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9781560533634

Abernathy's Surgical Secrets : Questions You Will Be Asked on Rounds, in the OR, on Oral Ezams

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  • ISBN13:

    9781560533634

  • ISBN10:

    1560533633

  • Edition: 4th
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2000-03-01
  • Publisher: Elsevier Science Health Science div
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Summary

This was the first volume in the Secrets Series®. It remains one of the most successful volumes in the series and is popular among medical students and practitioners. It teaches the basics of surgery using a highly practical manner and is a good "refresher" and book of pearls and tips for practicing surgeons. Prepares students and residents for questions that will be asked on rounds and in exams.

Table of Contents

I. GENERAL TOPICS
Preparing for Your Surgery Rotation
1(3)
Alden H. Harken
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
4(4)
Michael Grosso
Alden H. Harken
Cardiac Dysrhythmias
8(4)
Alden H. Harken
Shock
12(2)
Alden H. Harken
Pulmonary Insufficiency
14(3)
Alden H. Harken
Arterial Blood Gases
17(3)
Alden H. Harken
Fluids and Electrolytes
20(3)
Alden H. Harken
Nutritional Assessment and Enteral Nutrition
23(5)
Margaret M. McQuiggan
Frederick A. Moore
Parenteral Nutrition
28(4)
Margaret M. McQuiggan
Frederick A. Moore
Postoperative Fever
32(2)
Alden H. Harken
Oxygen Monitoring and Assessment
34(5)
James B. Haenel
Patrick J. Offner
Central Venous and Pulmonary Artery Pressure Monitoring
39(4)
Thomas A. Whitehill
Glenn J.R. Whitman
Alden H. Harken
Surgical Wound Infection
43(3)
Steven L. Peterson
Acute Abdomen
46(4)
Alden H. Harken
Surgical Sepsis: Prevention and Management
50(7)
Glenn W. Geelhoed
II. TRAUMA
Initial Assessment
57(3)
Douglas Y. Tamura
Walter L. Biffl
Posttraumatic Hemorrhagic Shock
60(3)
Garret Zallen
Ernest E. Moore
Traumatic Brain Injury
63(4)
J. Paul Elliott
Kerry Brega
Spinal Cord Injuries
67(3)
Kerry Brega
J. Paul Elliott
Penetrating Neck Trauma
70(2)
Walter L. Biffl
Ernest E. Moore
Blunt Thoracic Trauma
72(3)
Jeffrey L. Johnson
Ernest E. Moore
Penetrating Thoracic Trauma
75(3)
Jeffrey L. Johnson
Ernest E. Moore
Blunt Abdominal Trauma
78(2)
David J. Ciesla
Ernest E. Moore
Penetrating Abdominal Trauma
80(3)
Walter L. Biffl
Ernest E. Moore
Hepatic and Biliary Trauma
83(5)
Reginald J. Franciose
Ernest E. Moore
Splenic Trauma
88(2)
David J. Ciesla
Ernest E. Moore
Pancreatic and Duodenal Injury
90(3)
Reginald J. Franciose
Jon M. Burch
Trauma of the Colon and Rectum
93(2)
Karin Cesario
Jon M. Burch
Pelvic Fractures
95(2)
Wade Smith
Laurel Saliman
Upper Urinary Tract Injury
97(3)
Norman E. Peterson
Lower Urinary Tract Injury and Pelvic Trauma
100(3)
Norman E. Peterson
Extremity Vascular Injuries
103(4)
Sandra C. Carr
William H. Pearce
Facial Lacerations
107(2)
Lawrence L. Ketch
Basic Care of Hand Injuries
109(3)
Michael J.V. Gordon
Lawrence L. Ketch
Burns
112(5)
Paul Bauling
Pediatric Trauma
117(6)
David A. Partrick
Denis D. Bensard
III. ABDOMINAL SURGERY
Appendicitis
123(2)
Alden H. Harken
Gallbladder Disease
125(3)
Jeff Cross
Pancreatic Cancer
128(2)
Nathan W. Pearlman
Acute Pancreatitis
130(2)
Clay Cothren
Jon M. Burch
Chronic Pancreatitis
132(2)
Clay Cothren
Jon M. Burch
Portal Hypertension and Esophageal Varices
134(3)
Greg Van Stiegmann
Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
137(4)
Lawrence W. Norton
Michael E. Fenoglio
Esophageal Cancer
141(2)
James R. Mault
Acid-Peptic Ulcer Disease
143(6)
Frank H. Chae
Small Bowel Obstruction
149(4)
Joyce A. Majure
Intestinal Ischemia
153(4)
Patrick L. McConnell
Diverticular Disease of the Colon
157(2)
Lawrence W. Norton
Acute Large Bowel Obstruction
159(2)
Elizabeth C. Brew
Inflammatory Bowel Disease
161(2)
Gilbert Hermann
Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding
163(3)
G. Edward Kimm, Jr.
Allen T. Belshaw
Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding
166(2)
Kathleen Liscum
Colorectal Polyps
168(3)
Carlton C. Barnett, Jr.
Colorectal Carcinoma
171(2)
Kathleen Liscum
Anorectal Disease
173(3)
John B. Moore
Inguinal Hernia
176(7)
James Bascom
IV. ENDOCRINE SURGERY
Hyperparathyroidism
183(4)
Robert C. McIntyre, Jr.
Hyperthyroidism
187(3)
Robert C. McIntyre, Jr.
Thyroid Nodules and Cancer
190(4)
Robert C. McIntyre, Jr.
Surgical Hypertension
194(3)
Thomas A. Whitehill
V. BREAST SURGERY
Breast Masses
197(3)
Christina A. Finlayson
Primary Therapy for Breast Cancer
200(7)
Benjamin O. Anderson
VI. OTHER CANCERS
What Is Cancer?
207(3)
John Ridge
Melanoma
210(6)
William R. Nelson
Parotid Tumors
216(4)
William R. Nelson
Hodgkin's Disease and Malignant Lymphomas
220(5)
Christina A. Finlayson
Neck Masses
225(4)
Nathan W. Pearlman
VII. VASCULAR SURGERY
Pathogenesis of Atherosclerosis
229(4)
Craig H. Selzman
Arterial Insufficiency
233(4)
Mark R. Nehler
William C. Krupski
Carotid Disease
237(3)
Stephen D. Malley
B. Timothy Baxter
Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
240(3)
Mark R. Nehler
William C. Krupski
Venous Disease
243(3)
Thomas A. Whitehill
Mark R. Nehler
Noninvasive Vascular Diagnostic Laboratory
246(5)
Darrell N. Jones
VIII. CARDIOTHORACIC SURGERY
Coronary Artery Disease
251(3)
Joseph C. Cleveland, Jr.
Mitral Stenosis
254(3)
David A. Fullerton
Glenn J.R. Whitman
Mitral Regurgitation
257(3)
David A. Fullerton
Glenn J.R. Whitman
Aortic Valvular Disease
260(3)
Peter A. Seirafi
David N. Campbell
Tuberculosis, Pleural Effusion, and Empyema
263(3)
Marvin Pomerantz
James R. Mault
Lung Cancer
266(3)
James M. Brown
Marvin Pomerantz
Solitary Pulmonary Nodule
269(2)
James M. Brown
Marvin Pomerantz
Dissecting Aortic Aneurysm
271(4)
David N. Campbell
IX. PEDIATRIC SURGERY
Hypertrophic Pyloric Stenosis
275(2)
Denis D. Bensard
Intestinal Obstruction of Neonates and Infants
277(3)
Denis D. Bensard
Jeffery Pence
Imperforate Anus
280(1)
Frederick M. Karrer
Denis D. Bensard
Tracheoesophageal Malformations
281(3)
Denis D. Bensard
David A. Partrick
Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia
284(2)
Denis D. Bensard
Frederick M. Karrer
Abdominal Tumors
286(2)
Frederick M. Karrer
Denis D. Bensard
Congenital Cysts and Sinuses of the Neck
288(1)
Frederick M. Karrer
Denis D. Bensard
X. TRANSPLANTATION
Liver Transplantation
289(1)
Thomas E. Bak
Michael E. Wachs
Igal Kam
Kidney and Pancreas Transplantation
290(2)
Thomas E. Bak
Michael E. Wachs
Igal Kam
Heart Transplantation
292(2)
Daniel R. Meldrum
Lung Transplantation
294(7)
Daniel R. Meldrum
XI. UROLOGY
Infertility
301(2)
Randall B. Meacham
Gwendolyn J. Hewitt
Urinary Calculus Disease
303(1)
Brett B. Abernathy
Renal Cell Carcinoma
304(2)
Brett B. Abernathy
Bladder Cancer
306(1)
Brett B. Abernathy
Prostate Cancer
307(2)
Brett B. Abernathy
Urodynamics and Voiding Dysfunction
309(2)
Firouz Daneshgari
Pediatric Urology
311(4)
Kirstan K. Donnahoo
Mark P. Cain
XII. HEALTH CARE
Health Care Reform
315(3)
Alden H. Harken
Risks of Blood-Borne Disease
318(4)
Doru I.E. Georgescu
Ethics in the Surgical Intensive Care Unit
322(3)
Ricardo J. Gonzalez
Patrick J. Offner
Index 325

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