, FACS
Dallas B. Phemister Professor and Chairman
Department of Surgery, University of Chicago
Chicago, IL
Raphael E. Pollock, MD, PhD, FACS,
Head, Division of Surgery, Professor and Chairman
Department of Surgical Oncology, Senator A.M. Aiken, Jr.
Distinguished Chair, The University of Texas
M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, TX

Bibliographic Details

Title: Schwartz's Principles of Surgery ABSITE and ...
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education / Medical
Publication Date: 2010
Binding: Paperback
Condition: Very Good