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Surgery Clerkship Guide

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Description
A volume in the Clerkship Guide Series, this portable resource addresses the questions surgical students are most often confronted with during their clerkship. Organized into three sections, it covers basic skills, common presenting symptoms, and common surgical diagnoses, providing straightforward descriptions of surgical problems and approaches to the patients work-up.
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Publication date
2003
Issue number
1
Cover
paperback
Pages count
800
Dimensions (mm)
127 x 210
Weight (g)
780
  • Section 1 Introduction to the Surgical Clerkship
    1. Secrets to becoming a successful surgical clerk
    Day-to-day inpatient skills
    Day-to-day outpatient skills
    OR etiquette
    Communication
    Patient confidentiality
    2. The surgical patient
    Preoperative assessment
    Diagnostic imaging of the surgical patient
    How to order the correct study
    Abdominal / Pelvic imaging
    Chest imaging
    Neuro imaging
    Vascular imaging
    Laboratory assessment of the surgical patient
    Operative management and anesthesia
    Postoperative assessment and management
    Pain management
    Antibiotics in the surgical patient
    Prophylaxis
    Bowel preparation
    Therapeutic antibiotic use
    Approach to the acutely ill patient
    3. How to perform basic procedures
    Universal precautions
    How to remove sutures and staples
    How to place NG tubes
    How to start IVs / central lines
    How to place urinary catheters
    How to place thoracostomy tubes
    How to change dressings
    How to manage surgical tubes and drains

    Section 2 Patients Presenting with a Specific Sign or Symptom
    4. Abdominal mass
    5. Abdominal pain / distention
    6. Acute abdomen
    7. Breast mass
    8. Change in bowel habits
    9. Claudication
    10. Cough / hemoptysis
    11. Dysphagia
    12. Free intraperitoneal air
    13. GI bleeding
    14. Hypotension and shock
    15. Inguinal / scrotal swelling
    16. Jaundice
    17. Leg pain, ulceration or swelling
    18. Lymphadenopathy
    19. Mental status changes
    20. Nausea and vomiting
    21. Neck mass
    22. Nipple discharge
    23. Postoperative bleeding
    24. Postoperative fever
    25. Retroperitoneal mass
    26. Shortness of breath
    27. Urine output changes
    28. Wound problems

    Section 3 Patients Presenting with a Known Surgical Condition
    29. Abdominal wall hernias
    Inguinal
    Extra-inguinal
    Incisional
    30. Breast disease
    Benign breast disease
    Breast cancer
    Breast reconstruction
    31. Pulmonology
    Bullous disease
    Lung cancer
    Pneumonia
    Pulmonary embolism
    Reactive airway disease
    Respiratory failure
    32. Endocrinology
    Adrenal disorders
    APUDs (carcinoids)
    Pancreatic disorders
    Parathyroid disorders
    Thyroid disorders
    33. Gastroenterology
    Appendicitis
    Benign anal disease
    Biliary tract disease
    Bowel obstruction
    Diverticular disease
    Esophageal motility disorders
    Gastrointestinal cancer
    Inflammatory bowel disease
    Liver disease
    Pancreatic disorders
    Peptic ulcer disease / duodenal ulcer
    34. Hematology
    Transfusion guidelines
    DIC
    Indications for splenectomy
    35. Infectious disease
    Postoperative fever / infections
    Necrotizing fasciitis
    Sepsis
    36. Nephrology
    Acid base abnormalities
    Acute renal failure
    Electrolyte abnormalities
    Fluid status assessment and treatment
    37. Nutrition
    Assessment of nutritional status
    Enteral vs. parenteral nutrition
    TPN
    38. Surgical subspecialties
    Maxillofacial
    Neurosurgery
    Oncology
    Sarcoma
    Skin cancer
    Ophthalmology
    Orthopedics
    Pediatric surgery
    Assessment of the pediatric patient
    Abdominal disorders
    Hernias
    Pulmonary disorders
    Urologic disorders
    Plastic surgery
    Transplantation
    Urology
    39. Trauma
    Trauma assessment
    Abdominal injury
    Thermal injury
    Chest injury
    Facial injury
    Falls
    Fractures
    Head and cervical spine injury
    Urological injury
    Vascular injury
    40. Vascular disease
    Aortic vascular disease
    Deep venous thrombosis
    Carotid vascular disease
    Peripheral vascular disease
    Varicose veins
    Vascular access
    Chronic venous insufficiency

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