The Early Diagnosis of the Acute Abdomen

i really enjoyed reading this. honestly, it reads like a novel with the author telling the story of pts with acute abdominal pain. with so much reliance on CT, US etc nowadays, it is nice to get back to the basic H & P. i'm not sure if many folks in the USA read this but I think those that do will get a lot out of it, especially students!

The new addition updates this classic for the 21 century. The importance of history and examination continues to be the foundation, the limitations of imaging studies as well as their strengths are fully discussed. A most have for anyone caring for patients with abdominal pain.

One of the most influential medical texts ever. Cope's work gets only more relevant with increasing fragmentation of care. I would argue the book is especially useful for those NOT planning a career in surgery. The work is concise, accurate, and filled with memorable language. If you spend half an hour on the appendicitis section you should be equipped to make the diagnosis correctly. Other sections are equally good, as Dr. Silen has the sense not to fix what is not broken.

REQUIRED READING FOR THE SURGICAL RESIDENT. PROVIDES THE ULTIMATE BACKGROUND FOR EVALUTION AND DIAGNOSES.NO TALENTED,AMBITIOUS,SURGEON-IN-TRAINING CAN AFFORD TO MISS THIS CLASSIC.

An excellent and suprisingly readable book on surgery. Although it only discusses the abdomen, it serves as an excellent foundation for later reading in surgery. I enjoyed this book thoroughly. Very well written