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Designed to teach you to think like an experienced clinician, this unique resource places as much value on process as it does on content. A case-based organization hones in on the must-know differential diagnoses of the common surgical presentations. Its convenient pocket-sized format enables you to review the material on the go, and online access via Student Consult enhances your study of the material and exponentially boosts your reference power.Provides high-yield core information essential to surgical rotations in a portable, pocket-sized format.Uses a color-coded system that places the core surgical information in a framework of the ACGME Core Competencies.Offers self-assessment activities throughout to promote retention and application of knowledge, including access on line to your own competency-based portfolio tools and competency-specific learning modules (Vertical Reads).Features ACGME Core Competencies enabling you to integrate evidence based medicine, continual self-assessment, and cognizance of interpersonal skills into your daily routine.Includes features such as "e;Speaking Intelligently and "e;Clinical Thinking in each chapter to help you see the "e;big picture.Organizes the most common and must-know surgical signs/symptoms and disorders by presentation, making reference simple.Presents "e;Teaching Visuals-an interactive teaching device designed to reinforce visual concepts.Equips you to perform a more in-depth review of surgical topics with

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