Surgery: A Case Based Clinical Review

✍ Scribed by Christian de Virgilio, Paul N. Frank, Areg Grigorian (eds.)

• Publisher: Springer-Verlag New York
• Year: 2015
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 699
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Surgery: A Case Based Clinical Review provides the reader with a comprehensive understanding of surgical diseases in one easy to use reference that combines multiple teaching formats. The book begins using a case based approach. The cases presented cover the diseases most commonly encountered on a surgical rotation. The cases are designed to provide the reader with the classic findings on history and physical examination. The case presentation is followed by a series of short questions and answers, designed to provide further understanding of the important aspects of the history, physical examination, differential diagnosis, diagnostic work-up and management, as well as questions that may arise on surgical rounds. Key figures and tables visually reinforce the important elements of the disease process. A brief algorithmic flow chart is provided so the reader can quickly understand the optimal management approach. Two additional special sections further strengthen the student’s comprehension. The first section covers areas of controversy in the diagnosis or management of each disease, and another section discusses pitfalls to avoid, where the inexperienced clinician might get in trouble. The text concludes with a series of multiple choice questions in a surgery shelf/USMLE format with robust explanations. Surgery: A Case Based Clinical Review is based on 20 years of Socratic medical student teaching by a nine-time Golden Apple teaching awardee from the UCLA School of Medicine and will be of great utility for medical students when they rotate on surgery, interns, physician assistant students, nursing students and nurse practitioner students.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter....Pages i-xix
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Nausea, Vomiting, and Left Groin Mass....Pages 3-13
Abdominal Pain, Nausea, and Vomiting....Pages 15-21
Front Matter....Pages 23-23
New Palpable Mass in Right Breast....Pages 25-36
Abnormal Screening Mammogram....Pages 37-44
Front Matter....Pages 45-45
Chest Pain, Diaphoresis, and Nausea....Pages 47-56
Chest Pain and Syncope....Pages 57-64
Chest and Back Pain....Pages 65-73
Front Matter....Pages 75-75
Incidentally Discovered Adrenal Mass on CT Scan....Pages 77-86
Fatigue, Constipation, and Depressed Mood....Pages 87-99
Intermittent Episodes of Sweating, Palpitations, and Hypertension....Pages 101-110
Neck Mass that Moves with Swallowing....Pages 111-123
Front Matter....Pages 125-125
Progressively Hoarse Voice....Pages 127-132
Lump on Neck Increasing in Size....Pages 133-141
Aural Fullness, Hearing Loss, and Tinnitus....Pages 143-150
Front Matter....Pages 151-151
Postprandial RUQ Pain....Pages 153-165
Right Upper Quadrant Pain, Fever, Nausea, and Vomiting....Pages 167-173
Severe Epigastric Pain with Nausea and Vomiting....Pages 175-189
New Onset of Painless Jaundice....Pages 191-199
Front Matter....Pages 201-201
Bright Red Blood per Rectum....Pages 203-212
Right Lower Quadrant Abdominal Pain....Pages 213-224
Front Matter....Pages 201-201
Pencil-Thin Stools and Intermittent Constipation....Pages 225-236
Chronic Constipation Presenting With Severe Abdominal Pain....Pages 237-243
Left Lower Quadrant Pain and Fever....Pages 245-252
Front Matter....Pages 253-253
Neck Pain and Paralysis Following Trauma....Pages 255-263
Loss of Consciousness Following Head Trauma....Pages 265-274
Front Matter....Pages 275-275
Multiple Extremity Injuries After Motorcycle Accident....Pages 277-285
Immediate Swelling After Trauma to the Knee....Pages 287-298
Right Groin Pain and Limp....Pages 299-308
Chronic Right Hand Pain....Pages 309-318
Front Matter....Pages 319-319
Full-Term Male Infant with Respiratory Distress....Pages 321-328
Newborn with Bilious Emesis....Pages 329-334
Infant with Bilious Emesis....Pages 335-342
Infant with Nonbilious Emesis....Pages 343-348
Infant Born with Abdominal Wall Defect....Pages 349-355
Excessive Drooling in a Newborn....Pages 357-364
Front Matter....Pages 365-365
Recently Changed Skin Lesion....Pages 367-376
Right Leg Pain, Swelling, and Erythema for Two Days....Pages 377-381
Front Matter....Pages 383-383
Postoperative Bleeding....Pages 385-393
Postoperative Decreased Urine Output....Pages 395-401
Shortness of Breath Five Days After Surgery....Pages 403-412
Front Matter....Pages 413-413
Abdominal Pain Following Motor Vehicle Accident....Pages 415-424
Penetrating Abdominal Trauma....Pages 425-433
Pedestrian Struck by Motor Vehicle....Pages 435-442
Gunshot Wound to the Left Neck....Pages 443-450
Stab Wound to the Chest....Pages 451-462
Burns to the Face, Trunk, and Extremities....Pages 463-471
Severe Right Leg Pain After Tibia Fracture....Pages 473-478
Front Matter....Pages 479-479
Bloody Emesis....Pages 481-491
Severe Epigastric Abdominal Pain....Pages 493-499
Weight Loss and Early Satiety....Pages 501-510
Chest Pain After Vomiting....Pages 511-516
Front Matter....Pages 517-517
Scrotal Pain....Pages 519-524
Scrotal Mass....Pages 525-531
Blood in Urine....Pages 533-543
Front Matter....Pages 545-545
Transient Loss of Vision in the Right Eye....Pages 547-557
Right Calf Pain with Walking....Pages 559-569
Sudden Onset of Severe Left-Sided Abdominal Pain....Pages 571-579
Cold, Painful Right Lower Extremity....Pages 581-589
Question Sets and Answers....Pages 591-699
Back Matter....Pages 701-723

✦ Subjects

General Surgery