Rush University Medical Center Review of Surgery

"This is a much-needed revision of a great resource for surgical trainees or surgeons who are preparing for 'high-stakes examinations.'" Reviewed by Carol Scott-Conner, MD, PhD, MBA (University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics)

• 1 Physiologic Response to Injury 2 Wound Healing and Cell Biology 3 Hemostasis and Transfusion 4 Nutrition, Metabolism, and Fluid and Electrolytes 5 Surgical Infection and Transmissible Diseases and Surgeons 6 Transplantation and Immunology 7 Perioperative Care and Anesthesia 8 Fundamentals of Surgical Technology 9 Critical Care 10 Surgical Critical Care 11 Trauma 12 Burns 13 Skin and Soft Tissue 14 Hernia 15 Breast 16 Thyroid 17 Parathyroid 18 Adrenal 19 Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery 20 Esophagus 21 Stomach and Duodenum 22 Small Bowel and Appendix 23 Colon, Rectum, and Anus 24 Liver and Portal Venous System 25 Gallbladder and Biliary Tract 26 Pancreas 27 Spleen and Lymphatic System 28 Vascular Surgery 29 Thoracic Surgery 30 Head and Neck 31 Pediatric Surgery 32 Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery 33 Special Considerations in Surgery 34 Evidence-Based Surgery and Applications of Biostatistics 35 Core Competencies and Quality Improvement