(8 reviews) Author: ISBN : 9781437717914 New from $49.49 Format: PDFRush University Medical Center Review of Surgery, edited by Drs. Velasco, Bines, Deziel, Millikan, McCarthy, Prinz, and Saclarides, gives you a concise yet comprehensive review of both general surgery and surgical subspecialties in a user-friendly question-and-answer format that mimics actual exams. Thoroughly revised, this 5th edition adds new chapters and updates existing chapters with the latest surgical techniques and practices, plus an increased emphasis on ethics, while maintaining its broad review of surgical topics to provide wide-ranging and complete coverage of the information most important to you. More than 1,500 peer-reviewed questions mirror standardized test blueprints provide a realistic simulation of the actual test-taking experience so you can become accustomed to the exam interface. In print and online at www.expertconsult.com, the Rush University Review is perfect for residents in training,surgeons preparing for certification or recertification exams, and experienced clinicians wishing to keep abreast of current practices and recent advances.
- Challenge your knowledge with more than 1,500 review questions, with answers and rationales, that cover the full range of topics in general and subspecialty surgery - all the information you need to prepare for certification and recertification or stay current with new advances.
- Get a realistic simulation of the actual exam with questions that mimic standardized tests and prepare you for board and ABSITE exams.
- Understand the rationale behind the answers to each question with clear, illustrated explanations from Elsevier's trusted surgical references including Cameron's Current Surgical Therapy.
- Access the fully searchable text online at www.expertconsult.com, along with hyperlinked references, illustrations, self-assessment tools, and more.
- Master the latest need-to-know information in your field with abundant new chapters and updates throughout reflecting the latest surgical techniques and practices, as well as an increased emphasis on ethics to help you prepare for this increasingly important aspect of the boards.
The perfect review for preparing for the boards, certification and recertification.
- Series: Rush University Medical Center Review of Surgery
- Paperback: 608 pages
- Publisher: Saunders; 5 edition (June 20, 2011)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1437717918
- ISBN-13: 978-1437717914
- Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.4 x 0.9 inches
- Shipping Weight: 2.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
Rush University Medical Center Review of Surgery: Expert Consult - Online and Print, 5e PDF
Overview: If you only have a month to review for the ABSITE, don't use this book. It's best used throughout the year to review topics as they appear in a structured curriculum.
Good:
-Diverse chapters covering all the wide expanse of general surgery, basic science, ortho, neurosurgery, gynecology, urology, and even ethics.
-More bang for the buck compared to other, similarly priced review books. The rationale for answer choices are fully expounded upon; it's very thorough.
-Less annoying mistakes compared to other books.
-Much improved over previous editions. Rather than picking the 3 out of 5 correct answer choices, now you only have to pick one answer, simulating the real ABSITE better.
-The online component works well. You can summon it easily so you can leave the book at home or if if you're in house waiting an inordinate amount of time between cases, waiting for results, etc.
Bad:
-The Rush Review of Surgery is hard reading. You feel like you're reading a textbook rather than a Q&A. While I could blaze through Schwartz's Principles of Surgery ABSITE and Board Review, Ninth Edition and Review of Surgery for ABSITE and Boards: Expert Consult- Online and Print, 1e in a week, it took me months just to read the majority of Rush's chapters. The chapter on gallbladder and biliary tract is 20 pages. Yes, it's important, but it's billed as a review, not a textbook. An example where some editing would help: it explains that calcitonin is a 32 amino-acid blah blah blah.
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