Urology Board Review: Pearls of Wisdom, Third Edition - Brossura

Leslie, Stephen

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0071605835 ISBN 13: 9780071605830

Casa editrice: McGraw-Hill Education / Medical, 2009

Riassunto

3300+ quick-hit Q&As and over 100 X-ray and ultrasound images help you ace the Urology boards

Like flashcards in a book, this quick-hit question and answer review for the urology boards provides intense, streamlined review and is the perfect complement to larger urology and surgery texts. You'll find more than 3,300 Q&As with only the right answer provided - there are no multiple-choice distracters - so there's no chance of an incorrect answer staying in your mind. Also included are more than 100 X-rays and ultrasound images. Chapters are written by experts in the field to give you comprehensive coverage of important urological topics.

• Formatted in a rigorous quick-hit question and answer format consisting of short clinical questions with concise answers.
• Emphasis on distilling key facts and clinical pearls that are essential for exam success.
• Completely updated with over 30% new questions and 20% more x-rays.
• NEW: Questions on new technologies such as robotics and laparoscopic surgery, advances in cancer chemotherapy, medical urology, and complications related to new medicines (such as Topamax).
• NEW: Improved quality of x-rays and imaging study pictures, including many new images (over 100 in all)

Su questo libro

L'autore:

Stephen W. Leslie, MD, is affiliated with Lorain Surgical Specialties in Lorain, Ohio. He is also an Assistant Clinical Professor of Urology at the Medical College of Ohio School of Medicine and a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons. He is certified by the American Board of Urology and is an Active Member of the American Urological Association. Dr. Leslie is a member of the Medical Advisory Board of the National Kidney Foundation, the Ohio Surgical Panel of the American College of Surgeons and the National Health Advisory Council. Dr. Leslie invented the patented Leslie Parachute Kidney Stone Basket.

Contenuti:

1.Uroradiology

2.Radionuclide Studies

3.Retroperitoneal Anatomy

4.Surgical Anatomy of the Pelvis

5.Embryology of the Genitourinary Tract

6.Congenital Disorders of the Lower Urinary Tract

7.Congenital Disorders of the Upper Tracts

8.Prune-Belly Syndrome

9.Cryptorchidism: Diagnosis and Management

10.Megaureter, Ectopic Ureter, and Ureterocele

11.Urological Emergencies in the Newborn

12.Enuresis

13.Disorders of Sexual Development

14.Neurogenic Voiding Dysfunction

15.Urodynamics

16.Urethral Strictures

17.Prostatic Hyperplasia

18.Female Incontinence and Vesicovaginal Fistula

19.Upper Urinary Tract Obstruction

20.Intestinal Segments in Urology

21.Urinary Diversion and Undiversion

22.Male Infertility

23.Male Sexual Function and Dysfunction

24.Peyronie’s Disease and Penile Fractures

25.Adult Urinary Tract Infections

26.Interstitial Cystitis and Other Inflammatory Conditions of the Lower Urinary Tract

27.Prostatitis

28.Genitourinary Tuberculosis

29.Medical Aspects of Urolithiasis

30.Genitourinary Trauma

31.Adrenal Physiology

32.Adrenal Tumors

33.Renal Physiology

34.Renovascular Hypertension

35.Renal Transplantation

36.Benign Renal Cystic Disease

37.Renal Tumors, Adults

38.Renal Tumors, Children

39.Renal/Ureteral Stone Surgery

40.TCC of the Upper Tracts

41.TCC of the Bladder

42.Squamous Cell Carcinoma and Adenocarcinoma of the Bladder

43.Urethral Lesions

44.Diagnosis and Staging of Prostate Cancer

45.Radiation Therapy for Prostate Cancer

46.Surgical Therapy for Prostate Cancer

47.Treatment of Locally Advanced or Recurrent Prostate Cancer

48.Testicular and Paratesticular Tumors

49.Penile Cancer

50.Pediatric Oncology

51.Radiology: CT/Ultrasound

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Su questa edizione

• Editore: McGraw-Hill Education / Medical
• Data di pubblicazione: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0071605835
• ISBN 13: 9780071605830
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 3
• Numero di pagine: 521