Operation 10 Laparoscopic Inguinal Hernia Repair Placement of mesh Indications • Bilateral inguinal hernias • Recurrent inguinal hernia • Selected unilateral inguinal hernia Medical Knowledge—You Need to Know • Anatomy…
Chapter 69 Abdominal Mass in a 4-Month-Old Infant (Case 50) Douglas Katz, MD Differential Diagnosis Wilms’ tumor Hepatoblastoma Neuroblastoma Hirschsprung’s disease Speaking Intelligently Many children are identified as having an…
Chapter 67 4-Year-Old Boy with a Groin Mass (Case 48) Barbara J. Pettit, MD Differential Diagnosis Speaking Intelligently My approach to a child with a groin mass is determined by…
Chapter 55 Pelvic Fracture (Case 38) Saqib Rehman, MD Case: A 64-year-old female T-boned on the passenger side of the car in a motor vehicle crash. Differential Diagnosis Stable pelvic…
Chapter 51 Penetrating Chest Injury (Case 34) Amy J. Goldberg, MD, Justin B. Hurie, MD Case: A 23-year-old male sustained a single stab wound to the left chest. Differential Diagnosis…
Chapter 41 Anorectal Pain in a 45-Year-Old Male (Case 26) Catherine M. Schermer, MD, W. Randall Russell, MD Differential Diagnosis Hemorrhoids Fissure Abscess Prolapse Fistula Squamous cell carcinoma Speaking Intelligently…
Introduction Robert D. Smink, Jr., MD, Douglas S. Smink, MD, MPH This section on the conduct of specific operations is designed with the third-year medical student in mind. Not an…
Chapter 87 Business Challenges to Our Professionalism Robert E. Booth, Jr., MD Professionalism is the defining aspect of an occupation that implies mastery of a complex body of knowledge and…
Chapter 83 Potential Conflict between Patient Care and Systems-Based Practice Competencies Donald M. Jacobs, MD You walk into the examination room, introduce yourself to Mrs. Smith and her family, and…
Chapter 75 Acid-Base Balance Thomas J. Meyer, MD Cases Considered 1. Sepsis with hypotension 2. NG suctioning in a patient with ileus 3. Confusion and tachypnea in the ED Speaking…
