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General Surgery Review
edited by Martin A. Makary, MD, MPH; 386 pp, $74.95, ISBN 0-9760662-0-3, Washington, DC, Ladner-Drysdale, 2004.
Arch Surg. 2005;140:916.
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This review guide of 36 chapters effectively uses a problem-based approach to fulfill its role as a review guide for fourth-year medical students, house officers, and even practicing surgeons. This review is not suited for a primary reference, and readers should have a reasonable grasp of general surgery, having at least read one of the fundamental surgical texts before using this book as a recall aid. Because the authors are principally surgical trainees or young practicing surgeons, information is presented in straightforward, concise manner.
This highly readable reference is well suited for review prior to examinations. The format throughout the book uses a case-based question followed by a dividing line and a very brief answer. The central topic is presented with bulleted facts about the condition. Included are a variety of points such as presentation, incidence, risk factors, treatment, and outcome. After each question and a concise presentation of the . . . [Full Text of this Article]
AUTHOR INFORMATION
Pamela A. Lipsett, MD, Reviewer
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