Surgery

1. Front Matter

   Pages I-XIX

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2. Acute Care Surgery

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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   2. Fever and Hypotension in the Intensive Care Unit

      • Monica Lee, Areg Grigorian, Christian de Virgilio, Joanne M. Bando

      Pages 3-9

   3. Nausea, Vomiting, and Left Groin Mass

      • Areg Grigorian, Christian de Virgilio, David C. Chen

      Pages 11-19

   4. Abdominal Pain, Nausea, and Vomiting

      • Jill Q. Klausner, David C. Chen

      Pages 21-28

   5. Right Leg Pain, Swelling, and Erythema for Two Days

      • Monica Lee, David C. Chen, Areg Grigorian, Paul N. Frank, Christian de Virgilio

      Pages 29-33

3. Back Matter

   Pages 35-39

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4. Breast and Skin

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 41-41

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   2. Abnormal Screening Mammogram

      • Areg Grigorian, Christian de Virgilio, Danielle M. Hari

      Pages 43-49

   3. New Palpable Mass in the Right Breast

      • Areg Grigorian, Christian de Virgilio, Danielle M. Hari

      Pages 51-61

   4. Recently Changed Skin Lesion

      • Arezou Yaghoubian, Junko Ozao-Choy

      Pages 63-71

5. Back Matter

   Pages 73-82

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6. Cardiothoracic

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 83-83

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   2. Chest Pain, Diaphoresis, and Nausea

      • Areg Grigorian, Ryan Ou, Paul N. Frank, Peyman Benharash

      Pages 85-93

   3. Chest and Back Pain

      • Ryan Ou, Paul N. Frank, Peyman Benharash

      Pages 95-101

   4. Hemoptysis, Cough, and Weight Loss

      • Ryan Ou, Peyman Benharash

      Pages 103-107

7. Back Matter

   Pages 109-116

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8. Endocrine

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 117-117

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   2. Incidentally Discovered Adrenal Mass on CT Scan

      • Eugene J. Park, Masha J. Livhits, Michael W. Yeh

      Pages 119-126

   3. Fatigue, Constipation, and Depressed Mood

      • James X. Wu, Paul N. Frank, Michael W. Yeh

      Pages 127-137

Surgery: A Case Based Clinical Review has proven to be the premiere resource to help prepare medical students for the surgical shelf exam and clinical wards. The second edition was conceived after listening to the feedback we received from students.  We have added several new chapters and updated the others.  This book continues to provide the reader with a comprehensive understanding of surgical diseases in one easy-to-use reference that combines multiple teaching formats. The book begins using a case based approach. The cases presented cover the diseases most commonly encountered on a surgical rotation. The cases are followed by a series of short questions and answers, designed to provide further understanding of the important aspects of the history, physical examination, differential diagnosis, diagnostic work-up and management, and questions that may arise on surgical rounds and on the shelf exam. The book is written in an easy-to-understand manner to help reinforce important surgical exam concepts.


The second edition of Surgery: A Case Based Clinical Review will be of great utility for medical students when they rotate on surgery, as well as interns, physician assistant students, nursing students, and nurse practitioner students.

• USMLE
• board review
• surgery rotation
• surgical diseases
• surgical education

• Department of Surgery, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, USA

  Christian de Virgilio

• Department of Surgery, Suite 1600, University of California, Ivine, Orange, USA

  Areg Grigorian

Christian de Virgilio
Department of Surgery
Harbor-UCLA Medical Center
Torrance, CA
USA

Areg Grigorian
Department of Surgery
University of California, Irvine
Orange, CA 
USA

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