SHARPEN YOUR CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS AND IMPROVE PATIENT CARE Experience with clinical cases is key to mastering the art and science of medicine and ultimately to providing patients with competent clinical care. Case Files®: Surgery provides 60 true-to-life cases that illustrate essential concepts in surgery. Each case includes an easy-to-understand discussion correlated to key concepts, definitions of key terms, clinical pearls, and USMLE®-style review questions to reinforce your learning. With Case Files®, you’ll learn instead of memorize. · Learn from 60 high-yield cases, each with board-style questions · Master key concepts with clinical pearls · Cement your knowledge with 25 new integrated challenge questions · Polish your approach to clinical problem solving and to patient care · Perfect for medical students and physician assistant students
REAL-LIFE CASES FOR THE SURGERY CLERKSHIP You need exposure to high-yield cases to excel in the surgery clerkship and on the shelf exam.
Sixty Surgery cases with complete discussions offer the most outstanding clerkship and USMLE Step 2 review possible Case Files: Surgery, 2e presents sixty clinical cases illustrating key points.
This book is highly recommended to supplement internal medicine clerkships and sub-internships and to prepare for shelf and USMLE exams.
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The format allows you to review a patient vignette and then explore/examine the case in a contextual, application-based manner. The book is ideal for both quick-access and slow and careful study.
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Numerous references are included throughout the text for those wishing to explore a topic in-depth.