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Compiled by selected residents from the general surgery program at the University of Michigan Medical School and edited by the section head for general surgery, this guide provides rapid access to basic information for diagnosis and surgical treatment. It begins with a color-coded diagnostic index for over 100 symptoms and signs, followed by an alphabetical listing of diagnosis and treatment for over 360 diseases (including essential features, clinical findings, diagnostic considerations, work-up, treatment and management, and references) and includes cancer staging tables. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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WHEN TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE, AND THE ANSWERS MUST BE RIGHT LANGE created CURRENT Consult: Surgery for physicians in practice and training with too much to accomplish in too little time. CURRENT Consult: Surgery brings you authoritative clinical answers on more than 360 surgically treated disorders in the most efficient format, perfectly devised for the busy physician. AUTHORITATIVE • EFFICIENT • EASY-TO-USE When you need diagnostic and treatment information NOW, it's got to be CURRENT Consult: Surgery. Featuring 2-page bulleted spreads of essential information on more than 360 common conditions and syndromes treated by surgeons, CURRENT Consult: Surgery gives you practical answers more quickly and authoritatively than any other resource. A separate, unique, and valuable Diagnostic Index section presents differential diagnoses for more than 100 symptoms and signs. For quick reference, Cancer Staging Tables are included. *Practical solutions for problems related to more than 360 surgically treated diseases and conditions *2-page spreads in alphabetical order by disorder *Diagnostic steps; differential diagnoses; treatment recommendations, including indications and contraindications for operative procedures; management of complications; and prognosis data *Guidance in choosing appropriate laboratory tests and imaging studies *Quick advice on When to Admit and When to Refer*Cancer staging tables
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