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We found 58 Reddit comments discussing the best general surgery books. We ran sentiment analysis on each of these comments to determine how redditors feel about different products. We found 23 products and ranked them based on the amount of positive reactions they received. Here are the top 20.

1. Crucial Interventions: An Illustrated Treatise on the Principles & Practice of Nineteenth-Century Surgery

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Crucial Interventions: An Illustrated Treatise on the Principles & Practice of Nineteenth-Century Surgery
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2. Anatomischer Atlas: Für Studierende Und Ärzte (Classic Reprint) (German Edition)

Anatomischer Atlas: Für Studierende Und Ärzte (Classic Reprint) (German Edition)
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3. Schwartz's Principles of Surgery, Ninth Edition

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4. Surgical Recall

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5. Pocket Surgery: The Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Handbook of Surgery (Pocket Notebook)

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6. Surgical Exposures in Orthopaedics: The Anatomic Approach

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Surgical Exposures in Orthopaedics: The Anatomic Approach
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7. Pocket Orthopaedic Surgery (Pocket Notebook Series)

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8. Essentials of General Surgery

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9. Instrumentation for the Operating Room: A Photographic Manual

Instrumentation for the Operating Room: A Photographic Manual
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10. Current Surgical Therapy

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Current Surgical Therapy
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12. Surgical Recall, 6th Edition (Recall Series)

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13. Pocket Surgery (Pocket Notebook Series)

Pocket Surgery (Pocket Notebook Series)
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15. Second Variety

Second Variety
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17. Surgery: A Case Based Clinical Review

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Surgery: A Case Based Clinical Review
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18. Globalisms: The Great Ideological Struggle of the Twenty-first Century, Third Edition (Globalization)

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19. Bailey and Love's Short Practice of Surgery (A Hodder Arnold Publication)

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20. Brunner & Suddarth's Textbook of Medical-Surgical Nursing (Brunner and Suddarth's Textbook of Medical-Surgical)

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Brunner & Suddarth's Textbook of Medical-Surgical Nursing (Brunner and Suddarth's Textbook of Medical-Surgical)
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u/Strange_Bean · 7 pointsr/StardustCrusaders

In regards to spoilers, I think it's important to note that there's some things which are going to be spoiled no matter what you do. This thing's been out for several years now, so some stuff will be spread around, especially from Stardust Crusaders. It's easy for those of us who've read it already to forget that the details of Dio's Stand were a significant plot point. It's best to treat some things like the conclusion of The Empire Strikes Back, and accept that though they may not be surprising, it's still quite a ride to go through.

For reading the manga, things are kind of up in the air at the moment. Officially, there's only Stardust Crusaders in English so far, with Jojonium on the way, and though everything is translated in one form or another, Parts 3 and 5 still have subpar chapters, and we see a new one updated every couple of weeks on bato.to, so there's no big collected download for those parts in decent quality. It may be a good idea to emphasize supporting the official release; as that's the only way we'll get more translated officially. Related to that, it's probably a good idea to point out the name changes in the translation. Some people are very sensitive about that, so maybe let them know that there are fansub groups for the anime, though that doesn't support the official release.

Unfortunately, the books seem to be the easiest thing to buy; the anime is spread across fifteen volumes, all of which are fairly costly, and there's no stateside release yet. It's all on Crunchyroll, and you could buy a premium membership if you want to support it, but I think there's some debate on whether or not that's really worth it. Apart from that, the most common merch would be the figures, with the Super Action Statue line being poseable, smaller figures, and the Statue Legends line being larger, static, and more detailed. Might be worth looking for someone to give you more precise terminology. There's other things floating around though, like this beautiful piece of work.

The games are pretty easy, but it may be worth including something like this Pastebin of instructions on how to get Heritage for the Future running with Fightcade. I have no idea if that actually works or anything, but there are ways to get HftF running on PCs.

When it comes to introducing Jojo to people I think the anime is pretty much the best option. I tend to use this clip when showing off what it's about. It's not much of a spoiler, and works really well as a barometer for whether or not they'll be into the series as a whole.

Something that might be worth including is the various unofficial attempts at making a Jojo tabletop game that have happened over the years. This seems to be the most complete one, but someone else might have a better idea. A FAQ might also be a good idea; I.E. What order should I read them in, why did they replace the Ripple, how does King Crimson work.

u/drdikdik · 2 pointsr/medicine

I haven't read this book but it's a nice hardcover with beautiful historical illustrations and is not very expensive. I doubt it's comprehensive / definitive but you'll love flipping through it and it'll look great on your bookshelf:

https://www.amazon.com/Crucial-Interventions-Illustrated-Principles-Nineteenth-Century/dp/0500518106?ie=UTF8&*Version*=1&*entries*=0

Another area I've become interested in (in my own field of expertise, not surgery) is actually buying historical texts. Find a specialty used book store in your city and browse through their medical/scientific books. Even a standard (med school-level) text from 70 years ago is fascinating when understood in the context of what has come since. And the <100 year-old books are not expensive (<$100).

abebooks.com is full of cheap old used (and expensive old used) textbooks from many countries and areas of medicine.

When I am thinking about a disease that I encounter in my practice frequently (ex. Hodgkin disease), sometimes it's fun to dip into one of my old textbooks and read something like "Hodgkin's disease is a disease of the hematopoietic organs [...] It is invariably fatal. Whether it is neoplastic or inflammatory in nature remains a matter of dispute." (Boyd, 1947).

These old textbooks are very readable. That edition of Boyd's pathology belonged to my grandfather. Every single page of it is fascinating.

u/aswiftkick · 1 pointr/Random_Acts_Of_Amazon

Wow, I'm amazed at your generosity. Seriously.

Anyway, I'm in a Masters program for Physician Assistant Studies. I am hoping to do Surgery or OB/GYN after school, however, I won't know if I actually like those areas until I get to my rotation (I'm in my second year out of three). It would be really amazing if you could possibly get this book. I realize a lot of people have already asked, so no biggie if you can't.

u/Innocuousbananapeel · 3 pointsr/medicalschool

I found Pocket Surgery to be helpful as a resource for patient management when I was on my Sub-I's. Surgical Recall is excellent for pimping questions.




This is obvious, but for completeness:

  1. Know the patient.
  2. Make sure you know your anatomy (regular and irregular) for each case.
  3. Know the potential complications of the procedure being performed and how to manage them.
  4. At a place like UC, you should see a lot of referrals and potential re-do cases (depending on the service). If the patient was operated on before, make sure you read the previous operative note so you know what they did.
  5. Practice knot tying. I borrowed a needle driver and suture from the OR to help with practicing various sutures for skin closing at home. I bought a practice suture kit on Amazon (there are many available at various price ranges) to work on.
u/Garden_Weasel · 5 pointsr/physicianassistant

Like almost 10% of PAs who responded to the AAPA yearly review, I'm in orthopedics.

I used Handbook of fractures during my first year. I literally carried it everywhere I went
I am using Surgical Exposures in Orthopedics to learn my anatomy beyond Netters
I use Orthobullets every day and am working my way through their residency 365 day core curriculum study plan
I used Pocket Orthopedics when I first started, but now I realize its a bit outdated
I used This Instrumentation Book when I first started to learn all the instruments
I used this Scrub Tech book when I first started
I used Essentials of General Surgery for basic floor management stuff

Hope that helps

u/vplatt · 2 pointsr/stopdrinking

Yes, I'm listening to the Audible version. I don't know if there are others.

Oh, and I did listen to the TED talk by Johann Hari and it was awesome. I totally agree with his approach. I'm thinking of picking up his book on Amazon, but I'm not sure if it will be useful beyond what he presented in the talk:

https://www.amazon.com/Chasing-Scream-First-Last-Drugs-ebook/dp/B00OZM4ANM

u/BladeDoc · 3 pointsr/SurgicalResidency

Cope's Early Diagnosis of the Acute Abdomen. Quick, easy, important.

Lawrence is good for clerkship level understanding.

The three "big" texts are Cameron, Sabistion, and Schwartz.

u/phishshtick · 2 pointsr/giftcardexchange

Here's a book I found. Good luck!

u/Vocalscpunk · 1 pointr/medicalschool

For Surgery:
Surgical Recall saved my life

Netters pocket guide was great for in between case refreshers!

*Edit for spacing/spelling errors

u/fuegopantalones · 2 pointsr/theknick

For medical history, the Morbid Anatomy Anthology has several books that helped fill the void The Knick left. They have Kindle editions but they're useless because they scanned the pages of the hardcover books so the text is tiny and unreadable. Worth getting the hardcovers; the illustrations are gorgeous. I really liked:

Crucial Interventions
The Anatomical Venus: Wax, God, Death & the Ecstatic

u/NicolasCuri · 6 pointsr/medicalschoolanki

Curious enough, it is 10 - 30% more common in patients with hematologic disorders. It is just splenic tissue (or
another spleen, to make things easier) found most commonly in these locations:

  • Splenic hilum (40-60%) and lower pole;
  • Tail of the pancreas;
  • Suspensory ligaments;
  • Greater omentum;
  • Rare: presacral region, adjacent to left ovary, and in scrotum next to left testicle.

    (Source: Pocket Surgery, 2nd ed)

    The clinical vignette present in my card is a patient with known history ITP, following-up 6m after splenectomy, still presents with ITP signs and normal peripheral blood smear (when you would expect the post-splenectomy smear findings, like Howell-Jolly bodies, target cells etc.).

    Per UpToDate:

    >Patients with ongoing severe ITP after splenectomy and standard pharmacologic therapies are considered to have chronic refractory ITP. Occasionally, an accessory spleen causes late recurrence of ITP following splenectomy, especially if the initial splenectomy resulted in remission for at least one year [46]. In such cases, the possibility of an accessory spleen should be investigated with abdominal ultrasound or computed tomography. In one series, 10 percent of adult patients with chronic refractory ITP were found to have an accessory spleen [46]. This possibility is further suggested if Howell-Jolly bodies (picture 1) are absent on the peripheral smear following splenectomy.

    ​

    You can also check my card for more info, it is quite comprehensive I think (also there's a good image from Pocket Surgery attached). :)
u/Niehaus · 3 pointsr/politics

I took a course in nationalism as part of my graduate school curriculum last spring, so I could go on and on about current academic theories on the topic. Based by your perspective, I would recommend you read this book and this one as well. The second one in particular will likely be of interest to you.

I tend to believe in the emerging trends of globalism over nationalism, though we will soon see if it manages to stand up against economic hardship.

u/orthopod · 2 pointsr/orthopaedics

Those 2 books are more about operating.

For the conservative care ( I.e. Casting), Sir John Charnley's book, "The Closed Treatment of Common Fractures", is probably the best book you can have on casting.

I have a copy from the 1960's which is not for sale, because it's fantastic.

https://www.amazon.com/Closed-Treatment-Common-Fractures/dp/0521682878


Edit- oops replied to wrong message, which should have been the Rockwood and Green one.

Your books referenced are actually quite good, but IMHO not as good as Charnleys still.

u/meh5419 · 8 pointsr/medicalschool

Buy DiVirgilio (https://www.amazon.com/Surgery-Case-Based-Clinical-Review/dp/1493917250) & a subscription to UWorld for STEP2CK. Honored surgery and I never wanted to be a surgeon.

u/irongamer · 2 pointsr/BasicIncome

Yeah, Chasing the Scream sounds like it could be at least an interesting read on the subject.

https://www.amazon.com/Chasing-Scream-First-Last-Drugs-ebook/dp/B00OZM4ANM

u/cpcwrites · 1 pointr/steampunk

The diagrams alone were enough to make me wince! I recently ordered Crucial Interventions: An Illustrated Treatise on the Principles & Practice of Nineteenth-Century Surgery and am very much looking forward to reading all about how horrific medical procedures were through the 1800s.

Thanks for sharing another great article.

u/gasolinerainbow · 2 pointsr/brisbane

The new Stephen King book, a book full of antique surgical illustations, a book about creepy asylum treatments back in the early 20th century, and some money toward a new laptop. :)

u/EtTuZoidberg · 7 pointsr/technology

Read Philip K. Dick's "Second Variety" free on Amazon. Good Sci-Fi read on this sort of stuff.

u/[deleted] · 6 pointsr/WTF

A picture of this has been inside of the front cover of Bailey & Love's Short Practice of Surgery since it's first edition. Just thought I'd share.

http://www.amazon.com/Bailey-Practice-Surgery-Hodder-Publication/dp/034093932X/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1239318951&sr=8-1

u/eatofmybitterheart · 8 pointsr/Jessicamshannon

And you should check out the companion book, Crucial Interventions, as well: https://www.amazon.com/Crucial-Interventions-Illustrated-Principles-Nineteenth-Century/dp/0500518106/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1511836333&sr=8-1&keywords=Crucial+interventions

It's full of horrifyingly beautiful 19th century surgical illustrations.

u/hiaips · 1 pointr/medicalschool

You might try DeVirgilio (available on Amazon). It's a case-based review, well-written, written with MS3s in mind, and has ~200 questions at the end.

u/justapassingguy · 19 pointsr/brasil

Aproveitando seu ponto, vale lembrar daquela cena que todo mundo que vive numa média/grande cidade já viu, que é o do mendigo com uma corotinha do lado, desmaiado no chão e queimando no Sol.

O cara sabe que beber álcool daquele jeito (e daquela qualidade) faz mal. Inclusive, muito provavelmente ele chegou naquela situação graças à sua doença, deixou pra trás a família, amigos e profissão.

Quando a gente dá dinheiro pra essa pessoa não tem como não imaginar que ele não vai gastar com outra corote e virar ela como se fosse água pra um perdido no deserto. O cara é viciado. O corpo dele reage negativamente quando não tem aquela substância, sente dores pelo corpo, vomita, tem dores de cabeça, e a única maneira de fazer parar é com outra dose. Eu ponho minha mão no fogo se alguém aqui não iria se sentir abalado caso se encontrasse nessa situação. Pois é, o cara sofre isso tudo e ainda mora na rua e o melhor amigo dele é um cachorro. A dose de álcool dele é, ao mesmo tempo, o analgésico que faz as dores pararem e a cicuta que ele deve torcer pra matar dele um dia.

A questão da higienização que nós vemos periodicamente é nada mais do que desumanização de pessoas em estado crítico, doentes, e que não tiveram a mesma sorte de se manterem "funcionais". Crack não é droga de pobre. O prefeito de Nova York foi flagrado algum tempo atrás usando ela, oras.

A questão é ter mais empatia pelo próximo, uma criatura da mesma espécie que você, e menos medo do que ele possa fazer pra conseguir a substância que o corpo dele arde pra obter. Eles roubam não é pra ter a droga? Então dê a droga logo e acompanhe a saúde desse pessoal, já que a vida dele é igual a sua!

É clichê dizer, mas essa história é de saúde pública. Esse pessoal está doente física e psicologicamente, além de ter zero expectativa de mudanças. Só não vê quem literalmente não quer.

Edit de recomendação de leitura: Chasing the Scream. Como aqui é o reddit eu não vou me preocupar tanto com o fato de só existir em inglês, mas tem pra baixar facilmente por aí. Recomendo muito.