Cognitive capacities General intelligence, cognitive complexity, creativity Personality and disposition Adaptability, neuroticism, extroversion, tolerance for risk, openness Motivation and values Need for power or achievement, motivation to lead, drive, tenacity…
Ability Test sections Question types Identifying Faces Identify subtle emotions in faces Pictures Identify emotions in complex landscapes and designs Using Facilitation Knowledge of how moods impact thinking Sensations Relate…
CHAPTER 19 Adrenalectomy E. Carter Paulson, Rachel R. Kelz Case Study A 38-year-old female presents to an endocrinologist for evaluation of suspected hyperaldosteronism. Three years earlier, she was diagnosed with…
CHAPTER 17 Procedures for Benign Anorectal Disease Hooman Noorchashm, David J. Maron HEMORRHOIDS Case Study A 45-year-old multiparous female presents to a general surgeon’s office complaining of intermittent painless bright…
CHAPTER 8 Gastrectomy Andrew S. Newman, Francis R. Spitz Case Study A 62-year-old black male presents to his primary care provider complaining of vague abdominal cramping and generalized fatigue. He…
CHAPTER 13 Hepatectomy Paige M. Porrett, Kim M. Olthoff Case Study A 52-year-old male is found to have a mass in his sigmoid colon during a screening colonoscopy. Pathologic evaluation…
CHAPTER 15 Appendectomy Joseph Anthony P. Rodriguez, Robert E. Roses, Benjamin Braslow Case Study A 19-year-old male presents to the emergency room complaining of severe right-sided lower abdominal pain, nausea,…
CHAPTER 22 Breast Reconstruction Suhail K. Kanchwala, Joseph M. Serletti Case Study A 38-year-old female undergoes genetic testing after her sister is diagnosed with breast cancer and is found to…
CHAPTER 26 Femoropopliteal Bypass Clayton J. Brinster, Edward Y. Woo Case Study A 64-year-old mail carrier with a history of smoking and mild hypertension controlled with diet and exercise presents…
CHAPTER 7 Laparoscopic Nissen Fundoplication and Heller Myotomy Michael E. Friscia, Jo Buyske LAPAROSCOPIC NISSEN FUNDOPLICATION Case Study A 38-year-old female is referred for management of gastroesophageal reflux. She reports…
