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Dr. Pestana's Surgery Notes: Top 180 Vignettes for the Surgical Wards (Kaplan Test Prep) 2nd Edition

by Dr. Carlos Pestana (Author)
4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars 201 ratings
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  1. ISBN-10
    1625231121
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    978-1625231123
  3. Edition
    2nd
  4. Publisher
    Kaplan Publishing
  5. Publication date
    July 7, 2015
  6. Language
    English
  7. Dimensions
    5.25 x 0.6 x 8 inches
  8. Print length
    256 pages
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Carlos Pestana, MD, PhD, is emeritus professor of surgery at the University of Texas Medical School at San Antonio. Ranked #1 in his medical school class, Dr. Pestana has a doctorate in surgery from the University of Minnesota and did a 5-year surgical residency at the Mayo Clinic. He has received over 40 teaching awards and prizes for teaching excellence. In the early 1990s he was a member of the Comprehensive Part II Committee of the National Board of Medical Examiners that designed what is now the clinical component of the USMLE Step 2 exam. Dr. Pestana is also the author of Fluids and Electrolytes in the Surgical Patient, which has been translated into Spanish, Italian, and Greek.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Kaplan Publishing; 2nd edition (July 7, 2015)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 256 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1625231121
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1625231123
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 7.7 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.25 x 0.6 x 8 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars 201 ratings

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Customers find the book provides helpful practice questions and enhances their understanding of surgery. It is a concise, easy-to-read, and portable book that fits in pockets. The high-yield information is suitable for prepping for the surgery shelf exam. The book is described as accurate and precise.

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78 customers mention "Information quality"72 positive6 negative

Customers find the book provides useful information and practice questions for medical students starting surgery rotations. It enhances their understanding of surgery and covers basic surgical disciplines. They say it's a great resource for prepping for the surgery shelf exam and a must-have for every medical student on their surgery rotation.

"...includes the most high yield information and has really great practice questions in the back to help monitor your progress in mastering the material...." Read more

"...The questions are great, although I recommend doing them in creative order (eg 1, 11, 21, 31, 41, etc... 2, 12, 22, 32, 42, etc...) since the..." Read more

"...It focuses on the medicine aspect of surgery; it does not go heavily into detail on associated labs studies, imaging studies or types of surgical..." Read more

"...It is an unbelievable resource and I would highly recommend it for every medical student going through the surgery rotation!" Read more

45 customers mention "Readability"41 positive4 negative

Customers find the book easy to read and concise. It provides them with essential information without fluff or extraneous details. The text is simple and easy to understand, providing a good overview of everything.

"...This book can be read in 4-5 hours if you stay focused, so I highly recommend it both for cursory review during the clerkship AND for cramming..." Read more

"...It's written in a concise, interesting and easily comprehensible manner...." Read more

"...medical study books due to its great organization and simple appropriate knowledge for a 3rd year medical student...." Read more

"...It focuses on the medicine aspect of surgery; it does not go heavily into detail on associated labs studies, imaging studies or types of surgical..." Read more

19 customers mention "Ease of carrying"19 positive0 negative

Customers find the book portable and easy to carry around. It fits in their pockets and is convenient to read on the go while on the wards or between surgeries.

"...Pros: - small and easy to carry in white coat - good comprehensive review for shelf exam (contains the MUST knows for the shelf) -..." Read more

"...It conveniently fits in your white coat pocket so you can carry it around with you in the hospital to use during any periods of downtime..." Read more

"Great book to have in your white coat while on the floor; my surgical rotation was always stop and go, so it's a good idea to carry around something..." Read more

"...Overall, nice to carry in your white coat or scrub pocket to read when you have downtime throughout the day." Read more

11 customers mention "High yield"11 positive0 negative

Customers find the book useful for studying during short periods of downtime. They appreciate the easy-to-read format with 180 practice questions. The information is deemed high-yield and suitable for surgery shelves.

"...sole resource for shelf exam prep, but it definitely includes the most high yield information and has really great practice questions in the back to..." Read more

"HIGH YIELD. I am a mediocre test-taker and this helped me ace the shelf. Quick read...." Read more

"...Very high yield point and small enough to be carried with you to review during down time...." Read more

"...This book is simple and too the point, no extra fluff. Everything is high yield, literally." Read more

10 customers mention "Shelf size"10 positive0 negative

Customers find the book useful for surgery shelves. They say it has everything needed for surgery shelves and is a must-read for introductions to the surgery shelf.

"A must have for the surgery shelf and advanced clinical exam for surgery. Probably better for the latter but good for both...." Read more

"This is a must for introduction to the surgery shelf...." Read more

"Really clear and concise surgery prep book. Great for wards and the shelf." Read more

"Awesome Book. have everything u need for Surgery shelf." Read more

3 customers mention "Accuracy"3 positive0 negative

Customers appreciate the book's accuracy. They find it concise and well-described.

"It's easy , precise,well oriented ,the approach of the topic in the test questions review are alike to real test." Read more

"Good book. Accurately described." Read more

"Superb! Great book for USMLE step 2 preparation. Short and precise!" Read more

Top reviews from the United States

  • AC
    5.0 out of 5 stars NECESSARY but not SUFFICIENT. Still, it's a good for overview during clerkship and prep for SHELF exam
    Reviewed in the United States on December 25, 2015
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    I used this book for the surgery shelf exam and the clerkship. My honest opinion is that it is more helpful for the shelf than the wards. You'll definitely read pieces of information that will help you when pimped by attendings and residents. For non medical people, these are just two levels of doctors you see in teaching hospitals. I read it over twice in its entiretiy, plus answered all 180 questions, during the last 7 days before the shelf exam. Each time I found something that I had forgotten or did not fully undrstand from the first read. This book can be read in 4-5 hours if you stay focused, so I highly recommend it both for cursory review during the clerkship AND for cramming during the last few days of the clerkship, prior to the shelf exam. HOWEVER, this IS NOT ENOUGH for the shelf. I thought the NMS Casebook and First Aid Surgery were useful additions, especially for covering the random bits of information that this book does not cover.

    Pros:
    - small and easy to carry in white coat
    - good comprehensive review for shelf exam (contains the MUST knows for the shelf)
    - good for reviewing prior to entering a case so you don't look lost in front of your attending

    Cons:
    - does not have some details about the pathophysiology of diseases
    - does not cover finer points about care, such as which antibiotics to use for anaerobic vs. gram negative infections, etc (penicillin, ampicillin, clinda?

    Ultimately, doing well on the shelf requires you to have some ingenuity, as well as basic knowledge. Everything in this book is necessary to know, but not SUFFICIENT
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  • Laoburk
    5.0 out of 5 stars High yield and perfect for reading during short periods of downtime
    Reviewed in the United States on March 19, 2016
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    This is a great book to use in preparation for the surgery shelf. It's written in a concise, interesting and easily comprehensible manner. It conveniently fits in your white coat pocket so you can carry it around with you in the hospital to use during any periods of downtime (e.g. between cases).

    I wouldn't use this as the sole resource for shelf exam prep, but it definitely includes the most high yield information and has really great practice questions in the back to help monitor your progress in mastering the material. I felt like this book along with Case Files-Surgery, Uworld surgery questions, and supplemental reading from the red NMS book (did not read NMS cover to cover) provided adequate study material in order to perform well on the surgery shelf.
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  • Gingerbread
    5.0 out of 5 stars One of My All-Time Favorite Medical Study Books
    Reviewed in the United States on September 25, 2016
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    Really great review for surgery clerkship and USMLE 2CK. Far more breadth of topics than surgery in UWorld and Kaplan (I've completed their QBanks for surgery clerkship). It contains many topics that are applicable to medicine clerkship, as well. Essentially the whole book is set up as a DDx list, and I've used it to to create lots of DDx lists for presenting Sx that I will use during emergency medicine, internal medicine, and family medicine. The questions are great, although I recommend doing them in creative order (eg 1, 11, 21, 31, 41, etc... 2, 12, 22, 32, 42, etc...) since the questions tend to cluster on topics. Overall, this is one of my all-time favorite medical study books due to its great organization and simple appropriate knowledge for a 3rd year medical student. If you were to memorize this book, which is possible, you'd be in great shape for many of your clinical rotations.
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  • Sarah Rose
    4.0 out of 5 stars Good quick reads for students!
    Reviewed in the United States on November 11, 2016
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    Great overview of the things you need to know for your surgical rotation as a student. It focuses on the medicine aspect of surgery; it does not go heavily into detail on associated labs studies, imaging studies or types of surgical procedures needed. I'm a PA student but I know for the medical shelfs and my EOR exams the questions are all medicine based anyway. There are also more than 100 questions in the back which helped integrate the material.

    Good for the price and for an introduction to surgery; not a great resource for those that want to go into it.
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  • Thatguy
    5.0 out of 5 stars A Must have for every surgery rotation medical student!
    Reviewed in the United States on September 10, 2016
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    I was recommended Dr. Pestana's Surgery Note by several of my colleagues who have already gone through the surgery rotation. Every single one of them highly recommended the notes and said there was no resource as good as these for the surgery rotation. So I decided to get one for myself and these notes are amazing! They are concise and very informative. The vignettes are similar to what you would see on the Step 2 and the descriptions give us the high yield facts and many clinical pearls. They summarize the basics and definitely take it to the next set where you feel comfortable and ready to study for step 2 CK. It is an unbelievable resource and I would highly recommend it for every medical student going through the surgery rotation!
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  • Tung
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great book to have in your white coat while on ...
    Reviewed in the United States on February 20, 2016
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    Great book to have in your white coat while on the floor; my surgical rotation was always stop and go, so it's a good idea to carry around something like this. There are a couple hundred questions in the back that are mostly a review of the material covered in the book itself. Explanations are given by a page reference in the text, which is really nice.

    This book is small and easy to get through multiple times. Definitely the "highest yield" resource I could find for the NBME shelf exam.

    Would be a mistake to not use it, but don't expect a textbook.. this is literally just a book of high yield facts.
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  • PABLO210
    5.0 out of 5 stars Surgery Rotation Survival Guide
    Reviewed in the United States on January 10, 2017
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    If you're in Medical School or PA School and have an upcoming Surgery Rotation, or if you're a Surgical Intern, please buy this book. This book has almost everything you'll ever need to stay on your toes when the Surgical Attending pimps you out in the OR or out on the floor with tough questions. You'll look forward to getting pimped because you'll know so many of the answers. This books is so good, and its imparted knowledge so useful, it's almost like cheating. So stop wondering how you'll survive your Surgery Rotation. Buy some coffee. And read this book. You won't regret it.
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    5.0 out of 5 stars Great book
    Reviewed in India on March 29, 2017
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    This book can clear your concepts like none other.highly recommended.Carlos Pestanan is a great teacher.Although dated i liked his other book on fluid management as well hope he soon updates that book as well.
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  • Jesse M
    5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent NBME study resource.
    Reviewed in Canada on May 15, 2016
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    Very inexpensive and super high-yield. Won't get you through the NBME all the way but is an amazing resource to get you up to speed as quick as possible. Would highly recommend to anyone who needs to write the NBME. Not as helpful for on the ward stuff, but still great and a quick read.
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  • Sara
    5.0 out of 5 stars Compact & concise
    Reviewed in Canada on July 19, 2017
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    Excellent value for money and small enough to carry around throughout the day. A great balance between relevant details and not getting bogged down with too much unnecessary info. Between the UWorld practice questions and this book, I did very well on the Surgery NBME.
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  • David Kuipers
    5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
    Reviewed in Canada on August 22, 2018
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    Concise for surgery wards. Need some supplementation in todays day and age of Gen. Surg.
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  • Tim
    5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
    Reviewed in Canada on September 29, 2017
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    practical and informative
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