Editorial Review:

Stedman's Surgery Words, Fourth Edition provides fast and easy access to terminology related to surgery, anatomy, anesthesia, and pain management. This edition features more than 10,000 new terms obtained by thorough review of respected journals, catalogues, textbooks, and Websites. The expanded appendix section includes new, accurate, and more detailed Anatomical Illustrations; updated and more practical Sample Reports; and updated sections including a Pain Glossary, Drugs by Indication, and Pain Management Programs.

Customer Reviews:

Avg. Customer Rating: 3.0 / 5.0

Frustrating:

As a fairly new transcriptionist working on a mainly surgical account, I need all the help I can get from my references, and I have found this book to be extremely frustrating. In the month that I have owned it, I have found TWO (yes, TWO) terms that I was looking for. The rest I have found by using other resources. Save your money.

I no longer use this reference.:

In reading the other two reviews of this book, I am dismayed. I am also somewhat surprised given the usefulness of other Steadman's publications. This particular book has so few surgical words that I look up that I no longer even bother. It is more frustrating and a waste of time than helpful. I hate to say this, but it is my experience.

Perhaps a bit superfluous:

I'm a huge fan of the Stedman's books, as they collect a tremendous amount of terminology under each of several specialized areas for their various books. A medical transcriptionist must have such books, and I have found in three-plus years that the Stedman's approach is vastly superior to having a single volume with all terms lumped together.

However, with the Surgery book I find that the terms I need to look up are usually found under the other specialty headings. For instance, Nissen fundoplication is... more info

Stedman's Surgery Words:

An essential reference book for the transcriptionist, proofer, auditor or anyone who reviews dictated surgical reports on a regular basis. As with all of Stedman's books, this speciality specific volume contains the correct spelling of surgical words listed in alphabetical order. In the back of the book, it contains wonderful pictures of anatomic positions, patient positions, types of anesthesia and Dermatones. There is a pain glossary, example op reports and a listing of drugs by indication. A must-have... more info

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