Schwartz’s Principles of Surgery ABSITE and Board Review The premier exam-prep guide for surgery―with 800+ board-style practice questions with detailed answers and rationales

Based on general surgery’s cornerstone text, Schwartz’s Principles of Surgery, this unmatched study guide provides everything you need to ace your exams―whether you’re a medical student, a resident, or a practicing surgeon seeking recertification.

Developed by some of the top minds in modern surgery, Schwartz’s Principles of Surgery ABSITE and Board Review delivers the most current, authoritative perspectives on surgical practice. The board-style practice questions are accompanied by answers and comprehension-building rationales, ensuring a complete understanding of the material. Featuring hundreds of illustrations, photos, and tables, this is an essential resource for certification and recertification exam review.

• ۵۴ updated chapters―all aligned with the latest American Board of Surgery Qualifying Board Examination blueprint
• ۸۰۰+ board-style questions with answers and rationales
• Five NEW chapters: Enhanced Recovery after Surgery, Understanding and Evaluating Evidence, Ambulatory/Outpatient Surgery, Skills and Simulation, Web-based Education and Implications of Social Media
• Questions reflect those most likely to appear on the American Board of Surgery In-Training Exam and the Surgery Board Exam
• ۳۰۰ photos and illustrations
• Excellent prep for both written and oral boards

Contents

۱ Leadership
۲ Systemic Response to Injury and Metabolic Support
۳ Fluid and Electrolyte Management of the Surgical Patient
۴ Hemostasis, Surgical Bleeding, and Transfusion
۵ Shock
۶ Surgical Infection
۷ Trauma
۸ Burns
۹ Wound Healing
۱۰ Oncology
۱۱ Transplantation
۱۲ Patient Safety
۱۳ Physiologic Monitoring of the Surgical Patient
۱۴ Minimally Invasive Surgery
۱۵ Molecular and Genomic Surgery
۱۶ The Skin and Subcutaneous Tissue
۱۷ Breast
۱۸ Head and Neck
۱۹ Chest Wall, Lung, Mediastinum, and Pleura
۲۰ Congenital Heart Disease
۲۱ Acquired Heart Disease
۲۲ Thoracic Aneurysms and Aortic Dissection
۲۳ Arterial Disease
۲۴ Venous and Lymphatic Disease
۲۵ The Esophagus and Diaphragmatic Hernia
۲۶ Stomach
۲۷ The Surgical Management of Obesity
۲۸ Small Intestine
۲۹ Colon, Rectum, and Anus
۳۰ The Appendix
۳۱ Liver
۳۲ The Gallbladder and Extrahepatic Biliary System
۳۳ Pancreas
۳۴ The Spleen
۳۵ Abdominal Wall, Omentum, Mesentery, and Retroperitoneum
۳۶ Soft Tissue Sarcomas
۳۷ Inguinal Hernias
۳۸ Thyroid, Parathyroid, and Adrenal
۳۹ Pediatric Surgery
۴۰ Urology
۴۱ Gynecology
۴۲ Neurosurgery
۴۳ Orthopedic Surgery
۴۴ Surgery of the Hand and Wrist
۴۵ Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
۴۶ Anesthesia for the Surgical Patient
۴۷ Surgical Considerations in the Elderly
۴۸ Ethics, Palliative Care, and Care at the End of Life
۴۹ Global Surgery
۵۰ Optimizing Perioperative Care: Enhanced Recovery and Chinese Medicine
۵۱ Understanding, Evaluating, and Using Evidence for Surgical Practice
۵۲ Ambulatory Surgery
۵۳ Skills and Simulation
۵۴ Web-Based Education and Implications of Social Media