Review of Surgery for ABSITE and Boards
- 3rd Edition - September 8, 2022
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Editors: Christian DeVirgilio, Areg Grigorian
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 8 7 0 5 4 - 2
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 8 7 0 5 5 - 9
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Request a sales quoteNow thoroughly up to date with new topics, new questions, and new contributors, Review of Surgery for ABSITE and Boards, 3rd Edition, fully prepares you for success on surgery exams. Ideal for surgery residents studying for their yearly in-service ABSITE exam or recent graduates preparing for the ABS qualifying exam, this comprehensive review tool contains nearly 1,000 high-quality questions that follow the new ABSITE and board style. Content has been tested for a number of years on Harbor-UCLA and UC Irvine surgical residents and has proven to significantly improve exam scores.
Covers a full range of topics aligned with the SCORE (Surgical Council on Residency Education) Curriculum Outline for General Surgery Residents.
Accurately reflects the content of standardized tests, with correct answers and detailed explanations (including why the incorrect answers are incorrect) based on information found in major reference works in the field of surgery.
Provides a new overview of key concepts with at-a-glance facts at the beginning of each chapter.
Covers newer topics such as gynecology, urology, anesthesia, oncology, and tumor biology, reflecting the format of the current exam.
Offers online testing that allows you to test yourself.” The Q&As are still there, but the site doesn’t do any type of scoring
Includes new high-yield illustrations by a surgical resident and medical illustrator.
Features new assistant editors and chapter authors, including surgical educators and residents with a strong track record of outstanding ABSITE performance.
Enhanced eBook version included with purchase. Your enhanced eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures, and references from the book on a variety of devices.
General Surgery residents studying for their yearly in-service exam, recent graduates preparing for Surgery written boards, or those recertifying
- Cover Image
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contributors
- Foreword
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Table of Contents
- Part I Patient Care
- Chapter 1 Abdomen—General
- ABSITE 99th Percentile High-Yields
- Questions
- Answers
- Chapter 2 Abdomen—Hernia
- ABSITE 99th Percentile High-Yields
- Questions
- Answers
- Chapter 3 Abdomen—Biliary
- ABSITE 99th Percentile High-Yields
- Questions
- Answers
- Chapter 4 Abdomen—Liver
- ABSITE 99th Percentile High-Yields
- Questions
- Answers
- Chapter 5 Abdomen – Pancreas
- ABSITE 99th Percentile High-Yields
- Questions
- Answers
- Chapter 6 Abdomen—Spleen
- ABSITE 99th Percentile High-Yields
- Questions
- Answers
- Chapter 7 Alimentary Tract—Esophagus
- ABSITE 99th Percentile High-Yields
- Questions
- Answers
- Chapter 8 Alimentary Tract—Stomach
- ABSITE 99th Percentile High-Yields
- Questions
- Answers
- Chapter 9 Alimentary Tract—Small Bowel
- ABSITE 99th Percentile High-Yields
- Questions
- Answers
- Chapter 10 Alimentary Tract—Large Intestine
- ABSITE 99th Percentile High-Yields
- Questions
- Answers
- Chapter 11 Alimentary Tract—Anorectal
- ABSITE 99th Percentile High-Yields
- Questions
- Answers
- Chapter 12 Breast
- ABSITE 99th Percentile High-Yields
- Questions
- Answers
- Chapter 13 Endocrine Surgery
- ABSITE 99th Percentile High-Yields
- Questions
- Answers
- Chapter 14 Skin and Soft Tissue
- ABSITE 99th Percentile High-Yields
- Questions
- Answers
- Chapter 15 Surgical Critical Care
- ABSITE 99 Percentile High-Yields
- Questions
- Answers
- Chapter 16 Trauma
- ABSITE 99th Percentile High-Yields
- Questions
- Answers
- Chapter 17 Vascular—Arterial
- ABSITE 99th Percentile High-Yields
- Questions
- Answers
- Chapter 18 Vascular—Venous
- ABSITE 99th Percentile High-Yields
- Questions
- Answers
- Chapter 19 Vascular—Access
- ABSITE 99th Percentile High-Yields
- Questions
- Answers
- Chapter 20 Transplant
- ABSITE 99th Percentile High-Yields
- Questions
- Answers
- Chapter 21 Thoracic Surgery
- ABSITE 99th Percentile High-Yields
- Questions
- Answers
- Chapter 22 Pediatric Surgery
- ABSITE 99th Percentile High-Yields
- Questions
- Answers
- Chapter 23 Plastic Surgery
- ABSITE 99th Percentile High-Yields
- Questions
- Answers
- Chapter 24 Genitourinary
- ABSITE 99th Percentile High-Yields
- Questions
- Answers
- Chapter 25 Gynecology
- ABSITE 99th Percentile High-Yields
- Questions
- Answers
- Chapter 26 Head and Neck
- ABSITE 99th Percentile High-Yields
- Questions
- Answers
- Chapter 27 Nervous System
- ABSITE 99th Percentile High-Yields
- Questions
- Answers
- Part II Medical Knowledge
- Chapter 28 Anesthesia
- ABSITE 99th Percentile High-Yields
- Questions
- Answers
- Chapter 29 Fluids, Electrolytes, and Acid-Base Balance
- ABSITE 99th Percentile High-Yields
- Questions
- Answers
- Chapter 30 Immunology
- ABSITE 99th Percentile High-Yields
- Questions
- Answers
- Chapter 31 Infection andAntimicrobial Therapy
- ABSITE 99th Percentile High-Yields
- Questions
- Answers
- Chapter 32 Nutrition and Metabolism
- ABSITE 99th Percentile High-Yields
- Questions
- Answers
- Chapter 33 Oncology and Tumor Biology
- ABSITE 99th Percentile High-Yields
- Questions
- Answers
- Chapter 34 Pharmacology
- ABSITE 99th Percentile High-Yields
- Questions
- Answers
- Chapter 35 Preoperative Evaluation and Perioperative Care
- ABSITE 99th Percentile High-Yields
- Questions
- Answers
- Chapter 36 Transfusion and Disorders of Coagulation
- ABSITE 99th Percentile High-Yields
- Questions
- Answers
- Chapter 37 Wound Healing
- ABSITE 99th Percentile High-Yields
- Questions
- Answers
- Edition: 3
- Published: September 8, 2022
- Imprint: Elsevier
- No. of pages: 496
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN: 9780323870542
- eBook ISBN: 9780323870559
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Christian DeVirgilio
Dr. Chris DeVirgilio is Vice Chair of Education and Director of the General Surgery Residency Program at Harbor-UCLA, and Professor of Surgery at the UCLA School of Medicine. Dr. DeVirgilio has authored or co-authored 70 publications in peer reviewed journals. He has served as a research mentor for 20 undergraduate, graduate, and postgraduate students and residents over the last 10 years. Dr. DeVirgilio has an active interest in resident and medical student education.
Affiliations and expertise
Chair, Department of Surgery, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance; Co-Chair, College of Applied Anatomy, Professor of Surgery, UCLA School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CaliforniaAG
Areg Grigorian
Affiliations and expertise
Resident in Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of California, Irvine, Orange, California