The only review based on the field’s cornerstone text: Schwartz’s Principles of Surgery, Tenth Edition

“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 (reviewing earlier edition)

The premiere Q&A book in surgery returns for a tenth edition, featuring updated chapters corresponding directly to the classic Schwartz’s Principles of Surgery, Tenth Edition. This powerful review gives you more than 1,000 board-style questions 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, Schwartz’s Principles of Surgery ABSITE and Board Review, ۱۰^th edition, provides the most current, authoritative perspectives on surgical practice. Each question is accompanied by answers and comprehension-building rationales, ensuring your complete understanding of the material. This beautifully illustrated text is truly the ultimate resource to assist in your certification and recertification exam review.

Contents

Chapter 1: Leadership
Chapter 2: Systemic Response to Injury and Metabolic Support
Chapter 3: Fluid and Electrolyte Management of the Surgical Patient
Chapter 4: Hemostasis, Surgical Bleeding, and Transfusion
Chapter 5: Shock
Chapter 6: Surgical Infections
Chapter 7: Trauma
Chapter 8: Burns
Chapter 9: Wound Healing
Chapter 10: Oncology
Chapter 11: Transplantation
Chapter 12: Patient Safety
Chapter 13: Physiologic Monitoring of the Surgical Patient
Chapter 14: Minimally Invasive Surgery
Chapter 15: Molecular and Genomic Surgery
Chapter 16: The Skin and Subcutaneous Tissue
Chapter 17: Breast
Chapter 18: Disorders of the Head and Neck
Chapter 19: Chest Wall, Pleura, and Mediastinum
Chapter 20: Congenital Heart Disease
Chapter 21: Acquired Heart Disease
Chapter 22: Thoracic Aneurysms and Aortic Dissection
Chapter 23: Arterial Disease
Chapter 24: Venous and Lymphatic Disease
Chapter 25: The Esophagus and Diaphragmatic Hernia
Chapter 26: Stomach
Chapter 27: The Surgical Management of Obesity
Chapter 28: Small Intestine
Chapter 29: Colon, Rectum, and Anus
Chapter 30: The Appendix
Chapter 31: Liver
Chapter 32: The Gallbladder and Extrahepatic Biliary System
Chapter 33: Pancreas
Chapter 34: Spleen
Chapter 35: Abdominal Wall, Omentum, Mesentery, and Retroperitoneum
Chapter 36: Soft Tissue Sarcomas
Chapter 37: Inguinal Hernias
Chapter 38: Thyroid, Parathyroid, and Adrenal
Chapter 39: Pediatric Surgery
Chapter 40: Urology
Chapter 41: Gynecology
Chapter 42: Neurosurgery
Chapter 43: Orthopedic Surgery
Chapter 44: Surgery of the Hand and Wrist
Chapter 45: Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Chapter 46: Anesthesia for the Surgical Patient
Chapter 47: Surgical Considerations in the Elderly
Chapter 48: Ethics, Palliative Care, and Care at the End of Life
Chapter 49: Global Surgery