Clinical Scenarios in Cardiothoracic Surgery, 2nd Edition (EPUB)

This second edition is a case-based reference for oral board preparation, quick clinical reference, and self-assessment, presenting over 100 cases that walk through the principles of safe surgical care step by step.

Coverage spans all areas of cardiac and general thoracic surgery, with a reorganized table of contents and all-newly written chapters. Each chapter begins with patient presentation and proceeds through differential diagnosis, workup, diagnosis and treatment, surgical approach, key technical steps, potential pitfalls, special interoperative considerations, postoperative management, and take-home points.

Clear, high-quality clinical images and illustrations appear throughout, and the content reflects the knowledge of expert contributors working at the cutting edge of clinical cardiac and thoracic surgery.

Key Features

Highlights

• Reorganized table of contents and all newly written chapters supply comprehensive coverage and real-life examples of cardiac and thoracic surgery scenarios.
• Chapters begin with patient presentation and proceed through differential diagnosis, workup, diagnosis and treatment, surgical approach, key technical steps and potential pitfalls, special interoperative considerations, postoperative management, concluding with take-home points as appropriate.
• Clear, high-quality clinical images and illustrations throughout.
• Shares the knowledge and experience of expert contributors who are on the cutting edge of clinical cardiac and thoracic surgery.

How to use

Open the EPUB file with EPUB reader software such as Calibre or Adobe Digital Editions, not PDF reader software like Adobe Acrobat. The case-based format supports oral board preparation, quick clinical reference, and self-assessment.