The National Medical Series for Independent Study (NMS) presents an effective system for learning and review. This is the first-ever casebook in this series and is designed to be used alone or with the NMS Surgery text. The goals of the book are to help medical students
• Master the application of knowledge to clinical situations
• Diagnose easily and effectively
• Make surgical decisions about common patient presentations
• Understand common variations and complications that affect clinical management of the patient
• Prepare for USMLE Step 2
The casebook is organized by system and includes patient presentations, questions, answers, and numerous images and illustrations to provide the student with steps to guide their thinking and help them detect visual clues leading to a correct diagnosis.