Celebrated by medical students for over a decade， Kaplan's pocket-sized Dr。 Pestana's Surgery Notes is the highest-yield surgery review for the shelf and USMLE Step 2 CK exams。

Designed for portable prep， Dr。 Pestana's Surgery Notes fits perfectly in your lab coat so you can refresh your knowledge in between cases。
The Best Review
Concise high-yield review of core surgery material
180 up-to-date vignettes for self-testing
16 brief essays examining selected diagnostic and therapeutic tools from a surgical perspective
NEW essay topic: nutritional support of the surgical patient
EXPANDED and enhanced bariatric surgery chapter
Revised content review throughout， including: therapies for childhood leukemia， ARDS， non-small cell lung cancer， aortoenteric fistula， gout， BPH， prolapsed hemorrhoids， rectal prolapse， and anal fissures， and trends in whole blood availability and use
Expert Guidance
Revised and fully up-to-date content from distinguished surgery instructor Dr。 Carlos Pestana
For over a decade， Dr。 Pestana's Surgery Notes has helped med students excel on the surgery shelf exam and USMLE Step 2 CK