Surgical Recall, Fifth North American Edition (Recall Series) |  | Creator: Lorne H Blackbourne
Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Category: Book
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Rating:  60 reviews
Sales Rank: 1981
Media: Paperback
Edition: Fifth Edition
Pages: 800
Number Of Items: 2
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.6
Dimensions (in): 8 x 5 x 1.2
ISBN: 0781770769
Dewey Decimal Number: 617.0076
EAN: 9780781770767
ASIN: 0781770769
Publication Date: April 1, 2008
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Product Description
Thoroughly updated for its Fifth Edition, this reference for third and fourth year medical students on surgical clerkships enables quick study in a rapid-fire Q&A format. A perfect fit for a lab coat pocket, this book is commonly used as a quick review prior to surgical rounds as well as for board review. Purchasers of this edition will get both the print book and access to MP3 audio files of the entire text. All Q&A material will also be posted online in the form of electronic flashcards for self-quizzing.
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Don't start your surgery rotation without it! March 29, 2001
Umber76 (Brookline, MA, USA)
23 out of 24 found this review helpful
This is *the* book to have during your surgery rotation. It is surprisingly thorough for its size. It covers all the questions you will get on rounds, in the OR, and in your exams. It even has some pictures and diagrams.
The best single source of info you'll find on any clerkship August 26, 2002
15 out of 15 found this review helpful
They'll tell you that you need to read a surgery textbook in addition to Recall, but I (who am generally a reader) found that to be flat out untrue. I was skeptical of Recall, but I am a convert. I checked out Lawrence, Sabiston, and NMS, and found them all to be too 'wordy'. When you only have a few minutes to spare here and there, you don't want to waste precious reading time on pretty prose, you need the facts, unadorned. That's what Recall will give you. I really meant to be good and read an actual text, but ran out of time. So I can tell you from experience that if you know Surgical Recall well, it will be enough (with a little sleep the night before) to kick butt on the NBME shelf exam, or whatever exam y'all use. Reduce the pain (and expense) of your surgery rotation -- buy this book. It's all you really need.
The ONLY book you need to do well on your surgery rotation. October 1, 1999
15 out of 17 found this review helpful
Your attendings will want you to read some fat surgery text, but honestly you just don't have the time. Luckily, almost everything that you as a 3rd year medical student ought to know about surgery is in this book, in a concise and enjoyable format. Carry it with you, read it every chance you get, especially the couple of pages relevant to your patient's case before you scrub in. If you master this book, particularly the 300 pages or so on general (as opposed to specialty) surgery, you will be well prepared for the National Board and any oral exam you school may have you take. Good luck!
Surgical Recall: The Only Source Needed to Succeed August 11, 2000
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
Just finished my 3rd year surgical clerkship, the first of the year. I am one of those middle-of-the-pack medical students, and this little gem of a book earned me Honors in arguably the most difficult clerkship. Read it front to back and know it well. You will shine.
Great book for the wards and the NBME shelf September 8, 2006
Jarrod D. Knudson (Houston, TX USA)
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
This is a must have during surgery clerkships. It's broken down into concise chapters that can quickly be reviewed (5-10 minutes) before a case or a conference. For example, we had a right hepatic lobectomy case on a patient with hepatocellular carcinoma. I spent about 20 minutes in the physicians locker room reviewing the liver chapters before the case. In surgery, I was easily able to answer nearly all questions from the staff surgeon and the chief resident. Most pimp questions can be found in this book. This book definitely gives you an edge on the clerkship. It provides fast access to many pertinent concepts that you'll need day in and day out on the wards, in the SICU and in the OR. Many pocket textbooks are just dead weight in your coat. This one is actually very useful.
Also, recall is a good resource for studying for the Surgery Shelf exam. Much of the exam is medicine, not surgery. As a result, the basic reveiew of physiologic and IM concepts in recall were helpful in preparation for the shelf exam.
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