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    Dr. Pestana's Surgery Notes: Fifth Edition, Top 180 Vignettes of Surgical Diseases
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    Dr. Pestana's Surgery Notes: Fifth Edition, Top 180 Vignettes of Surgical Diseases
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    Dr. Pestana's Surgery Notes: Fifth Edition, Top 180 Vignettes of Surgical Diseases

    Written by Carlos Pestana

    Narrated by Matthew Kugler

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    About this audiobook

    Celebrated by medical students for over a decade, Kaplan's Dr. Pestana's Surgery Notes is the highest-yield surgery review for the shelf and USMLE Step 2 CK exams.

    The Best Review
    Audio format for portable review
    Concise high-yield review of core surgery material
    180 up-to-date vignettes for self-testing
    16 brief essays examining selected diagnostic and therapeutic tools from a surgical perspective
    NEW essay topic: nutritional support of the surgical patient
    EXPANDED and enhanced bariatric surgery chapter
    Revised content review throughout, including: therapies for childhood leukemia, ARDS, non-small cell lung cancer, aortoenteric fistula, gout, BPH, prolapsed hemorrhoids, rectal prolapse, and anal fissures, and trends in whole blood availability and use
    Expert Guidance
    Revised and fully up-to-date content from distinguished surgery instructor Dr. Carlos Pestana
    For over a decade, Dr. Pestana's Surgery Notes has helped med students excel on the surgery shelf exam and USMLE Step 2 CK
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherSimon & Schuster Audio
    Release dateApr 7, 2020
    ISBN9781506258294
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