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Abstract
For surgery residents studying for their yearly in-service exam, recent graduates preparing for Surgery written boards, or those recertifying, there’s no better review tool than Dr. Christian DeVirgilio’s Review of Surgery for ABSITE and Boards, 2nd Edition. Content has been tested for a number of years on Harbor-UCLA surgical residents and has proven to significantly improve exam scores. Now thoroughly up to date with new topics, new questions, and new contributors, it fully prepares you for success on surgery exams.
- 957 multiple-choice, single best answer questions that closely follow the new ABSITE and board style.
- Proven content has been tested and shown to help you get the score you want.
- Correct answers and rationales are based on information found in major reference works in the field of surgery.
- NEW topic areas (gynecology, urology, and orthopaedics) reflect the format of the new exam.
- NEW section on Medical Knowledge.
- NEW contributors (general surgery residents) ensure that the content is relevant to the needs of general surgery trainees.
- NEW! Aligned with the SCORE (Surgical Council on Residency Education) Curriculum Outline for General Surgery Residents.
Table of Contents
| Section Title | Page | Action | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Front Cover | Cover | ||
| IFC | ES1 | ||
| Review of Surgery for ABSITE AND BOARDS | i | ||
| Review of Surgery for ABSITE AND BOARDS | iii | ||
| Copyright | iv | ||
| Dedication | v | ||
| Contributors | vii | ||
| Foreword | viii | ||
| Preface | ix | ||
| Acknowledgments | x | ||
| Contents | xi | ||
| I PATIENT CARE | 1 | ||
| 1 - Abdomen—General | 1 | ||
| Questions | 1 | ||
| Answers | 4 | ||
| 2 - Abdomen—Hernia | 9 | ||
| Questions | 9 | ||
| Answers | 13 | ||
| 3 - Abdomen—Biliary | 19 | ||
| Questions | 19 | ||
| Answers | 23 | ||
| 4 - Abdomen—Liver | 31 | ||
| Questions | 31 | ||
| Answers | 36 | ||
| 5 - Abdomen—Pancreas | 45 | ||
| Questions | 45 | ||
| Answers | 49 | ||
| 6 - Abdomen—Spleen | 55 | ||
| Questions | 55 | ||
| Answers | 58 | ||
| 7 - Alimentary Tract—Esophagus | 63 | ||
| Questions | 63 | ||
| Answers | 66 | ||
| 8 - Alimentary Tract—Stomach | 71 | ||
| Questions | 71 | ||
| Answers | 76 | ||
| 9 - Alimentary Tract—Small Bowel | 87 | ||
| Questions | 87 | ||
| Answers | 91 | ||
| 10 - Alimentary Tract—Large Intestine | 101 | ||
| Questions | 101 | ||
| Answers | 108 | ||
| 11 - Alimentary Tract—Anorectal | 119 | ||
| Questions | 119 | ||
| Answers | 122 | ||
| 12 - Breast | 127 | ||
| Questions | 127 | ||
| Answers | 135 | ||
| 13 - Endocrine | 145 | ||
| Questions | 145 | ||
| Answers | 152 | ||
| 14 - Skin and Soft Tissue | 163 | ||
| Questions | 163 | ||
| Answers | 166 | ||
| 15 - Surgical Critical Care | 171 | ||
| Questions | 171 | ||
| Answers | 176 | ||
| 16 - Trauma | 183 | ||
| Questions | 183 | ||
| Answers | 191 | ||
| 17 - Vascular—Arterial | 205 | ||
| Questions | 205 | ||
| Answers | 211 | ||
| 18 - Vascular—Venous | 223 | ||
| Questions | 223 | ||
| Answers | 226 | ||
| 19 - Vascular—Access | 231 | ||
| Questions | 231 | ||
| Answers | 233 | ||
| 20 - Transplant | 237 | ||
| Questions | 237 | ||
| Answers | 240 | ||
| 21 - Thoracic Surgery | 243 | ||
| Questions | 243 | ||
| Answers | 247 | ||
| 22 - Pediatric Surgery | 253 | ||
| Questions | 253 | ||
| Answers | 258 | ||
| 23 - Plastic Surgery | 267 | ||
| Questions | 267 | ||
| Answers | 270 | ||
| 24 - Genitourinary | 273 | ||
| Questions | 273 | ||
| Answers | 276 | ||
| 25 - Gynecology | 281 | ||
| Questions | 281 | ||
| Answers | 283 | ||
| 26 - Head and Neck | 287 | ||
| Questions | 287 | ||
| Answers | 290 | ||
| 27 - Nervous System | 295 | ||
| Questions | 295 | ||
| Answers | 298 | ||
| II - MEDICAL KNOWLEDGE | 303 | ||
| 29 - Fluids, Electrolytes, and Acid-Base Balance | 313 | ||
| Questions | 313 | ||
| Answers | 317 | ||
| 30 - Immunology | 325 | ||
| Questions | 325 | ||
| Answers | 327 | ||
| 31 - Infection and Antimicrobial Therapy | 329 | ||
| Questions | 329 | ||
| Answers | 332 | ||
| 32 - Nutrition and Metabolism | 337 | ||
| Questions | 337 | ||
| Answers | 339 | ||
| 33 - Oncology and Tumor Biology | 343 | ||
| Questions | 343 | ||
| Answers | 345 | ||
| 34 - Pharmacology | 349 | ||
| Questions | 349 | ||
| Answers | 352 | ||
| 35 - Preoperative Evaluation and Perioperative Care | 357 | ||
| Questions | 357 | ||
| Answers | 362 | ||
| 36 - Transfusion and Disorders of Coagulation | 369 | ||
| Questions | 369 | ||
| Answers | 373 | ||
| 37 - Wound Healing | 381 | ||
| Questions | 381 | ||
| Answers | 384 | ||
| 28 - Anesthesia | 303 | ||
| Questions | 303 | ||
| Answers | 307 | ||
| IBC | ES2 |