This convenient, pocket-sized manual from the author of the popular Clinician's Pocket Reference covers problems most often encountered by residents when "on call" on surgical services. Each problem includes differential diagnosis, a diagnostic database, and treatment plans. Refer to this handy manual when you're "on call" and have valuable information readily at your fingertips when you need it the most.
Features: contributions from surgery residents and attendings from around the country, new chapter on the management of common surgical complications, new chapter on enteral and parenteral nutrition, "Immediate Action" entries to certain emergency problems, and Problems at top of each page allow rapid identification.