The fourth edition of Basic Surgery is designed to train the medical student to think like a surgeon. Focusing on patients' presenting symptoms, the editors and their distinguished group of contributors take the reader through the thought processes involved in assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and postoperative care of the surgical patient.

• Completely revised and updated.
• new sections on laparoscopy, diagnostic imaging, critical care and monitoring, nutritional support, and basic techniques.
• Strategies for learning and retaining information during a surgical clerkship.
• Text is supplemented throughout with case studies, algorithms, tables, and illustrations, including color plates.
• Chapters conclude with "Common Pitfalls" and a self- assessment test.
• FREE, handy, quick-dose guide on anesthetic agents and medications for treating infection —pulls out for easy use!
• Free poster of cover art available to purchasers (limited offer).

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