Surgical Recall

Contents
Dedication ..........................................................................................................................................................iii
Editors ....................................................................................................................................................................iv
Preface ....................................................................................................................................................................v
Figure Credits ....................................................................................................................................................vi
Pre- and Post-Book Test: Top 100 Clinical Microvignettes for the Shelf Exam ........ xii
SECTION I
OVERVIEW ........................................................1
1. Introduction ..................................................................................................................................... 1
2. Surgical Syndromes ................................................................................................................... 8
3. Surgical Most Commons ..................................................................................................... 10
4. Surgical Percentages .............................................................................................................. 11
5. Surgical Instruments .............................................................................................................. 12
6. Sutures and Stitches............................................................................................................... 20
7. Surgical Knot Tying ................................................................................................................. 26
8. Procedures for the Surgical Ward and Clinic ...................................................... 31
9. Incisions............................................................................................................................................ 38
10. Surgical Positions ..................................................................................................................... 42
11. Surgical Speak ............................................................................................................................. 43
12. Preoperative 101 ....................................................................................................................... 44
13. Surgical Operations You Should Know .................................................................... 45
14. Wounds ............................................................................................................................................. 53
15. Drains and Tubes ....................................................................................................................... 54
16. Surgical Anatomy Pearls ..................................................................................................... 63
SECTION II
BACKGROUND SURGICAL INFORMATION ..............................66
17. Fluids and Electrolytes ......................................................................................................... 66
18. Blood and Blood Products ................................................................................................ 78
19. Surgical Hemostasis ............................................................................................................... 82
20. Common Surgical Medications ..................................................................................... 83
21. Complications .............................................................................................................................. 88
22. Common Causes of Ward Emergencies ............................................................... 100
23. Surgical Respiratory Care ................................................................................................ 10224. Surgical Nutrition .................................................................................................................. 104
25. Shock ............................................................................................................................................... 106
26. Surgical Infection ................................................................................................................... 110
27. Fever ................................................................................................................................................. 117
28. Surgical Prophylaxis ............................................................................................................ 118
29. Surgical Radiology ................................................................................................................ 119
30. Anesthesia ................................................................................................................................... 124
31. Surgical Ulcers .......................................................................................................................... 127
32. Surgical Oncology ................................................................................................................. 128
SECTION III
GENERAL SURGERY .............................................. 130
33. GI Hormones and Physiology ...................................................................................... 130
34. Acute Abdomen and Referred Pain ........................................................................ 132
35. Hernias ........................................................................................................................................... 136
36. Laparoscopy ............................................................................................................................... 147
37. Trauma............................................................................................................................................ 148
38. Burns ................................................................................................................................................ 167
39. Upper GI Bleeding ................................................................................................................. 173
40. Stomach ........................................................................................................................................ 183
41. Bariatric Surgery ..................................................................................................................... 189
42. Ostomies ....................................................................................................................................... 192
43. Small Intestine ......................................................................................................................... 194
44. Appendix ...................................................................................................................................... 199
45. Carcinoid Tumors ................................................................................................................... 204
46. Fistulas ........................................................................................................................................... 208
47. Colon and Rectum ................................................................................................................ 211
48. Anus .................................................................................................................................................. 225
49. Lower GI Bleeding ................................................................................................................. 233
50. Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Crohn Disease and
Ulcerative Colitis ..................................................................................................................... 236
51. Liver .................................................................................................................................................. 240
52. Portal Hypertension ............................................................................................................ 248
53. Biliary Tract ................................................................................................................................. 252
54. Pancreas ........................................................................................................................................ 267
55. Breast ............................................................................................................................................... 279
56. Endocrine ..................................................................................................................................... 295
57. Thyroid Gland ........................................................................................................................... 311
58. Parathyroid ................................................................................................................................. 322
59. Spleen and Splenectomy ................................................................................................ 327 60. Surgically Correctable HTN ............................................................................................ 331
61. Soft Tissue Sarcomas and Lymphomas ................................................................ 331
62. Skin Lesions ................................................................................................................................ 333
63. Melanoma .................................................................................................................................... 335
64. Surgical Intensive Care ...................................................................................................... 338
65. Vascular Surgery..................................................................................................................... 351
SECTION IV
SUBSPECIALTY SURGERY ......................................... 368
66. P edia tric Sur ger y.................................................................................................................... 368
67. Plastic Surgery ......................................................................................................................... 404
68. Hand Surgery ............................................................................................................................ 408
69. Otolaryngology: Head and Neck Surgery.......................................................... 416
70. Thoracic Surgery .................................................................................................................... 439
71. Cardiovascular Surgery ..................................................................................................... 457
72. Transplant Surgery ............................................................................................................... 477
73. Orthopedic Surgery ............................................................................................................. 491
74. Neurosurgery ............................................................................................................................ 515
75. Urology .......................................................................................................................................... 531
Three-Dimensional Surgical Vignette Chess for the Shelf Examination .................547
Index ..................................................................................................................................................................569