Abernathy's Surgical Secrets, Updated Edition (Book w/ Student Consult)

By Alden H. Harken and Charles M. Abernathy

Book Overview

The Secrets Series(R) is breaking new ground again. The leading volume in the very popular Secrets Series(R) is back in an exciting, updated, and completely redesigned 5th Edition. A new, two-color page layout, a more portable size, and a list of the "Top 100 Secrets" in surgery help readers to better meet the challenges they face today. And, at no extra charge, purchasers also receive online access to the complete contents of the text via Elsevier's innovative STUDENTConsult.com website. Readers will still find all of the features they rely on the Secret Series(R) for-a question- and -answer format, lists, mnemonics, and tables and an informal tone that make reference fast and easy. No matter what questions arise on rounds, in clinical situations, or in the OR, this updated 5th Edition has the answers-in print and online.

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Elsevier titles with STUDENT CONSULT will help you master difficult concepts and study more efficiently in print and online Perform rapid searches. Integrate bonus content from other disciplines. Download text to your handheld device. And a lot more. Each STUDENT CONSULT title comes with full text online, a unique image library, case studies, USMLE style questions, and online note-taking to enhance your learning experience.Uses bulleted lists, tables, short answers, and a highly detailed index to expedite reference.
Features pearls, tips, memory aids, and "secrets" from experts.
Covers all of today's most common surgical procedures and techniques.
Includes "Controversies" section in many chapters to highlight the pros and cons of selected procedures and approaches.

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Offers access to the complete contents of the text and other community features online via the STUDENTConsult.com website.
Includes a list of the "Top 100 Secrets" to keep in mind during a surgical rotation or residency.
Features a new, more compact trim size (5 1/4" x 8 1/2") for enhanced portability.
Makes information easier to find with a new, two-color page layout and Key Points boxes.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0323034160
• ISBN13: 9780323034166
• Release Date: November 2004
• Publisher: Mosby
• Length: 448 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.3" x 0.8" x 5.3"

Customer Reviews

Honestly, it's better than Surgical Recall

I dabbled with both Surgical Recall and Secrets, and this one is clearly better. Presented in the same Q & A style as Recall, it spares you all the space fillers. Instead, it is more concise and extremely helpful. Unlike Recall, each chapter in the book hits the essential questions about clinical management and takes a very evidence-based approach. It is not bogged down with basic questions like, "What is a hernia?" Rather, it is filled with cutting-edge science, and it explains both sides of controversial areas of medicine too. Seriously, this text actually prepares you for your attendings' questions. I found it very valuable on my third-year surgery rotation and would recommend it.

Excellent edition!

This a very well presented book. It's legible, atractive and concise. It's very usefull material in reviewing differents and importants subjects in the surgical area for rounds, discussions and presentations with my medicine students and surgery residents.

Questions and Answers not found in other textbooks

How many times have you taken a written exam, an oral board type test, or been bombarded with questions while on hospital rounds that simple textbook consultation failed to prepare you to handle? This book is great for medical students doing surgery rotations as well as general surgery residents trying to improve their knowledge base. I read it twice during my surgery residency and found it quite helpful. Shell out a few bucks and buy this book. It's worth it.

Just the golden moments of a 6 week surgical clerkship!

This book is like having all the best advice one might hear during a 6 week clerkhsip condensed into a few dozen hours reading. Not to be missed