General Surgery, General 

First Prize (Surgery category), BMA Awards 2005. A comprehensive and attractively presented 4-colour textbook of surgery aimed primarily at medical students but also of use to junior doctors and surgical technicians. The book has two key features: firstly, it provides students with coverage of every aspect of surgery; secondly, it has been designed and written to be the 'surgical companion' to Kumar & Clark's Clinical Medicine. This new edition will also offer an online version to all purchasers of the book - the first surgical textbook in the UK to make an electronic version available.The smart way to study!Elsevier titles with STUDENT CONSULT will help you master difficult concepts and study more efficiently in print and online! Perform rapid searches. Integrate bonus content from other disciplines. Download text to your handheld device. And a lot more. Each STUDENT CONSULT title comes with full text online, a unique image library, case studies, USMLE style questions, and online note-taking to enhance your learning experience.A comprehensive account of surgery - students only need to buy one textCovers general issues - wound healing, pain control, etc - in the first section - by grouping these issues into one section at the beginning, students are immediately given an overview of what makes surgery 'different'A regional approach is adopted for the largest section - section 2 - this is the classic way in which surgeons talk about surgery to each otherThe third section covers surgical specialities - paediatrics, endocrinology, urology - and also includes specialities such as ophthalmology, ENT and orthopaedics - these are the chapters that are often omitted from competing books , in the interests of saving spaceThe logical arrangement of the three sections makes the book easy to use and refer to in clinical practiceThe arrangement of contents is straightforward and conventional - a 'plus' in comparison to other texts which can be somewhat idiosyncratic in their approachInformation and practical boxes are used throughout to enhance the text and highlight and isolate important informationIncludes approximately 240 four-colour line drawings - these drawings are original to the have been greatly praised by studentsAlso includes over 100 black and white and approximately 50 full-colour clinical photographs, x-rays and scansDesigned to complement Kumar and Clark's highly successful Clinical Medicine textbook - students like having two 'matching' texts in these complementary areasWritten by an expert team of contributors from all the major London teaching hospitals and many other major centres in the UK - the contributor team lends authority to the textNow comes with access to online version to all purchasers of the book - the first UK surgical textbook to make this facility available to readers Your purchase of this book entitles you to access www.studentconsult.com at no extra charge. This innovative web site offers you... Access to the complete text and illustrations of this book. Integration links to bonus content in other STUDENT CONSULT titles. Content clipping for your handheld. An interactive community center with a wealth of additional resources. The more STUDENT CONSULT titles you buy, the more resources you can access online! Look for the STUDENT CONSULT logo on your favorite Elsevier textbooks! - from Amzon