Surgical Decision Making

by Norton, Lawrence W.; Eiseman, Ben; Stiegmann, Gregory V., M.D.

• ISBN13: 9780721679853
• ISBN10: 0721679854
• Edition: 4th
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2000-08-01
• Publisher: Elsevier Science Health Science div

Summary

Surgical Decision Making serves surgeons and medical students by providing a summary of the latest diagnostic and treatment methods for most ailments treated by surgical intervention. Although the primary emphasis is on general surgery, this resource offers strategy for management of surgical cases as well as problem solving technique. The authors also cover the sequencing of laboratory tests to provide the most efficient, cost-effective outcomes with the least delay.

Table of Contents

General	1	(62)
Preoperative Laboratory Evaluation	2	(2)
Christine D. Rogness
Preoperative Cardiac Evaluation	4	(2)
Joann Lindenfeld
Perioperative Arrhythmia	6	(4)
Glenn J. R. Whitman
Koki Niibori
Postoperative Monitoring of the Unstable Patient	10	(4)
C. Edward Hartford
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation	14	(4)
Paul Bender
Charles B. Cairns
Shock	18	(2)
Jon M. Burch
Ernest E. Moore
Bleeding Disorders in Surgical Patients	20	(4)
Chitra Rajagopalan
Postoperative Fever	24	(2)
Benjamin J. Pomerantz
Reginald J. Franclose
Nutritional Support	26	(4)
Margaret McQuiggan
Frederick A. Moore
Hypothermia	30	(4)
Bruce C. Paton
Closed Head Injury	34	(2)
Robert E. Breeze
Unequal Pupils	36	(4)
Kevin O. Lillehei
Otorrhea	40	(4)
Alan Nissen
Bruce W. Jafek
Epistaxis	44	(2)
Kenneth H. McCarley
Bruce W. Jafek
Maxillary Fractures	46	(2)
Christopher Law
Mandibular Fractures	48	(2)
Christopher Law
Lip Carcinoma	50	(2)
Steven L. Peterson
Lawrence L. Ketch
Carcinoma of the Oral Cavity	52	(2)
Nathan W. Pearlman
Parotid Tumor	54	(2)
John J. Coleman III
Neck Mass	56	(4)
Douglas M. Sorensen
Arlen D. Meyers
Carcinoma of the Larynx	60	(3)
Christina A. Finlayson
Cardiopulmonary	63	(34)
Chest Injury (Nonpenetrating Chest Trauma)	64	(2)
David N. Campbell
Frederick L. Grover
Pulmonary Embolism	66	(2)
W. Randolph Chitwood Jr.
Brian A. Hoey
Pleural Effusion and Empyema	68	(2)
James R. Mault
Marvin Pomerantz
Lung Abscess	70	(2)
Thomas K. Waddell
Michael R. Johnston
Carcinoma of the Lung	72	(4)
James R. Mault
Marvin Pomerantz
Frederick L. Grover
Patent Ductus Arteriosus	76	(2)
Stephen J. Lahey
Christopher A. Caldarone
Sidney Levitsky
Coarctation of the Aorta	78	(2)
Salim Aziz
David N. Campbell
Neonatal Cyanosis	80	(2)
David R. Clarke
Mark R. Bielefeld
Cyanotic Congenital Heart Disease	82	(4)
David R. Clarke
Mark R. Bielefeld
Congenital Obstructive Cardiac Anomalies	86	(2)
David N. Campbell
Max B. Mitchell
Congenital Septal Defects	88	(2)
David N. Campbell
Irving Shen
Coronary Artery Disease	90	(2)
David A. Arzouman
Jack G. Copeland
Aortic Valve Stenosis	92	(2)
Alden Harken
Robert Ackerman
Mitral Stenosis	94	(3)
David A. Fullerton
Gastrointestinal	97	(92)
Blunt Abdominal Trauma	98	(2)
Walter L. Biffl
Ernest E. Moore
Penetrating Abdominal Injury	100	(4)
David V. Feliciano
Duodenal Injury	104	(2)
R. Russell Martin
Kenneth L. Mattox
Pancreatic Injury	106	(2)
R. Russell Martin
Kenneth L. Mattox
Penetrating Injury of the Colon	108	(2)
Reginald J. Franciose
Jon M. Burch
Achalasia	110	(2)
Thadeus L. Trus
Carcinoma of the Esophagus	112	(2)
Nathan W. Pearlman
Lawrence W. Norton
Gastroesophageal Reflux	114	(2)
Jean Y. Liu
William S. Laycock
Gastric Ulcer	116	(4)
David W. Mercer
Bruce V. MacFadyen Jr.
Duodenal Ulcer	120	(4)
Wayne H. Schwesinger
Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding	124	(2)
Choichi Sugawa
Bleeding Esophageal Varices	126	(2)
Gregory Van Stiegmann
Jaundice	128	(2)
Michael Wachs
Obstructive Jaundice: Interventional Options	130	(2)
Janette D. Durham
Bernard E. Zeligman
Cholelithiasis (Gallstones)	132	(2)
Frank H. Chae.
Common Bile Duct Stones	134	(2)
Frank H. Chae
Acute Pancreatitis	136	(2)
Alexander S. Rosemurgy II
Chronic Pancreatitis	138	(4)
Hung S. Ho
Charles F. Frey
Pancreatic Pseudocyst	142	(4)
Edward L. Bradley III
Periampullary Carcinoma	146	(2)
Keith D. Lillemoe
John L. Cameron
Small Bowel Obstruction	148	(2)
Lawrence W. Norton
Acute Mesenteric Vascular Occlusion	150	(2)
William H. Pearce
Short Bowel Syndrome	152	(2)
Christine D. Rogness
Enterocutaneous Fistula	154	(2)
Josef Fischer
Gastrointestinal Lymphoma	156	(2)
Christina A. Finlayson
Crohn's Disease of the Small Bowel	158	(2)
Tracy L. Hull
Acute Right Lower Quadrant Pain	160	(2)
Richard G. Fiddian-Green
Volvulus	162	(2)
Hugo V. Villar
Diverticulitis	164	(2)
Robert MacDonald
Gilbert Hermann
Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding	166	(2)
James M. Becker
Anthony De Haas
Ulcerative Colitis	168	(2)
Robert W. Beart Jr.
Carcinoma of the Colon	170	(2)
John H. Sun
Ben Eiseman
Carcinoma of the Rectum or Anus	172	(4)
Mitchell C. Posner
Glenn D. Steele Jr.
Anorectal Abscess/Fistula	176	(4)
Robert E.H. Khoo
Hemorrhoids	180	(2)
Robert E.H. Khoo
Pilonidal Disease	182	(2)
Robert E.H. Khoo
Hepatocellular Carcinoma	184	(2)
Lawrence W. Norton
Liver Tumor	186	(3)
Lawrence W. Norton
East and Soft Tissues	189	(26)
Nipple Discharge	190	(2)
Lawrence W. Norton
Dominant Breast Mass	192	(2)
Lawrence W. Norton
Occult Breast Lesion	194	(2)
Lawrence W. Norton
Early Breast Carcinoma	196	(2)
Lawrence W. Norton
Advanced Breast Cancer	198	(2)
Douglas E. Merkel
David P. Winchester
Recurrent Breast Carcinoma	200	(2)
Maureen Chung
Blake Cady
Hodgkin's Disease	202	(2)
Nathan W. Pearlman
Retroperitoneal Mass	204	(4)
Samuel C. Bieligk
Murray F. Brennan
Melanoma	208	(2)
Rene Gonzalez
Burns	210	(5)
John F. Hansbrough
Endocrine	215	(18)
Thyrotoxicosis	216	(2)
Bryan R. Haugen
Robert C. McIntyre Jr.
Thyroid Nodule	218	(2)
Robert C. McIntyre Jr.
Bryan R. Haugen
Thyroid Carcinoma	220	(2)
Clive S. Grant
Hypercalcemia and Hyperparathyroidism	222	(2)
Norman Thompson
Insulinoma	224	(2)
Martha Zeiger
Zollinger-Ellison Syndrome	226	(2)
E. Christopher Ellison
Pheochromocytoma	228	(2)
D. Farley
J.A. Van Heerden
Cushing's Syndrome	230	(3)
Donald S. Gann
Carnell Cooper
Vascular	233	(20)
Thoracic Outlet Syndrome	234	(2)
David B. Roos
Intermittent Claudication	236	(2)
Thomas A. Whitehill
Peripheral Arterial Embolism	238	(2)
Kenneth Ouriel
Roy Greenberg
Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm	240	(4)
Mark R. Nehler
William C. Krupski
Extracranial Cerebrovascular Disease	244	(2)
Wesley S. Moore
Renovascular Hypertension	246	(2)
Kimberley J. Hansen
Jonathan S. Deitch
Varicose Veins	248	(2)
Mark R. Nehler
Robert B. Rutherford
Venous Stasis Ulcer	250	(3)
Jae-Sung Cho
Peter Gloviczki
Pediatrics	253	(22)
Tracheoesophageal Fistula	254	(2)
Kathryn D. Bass
Frederick M. Karrer
Infantile Hypertrophic Pyloric Stenosis	256	(2)
Denis D. Bensard
Neonatal Bowel Obstruction	258	(4)
Jeffrey C. Pence
Denis D. Bensard
Hirschsprung's Disease	262	(4)
Walton K.T. Shim
Imperforate Anus	266	(2)
J. Laurance Hill
Eric D. Strauch
Surgical Jaundice in Infancy	268	(2)
Frederick M. Karrer
Kathryn Bass
Retroperitoneal Mass in Infancy	270	(5)
Ann M. Kosloske
Jane F. Goldthorn
Steven C. Bessen
Transplantation	275	(12)
Kidney Transplantation	276	(2)
Michael E. Wachs
Mark D. Stegall
Igal Kam
Pancreas Transplantation	278	(2)
Mark D. Stegall
Liver Transplantation	280	(2)
Michael E. Wachs
Igal Kam
Lung Transplantation	282	(2)
James R. Mault
Martin Zamora
Frederick L. Grover
Heart Transplantation	284	(3)
David N. Campbell
Peter A. Seirafi
Urologic	287	(20)
Traumatic Hematuria	288	(2)
Norman E. Peterson
Ureteral and Renal Calculi	290	(2)
Samuel A. Grampsas
Randall B. Meacham
Renal Mass	292	(2)
Robert C. Flanigan
Bladder Tumor	294	(4)
Gary D. Grossfeld
Peter R. Carroll
Prostatism	298	(2)
John A. Whitesel
Carcinoma of the Prostate	300	(2)
Jerome P. Richie
Scrotal Mass	302	(2)
Robert Donohue
Testis Tumor	304	(3)
Ali M. Ziada
E. David Crawford
Gynecologic	307	(20)
Prepubertal Vaginal Bleeding	308	(2)
Karlotta Davis
Vaginal Bleeding in Reproductive Years	310	(2)
Karlotta Davis
Postmenopausal Vaginal Bleeding	312	(2)
Karlotta Davis
Pelvic Inflammatory Disease	314	(2)
Harold C. Wiesenfeld
R. Phillip Heine
Endometriosis	316	(2)
Bradley S Hurst
Carcinoma of the Cervix	318	(2)
Susan A. Davidson
Endometrial Carcinoma	320	(2)
Howard M. Goodman
Ross S. Berkowitz
Adnexal Mass	322	(2)
Karlotta Davis
Ovarian Mass	324	(3)
Francis J. Major
Orthopedic	327	(24)
Cervical Spine Fracture	328	(2)
Robert E. Breeze
Kerry E. Brega
Pelvic Fracture	330	(2)
Douglas A. Foulk
Hip Fracture	332	(2)
Susan L. Jolly
Morris H. Susman
Mack L. Clayton
Femoral Shaft Fracture	334	(2)
E.A. Jonassen
Jerome D. Wiedel
Tibial Shaft Fracture	336	(2)
E.A. Jonassen
Jerome D. Wiedel
Knee Injury	338	(2)
Michael Repine
Ankle Fracture	340	(2)
William G. Winter
H. Andrew Motz
Hand Fracture	342	(4)
Francis G. Wolfort
Sean F. Wolfort
Flexor Tendon Injuries of the Hand	346	(2)
Lawrence L. Ketch
Back Pain	348	(3)
Steve Svabek
Anthony P. Dwyer
Index	351