Current surgical diagnosis & treatment, 12th ed.007142315X Current surgical diagnosis & treatment, 12th ed. Ed. by Gerard M. Doherty and Lawrence W. Way. Lange Med. Books/McGraw-Hill 2006 1453 pages $64.95 Paperback RD31 Doherty and Way (surgery, U. of Michigan and U. of California, San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden , respectively) bring together 47 chapters by surgeons and medical practitioners from the US who discuss the diagnosis and treatment of about 1000 diseases and disorders. The focus is on major diagnostic features and brief descriptions of disease processes. Epidemiology, pathophysiology pathophysiology /patho·phys·i·ol·o·gy/ (-fiz?e-ol´ah-je) the physiology of disordered function. path·o·phys·i·ol·o·gy n. 1. , pathology, and general medical and surgical topics are incorporated. Chapters are grouped by organ system as well as by topics such as preparation, postoperative care postoperative care, n care after surgery or other invasive procedures, usually of a supportive nature. , surgical complications, and pediatric surgery. This edition has been updated to cover modern surgical care, including colon/rectal surgery, and new information on power sources in the operating room operating room n. Abbr. OR A room equipped for performing surgical operations. . The chapter on special problems, including pregnancy and older patients, has been rewritten. Other revisions are to chapters on injured patients, the esophagus and diaphragm, the liver and portal venus systems, oncology, and organ transplantation The transfer of organs such as the kidneys, heart, or liver from one body to another. The transplantation of human organs has become a common medical procedure. Typical organs transplanted are the kidneys, heart, liver, pancreas, cornea, skin, bones, and lungs. . ([c]20062005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) |
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