This book is a surgical text, not for the physicians but for the patients. It is a book that lets patients learn the questions to ask their surgeons. In addition, it becomes a must book for family members who need to know about the ramifications of undergoing surgery.<br><br>Dr. Berman makes surgery understandable and readable, and his book is undeniably informative and readable. It prepares the patients and family member in understanding what goes on in the operating room. What is a suture, what are drains, what are complications? Finally, how does one choose a surgeon?
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Dr. Joel Psy.D. Berman. Understanding Surgery
PART I
PART II
A: GENERAL SURGERY
B: VASCULAR SURGERY
C: UROLOGIC SURGERY
D: ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY
E: GYNECOLOGICAL SURGERY
F: NEUROSURGERY (BRAIN AND SPINAL CORD)
G: THORACIC (CHEST) SURGERY
H: CARDIAC (HEART) SURGERY
I: PLASTIC AND RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY
J: OPHTHALMIC SURGERY
K: OTO-RHINO-LARYNGOLOGY (Ear, Nose, and Throat)
L: PEDIATRIC SURGERY
GLOSSARY
USEFUL SURGICAL REFERENCES
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Chapter 1
I sat one day in the library and looked at a surgical text,
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Anyway, the word laser sounds good and many surgeons, who advertise, use the word laser in their “ads” because it sounds high-tech, modern, and has a catchy patient-appealing sound to it. “Hey doc, I want my surgery done with lasers.”
I feel like saying, “We'll bring in Dr. McCoy from Star Trek and use ultragammaneutrinolasers for your surgery, sir! Beam me out.”
