Current Diagnosis and Treatment Surgery, 15th

Evidence-based, point-of-care information on the full scope of surgical diseases
CURRENT Diagnosis& Treatment Surgery delivers to-the-point information on more than 1,000 diseases and
disorders that surgeons are most often required to treat. Concise yet thorough,the book covers both general surgery and the surgical subspecialties, including neurosurgery, otolaryngology, plastic and reconstructive surgery, gynecology, orthopedic surgery, urology, and pediatric surgery. This Fifteenth Edition has been updated throughout to reflect the latest research and discoveries. The consistent presentation, headings, and accessible text makes it easy to find answers quickly. 

• An outstanding review for the USMLE and shelf examinations
• The best introductory text to the field of surgery
• More than 600 photographs and illustrations
• Detailed treatment algorithms
• Updated throughout with the latest research and discoveries
• Intuitively organized to help you find answers quickly and easily
• More than 200 chapter review multiple choice questions

Table of Contents:

1. Approach to the Surgical Patient

2. Training, Communication, Professionalism, & Systems-Based Practice

3. Preoperative Preparation

4. Postoperative Care

5. Postoperative Complications

6. Wound Healing

7. Power Sources in Surgery

8. Inflammation, Infection, & Antimicrobial Therapy in Surgery

9. Fluid, Electrolyte, & Acid–Base Disorders

10. Surgical Metabolism & Nutrition

11. Anesthesia

12. Shock in Surgical Patients

13. Acute Pulmonary Failure in Surgical Patients

14. Management of the Injured Patient

15. Burns & Other Thermal Injuries

16. Otolaryngology: Head and Neck Surgery

17. Thyroid & Parathyroid

18. Breast Disorders

19. Thoracic Wall, Pleura, Mediastinum, & Lung

20. Acquired Cardiac Disease

21. Congenital Heart Disease

22. Esophagus & Diaphragm

23. The Acute Abdomen

24. Peritoneal Cavity

25. Stomach & Duodenum

26. Liver & Portal Venous System

27. Biliary Tract

28. Pancreas

29. Spleen

30. Appendix

31. Small Intestine

32. Large Intestine

33. Anorectum

34. Abdominal Wall Hernias

35. Adrenals

36. Arteries

37. Veins & Lymphatics

38. Neurosurgery

39. The Eye & Ocular Adnexa

40. Urology

41. Gynecology

42. Orthopedic Surgery

43. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery

44. Hand Surgery

45. Pediatric Surgery

46. Surgical Weight Management

47. Oncology

48. Abdominal Organ Transplantation

Appendix: Answers to Multiple Choice Questions

Index