Tag: Surgery
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Book Review: Cope’s Early Diagnosis of the Acute Abdomen
“You cannot be a real general surgeon without reading this book.” – Schein (p. 27) Cope’s Early Diagnosis of the Acute Abdomen is one of the most famous, if not the most famous, single subject book in all of medicine. Now in its twenty-second edition, it remains an excellent monograph about the history and physical examination…
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Book Review: NMS Surgery Casebook (2002) by Bruce E. Jarrell
The format of this book is unique. A case scenario is described in vignette format. A question is posed, along with the answer. Then, a number of variations to the question are given, and answers are proffered for these as well. For example, a case of right lower quadrant pain is presented. Case variations include, (1) dysuria and…
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Book Review: The ABSITE Review, 3e, by Steven M. Fiser
There are a lot of outstanding medical books out there, but if I had only one book to use in preparation for any Step on the Boards, I would probably choose The ABSITE Review, Third Edition (2010) by Steven M. Fiser MD because the book is loaded with many, many hundreds of answers to commonly asked Board questions. The book’s emphasis…