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USLME II, III REVIEW BOOKS
1. SURGERY: REVIEW FOR NEW NATIONAL BOARDS
By Geelhoed
Questions/Answers/Explanations for all areas of surgery
*****
(gold book-available for check-out)
2. SURGERY: RYPINS' INTENSIVE REVIEWS
1st edition
High-Yield Review/Key Concepts
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(on reserve)
3. 700 QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
1995 By Metzler
Questions/Answers/Explanations
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(blue book--available for check-out)
4. USMLE STEPS 2 & 3: BLUEPRINTS IN SURGERY
By Karp et al. 2nd edition
Key Concepts/Questions/Answers/Explanations
*****
(blue book-on reserve)
5. PRINCIPLES OF SURGERY: PRETEST SELF-ASSESSMENT & REVIEW
By Schwartz 5th edition
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(yellow book-available for check-out)
6. REVIEW FOR SURGERY: SCIENTIFIC PRINCIPLES & PRACTICE
By Greenfield et al
Questions/Answers (no explanations)
**
(blue book-available for check-out)
7. APPLETON & LANGE'S REVIEW OF SURGERY
By Wapnick et al. 2nd edition
Questions/Answers/Explanations
****
(red book-available for check-out)
8. SABISTON REVIEW OF SURGERY
By Sabiston
Questions/Answers/Explanations
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(red book-available for check-out)
9. SURGERY
By Jarrell 2nd edition
Thorough Review/Questions/Answers/Explanations
*****
(red book-available for check-out)
10. PRETEST: SURGERY
By King et al. 6th edition
Questions/Answers/Explanations
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(available for check-out)
11. OKLAHOME NOTES: GENERAL SURGERY
By Jacocks
Very Thorough Review
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(red book-on reserve)


SURGERY TEXTBOOKS/CLINICAL PEARLS
1. ESSENTIALS OF GENERAL SURGERY
By Lawrence 2nd edition
Textbook-Read before clinical rotation
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(black book-available for check-out)
2. BASIC SCIENCE REVIEW FOR SURGEONS
By Simmons & Steed
Basic Science-Phys at cell, organ level etc.
Use as Reference Book only.
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(blue book-available for check-out)
3. CURRENT SURGICAL DIAGNOSIS & TREATMENT
By Lange 1979
Textbook-Not so current(1979)-Use only as reference
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(black book-on reserve)
4. TEXTBOOK OF SURGERY: POCKET COMPANION
By Sabiston & Lyerly
Textbook
*
(red book-on reserve)
5. ADVANCE SURGICAL RECALL
By Blackbourne 2nd edition
Clinical Pearls/ Questions/ Answers
*****
(on reserve)
6. SURGICAL SECRETS
By Abernathy 1st edition
Review/ High-Yield--?s asked in rounds, OR, exams
*****
(green book-available for check-out)
7. CURRENT CLINICAL STRATEGIES: SURGERY
By Wilson et al. 2nd edition
Clinical Pearls/ Procedures/ How-To's-very thin (fits in coat pocket)
*****
(gray book-available for check-out)
8. PLASTIC & RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY: ESSENTIALS FOR STUDENTS
Read before Rotation
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(red book-available for check-out)
9. SURGICAL ATLAS & SUTURE SELECTION GUIDE
By Davis & Geck
Handbook
(could not locate in SASS-keep looking-sounds good)
10. SURGICAL COMPLICATIONS: SELF-INSTRUCTIONAL GUIDE
By Bloomquist Book 4 3rd edition
Workbook/Illustrations/ Questions/ Answers
(could not locate in SASS-keep looking-sounds good)
11. UNDERGROUND CLINICAL VIGNETTES: SURGERY
By Bhushan et al
Clinical Cases-may be good for USMLE review
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(pink book-on reserve)
12. HANDBOOK OF SURGERY
By Schrock 10th edition
Good reference-Fits in coat pocket
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(purple book-on reserve)