Dr. Pestana's Surgery Notes by Carlos Pestana

Dr. Pestana's Surgery Notes by Carlos Pestana

Celebrated by medical students for over a decade, Kaplan's pocket-sized Dr. Pestana's Surgery Notes is the highest-yield surgery review for the shelf and USMLE Step 2 CK exams.

Designed for portable prep, Dr. Pestana's Surgery Notes fits perfectly in your lab coat so you can refresh your knowledge in between cases.
The Best Review

• Concise high-yield review of core surgery material
• 180 up-to-date vignettes for self-testing
• 16 brief essays examining selected diagnostic and therapeutic tools from a surgical perspective
• NEW essay topic: nutritional support of the surgical patient
• EXPANDED and enhanced bariatric surgery chapter
• Revised content review throughout, including: therapies for childhood leukemia, ARDS, non-small cell lung cancer, aortoenteric fistula, gout, BPH, prolapsed hemorrhoids, rectal prolapse, and anal fissures, and trends in whole blood availability and use

Expert Guidance

• Revised and fully up-to-date content from distinguished surgery instructor Dr. Carlos Pestana
• For over a decade, Dr. Pestana's Surgery Notes has helped med students excel on the surgery shelf exam and USMLE Step 2 CK

Dr. Carlos Pestana, MD, PhD, is an emeritus surgeon at the University of Texas Medical School in San Antonio. Dr. Pestana graduated from the University of Minnesota with a degree in surgery and completed a 5-year surgical residency at the Mayo Clinic. He has garnered over 40 teaching medals and prizes for his outstanding performance in the classroom. He was a member of the National Board of Medical Examiners' Comprehensive Part II Committee, which established what is currently the clinical component of the USMLE Step 2 exam, in the early 1990s. Fluids and Electrolytes in the Surgical Patient, written by Dr. Pestana, has been translated into Spanish, Italian, and Greek.

SKU	Unavailable
ISBN 13	9781506254340
ISBN 10	1506254349
Title	Dr. Pestana's Surgery Notes
Author	Carlos Pestana
Series	Kaplan Test Prep
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Kaplan Publishing
Year published	2020-04-07
Number of pages	264
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.