Abernathy's Surgical Secrets

by Alden H. Harken and Charles M. Abernathy

Book Overview

This modern classic, the leading volume in the highly popular Secrets Series, has been completely revised and updated in this exciting new edition. Key questions and answers in surgery "set the glue" on the information in a way unlike any other text presentation. Socrates was right: the best way to learn is to ask the right questions, and Surgical Secrets provides all the right answers.Completely updated with new surgical procedures and techniques...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1560535865
• ISBN13: 9781560535867
• Release Date: August 2003
• Publisher: Hanley & Belfus
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 1.19 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.4" x 9.0"

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