Surgery at a Glance [Paperback]

Pierce A. Grace (Author), Neil R. Borley (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 140518325X | ISBN-13: 978-1405183253 | Publication Date: October 13, 2009 | Edition: 4

Following the familiar, easy-to-use at a Glance format, and now in full-colour, Surgery at a Glance is an accessible introduction and revision text for medical students. Fully revised and updated, this at a Glance provides a user-friendly overview of surgery to encapsulate all that the student needs to know.

This new edition of Surgery at a Glance:

• Is presented in full colour format for ease of use
• Focuses on the core principles and the important diseases appropriate to the current curriculum
• Features extended coverage of anaesthesia and paediatric surgery
• Divides the ‘Paediatric surgery’ chapter into two new chapters to feature infantile pyloric stenosis, intussusception and malrotation of the gut
• Reflects the latest practice, e.g. new therapies for varicose veins resection
• Includes more practical information in the Presentations section on specifically ward-based topics

Surgery at a Glance is an invaluable resource for all clinical medical students, junior doctors, and surgical nurses.

Reviews of the previous edition

"‘This book is ideal for finals as diagrams help the revision numbed mind to retain information. It is extremely quick and easy to read and the list-based information is an ideal basis for short-answer questions." Barts and the London Chronicle

"Delightful book… the quality of the diagrams is such that for the majority of topics the text is almost superfluous." British Journal of Surgery

Editorial Reviews

Review

"Rating * * * * *. Excellent! Great value for money."

Cambridge Medicine, Addenbrooke's Clinical Medical School

"This book should appeal to those who like to access information with the least effort...good for cementing and organising your knowledge...does effectively what its forebears do for undergraduate subjects: simplify, illustrate and explain in a user-friendly format"

2nd Opinion, The Magazine of the Scottish Medical Schools

"This book is ideal for finals as diagrams help the revision-numbed mind to retain information. It is extremely quick and easy to read and the list-based information is an ideal basis for short-answer questions."

Barts and the London Chronicle

"This delightful book is the latest in the At a Glance series and only the second on a purely clinical subject...The quality of the diagrams is such that for the majority of the topics the text is almost superfluous."

British Journal of Surgery

"...offers clinical students a valuable resource and revision aid for general surgery and other surgical areas that are likely to be seen in finals. Each of the 76 chapters consist of definitions, common causes, clinical features, investigations, and management; a useful strategy that can be applied to most clinical problems."

Student BMJ

"The book is concise, well organised, and very easy to use. The unique format will be well received by those who enjoy learning by visual aids."
Current Surgery --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

From the Back Cover

Surgery at a Glance aims to present surgical and clinical presentations in the easy to use, revision aid formula for which the At A Glance series is well known. Starting with acute and emergency presentations, Surgery At A Glance guides the student through surgical procedures system by system. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

See all Editorial Reviews

Product Details

• Paperback: 200 pages
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell; 4 edition (October 13, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 140518325X
• ISBN-13: 978-1405183253
• Product Dimensions: 10.7 x 8.6 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,351,758 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Discover books, learn about writers, read author blogs, and more.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4.0 out of 5 stars Surgery At a Glance by Grace & Borley, May 18, 2006

By 

Remi Guillochon "Remi" (Brighton, UK) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Surgery at a Glance (Paperback)

Three major strengths of this book: 1:Excellent diagrams- present key points in very memorable and manageable form. 2:Disease descriptions are crystal clear, so there's no chance of you getting confused between different diseases. 3:Right amount of emphasis on symptoms, tests and diagnosis, very handy when preparing for surgery rotation.

Overall very readable. Works both as an introductory text and a revision aid. Fills you in on stuff you might have missed in lectures. Once you get used to sifting around the short chapters, you will learn a great deal from it. Wide array of subjects covered with imaginative use of tables and box diagrams. Authors know which topics are more difficult to understand and they take care in explaining them effectively. For example, in the section on surgical infection where there is a lot of detail to take in. Authoritative instructions given in brief but helpful summaries at end of each chapter.