Thoroughly updated to reflect current, evidence-based surgical practice, this book is a comprehensive review of the topics on the American Board of Surgery In-Training Examination (ABSITE), the certifying exam, and recertification exams. Chapters are co-authored by residents and faculty in the University of Pennsylvania Department of Surgery and integrate basic science with clinical practice. More than 300 illustrations complement the text. This edition includes a new chapter on pediatric surgery and a comprehensive new trauma section covering evaluation, resuscitation, shock, acid-base disturbances, traumatic injuries, and burn management. All chapters in this edition end with Key Concept summaries for rapid review.
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5.0
good as a quick reading:
i haven't gone through the whole book yet, but so far, i found it a good review book for quick reading if you don't have time for more detailed reading. it does highlight the important points you are required to know as a surgery resident, but it's not complete at all and you need to go to a "textbook" for in depth knowledge.
Moving to the USA from Europe:
Its rather important to understand how another health system thinks about disease. This book written by residents give an excellent initial insight into the US surgical resident's thinking. I was trained in Ireland and there are some interesting differences that this book highlights.
A terrific review for the ABSITE:
I read this book and my in-training exam score went up by over sixty points. It's not exactly a quick read at over 500 pages, but it's very readable and it contains all the information covered in the ABSITE exam. I highly recommend it as a review book for surgery residents looking to improve their scores.
Intense absite review:
This book is the first of its kind to prepare you in total for the Absite examination. This book incorporates basic science with the clinical science in order to allow you to review for the tests in a short text version without having to decipher through large textbooks. It has references to O'leary, the basic science book used during my residency, as well as to other major textbooks. This book seems to cut out the redundency of larger books and includes small facts that they love to ask on the exam. A must... more info
