Understanding Surgery
Understanding Surgery: A Comprehensive Guide for Every Family by Dr. Joel Berman M.D., F.A.C.S..
Dr. Joel Berman’s (M.D., F.A.C.S.) book “Understanding Surgery” is a “comprehensive guide for every family” on the topic of surgery and is an important addition to every household, importantly supplementing general medicine family books such as the “Good Housekeeping Family Health and Medical Guide.”
The June, 2018 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) reported that almost ten percent of households in the United States are impacted in some way each year by a surgical procedure (ranging from minor procedures to very sophisticated procedures).
Dr. Berman begins in Part I by presenting a brief history on the subject before describing the years of study and financial sacrifice aspiring surgeons must invest to achieve their dream while outlining the various specialties in surgery that eventually become available to them. The importance of learning professionalism and customer care are stressed.
The author then introduces readers to the surgical environment (e.g. the emergency room and staff, operating room and staff, outpatient surgical centers and staff, etc.) as well as the preoperative and postoperative areas. Everything from infection and antibiotics to complications, to you name it is addressed. If it’s surgery related, it’s presented in the book.
Part II is a comprehensive presentation of surgery, organized by type, that spans hundreds of pages which ends with a special section on pediatric surgery and finally the author’s final comments. The entire presentation is written for a general audience with pictures and a glossary.
This is an extremely informative book that is easy to read and understand. It is a unique scholarly work and recommended for every family library.
Reader’s note: The author begins each chapter with a short poem that’s reminiscent of the style of C. S. Lewis.
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