Case Files Surgery, Second Edition (LANGE Case Files) (Paperback)

by Eugene Toy (Author), Terrence Liu (Author), Andre Campbell (Author)
Key Phrases: lumbar prolapsed nucleus pulposus, best therapy for this patient, fascia dehiscence, Comprehension Questions, Analysis Objectives, Current Surgical Therapy (more...)

Editorial Reviews

Review
"This is intended to emphasize the principles to be applied in managing general surgery patients. For a student who is in a rush to prepare for a particular case or problem, this is a good way to become knowledgeable quickly. It follows the medical student objective format as put forth by the boards and accreditation agency, using problem-based cases which tie together symptoms and signs with a disease. It is a well done book and certainly accomplishes its goal of providing students with a large amount of information about a particular type of problem. 3 Stars."--Doody's Review Service (Doody's )

Product Description
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. Each case includes an extended discussion, definition of terms, clinical pearls, and USMLE format review questions. This interactive learning system helps you understand essential concepts instead of memorizing facts. (20081222)

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Product Details

• Paperback: 504 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Medical; 2 edition (August 16, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0071463046
• ISBN-13: 978-0071463041
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 5.9 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #10,269 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Customer Reviews

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good, but not up to par with the rest of the series., June 28, 2007

By	Frijolero (Ohio) - See all my reviews

Though this book remains one of the best surgery shelf prep books out there, it does not include as much of the shelf content as I had hoped. Be sure to supplement with another book as using this as your primary source will leave you scratching your head at many shelf questions.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good for learning, not for Shelf, March 30, 2008

By	TN30 (Midwest) - See all my reviews

I agree with one of the other reviewers that this book contained a lot of interesting cases, but it was not particularly helpful for the shelf. I had 3 questions that were straight out of this book, but the vast majority of the questions can't be answered using this as a resource. I had a lot of heme/lab values on my test and 4-5 ethical questions where i felt at least three answers seemed quite reasonable. I don't really know how to study for those- they were situations that I never encountered on the wards or in lectures. I think a medicine review book probably would have been more helpful for most of the surgery shelf.

One more thing, for that guy who posted about "70% of questions" from the shelf being in this book, he also had that same quote about the OB/GYN case files. I think he's wrong on both counts.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Not relevant to shelf exam, May 30, 2009

By	T. Man - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Good if you just want to learn surgery related information. Bad for the shelf exam. Irrelevant information. Will make you wonder if you studied. Perhaps suitable for surgical residency pimping.