Deja Review

Overview

Flash cards in a book for the Surgery shelf exam and the USMLE Step 2 CK -- written by students for students

"The authors have done a great job in assimilating surgery essentials with anatomy, embryology, high-yield recall questions, clinical case presentations, definitions, physical diagnosis, common presenting signs and symptoms, and significance of lab findings. In addition to that, they have successfully packed the book with powerful illustrative images....It is a packed resource for the wards, for the shelf exam, as well as for Step 2."--Sanober A. Amin, MD/PhD Candidate, Class of 2008, UIC College of Medicine

Deja Review: Surgery boils down your course work to just the critical concepts. Presenting the perspectives of top students from their shelf exams and the USMLE Step 2 CK, this unbeatable guide features a quick-read Q&A format -- one that helps you efficiently get through a large amount of information. It also allows you to zero-in on only correct answers in order to promote memory retention and maximize your study time.

FEATURES:

• Flashcards in a book format for maximum retention
• Perfect for last-minute clerkship and board review
• Written by top medical students who just aced the USMLE Step 2 CK
• All-inclusive yet concise coverage of surgery
• Study-enhancing tips, mnemonics, and insider advice
• Clinical vignettes chapter preps you for cases you'll see on the exam

Table of contents

Student Reviewers
Preface
1. Esophagus
2. Stomach
3. Small Bowel
4. Colon
5. Anorectal
6. Spleen
7. Hernia
8. Liver
9. Gallbladder
10. Pancreas
11. Endocrine
12. Trauma
13. Critical Care
14. Burns
15. Wound Healing, Skin and Soft Tissue, and Plastic Surgery
16. Breast
17. Pediatric Surgery
18. Vascular Surgery
19. Cardiothoracic Surgery
20. Transplant
21. ENT
22. Bariatric Surgery
23. Urology
24. Neurosurgery
25. Orthopedics
26. Clinical Vignettes
Index

Biographical note

Amit D. Tevar, MD, is Assistant Professor of Surgery, Director of the Transplant Surgery Fellowship Program, and Director of the Pancreas Transplant Program in the Division of Transplantation, Department of Surgery, at the University of Cincinnati in Cincinnati, OH.
Scott J. King, MD, is a Resident in Radiology at the University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH.
Jonathan R. Thompson, MD, is a Resident in General Surgery at the University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH. He scored in the 99th percentile on Step 2 of the USMLE.