Penetrating Chest Injury (Case 34)
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…
Anorectal Pain in a 45-Year-Old Male (Case 26)
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
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…
Business Challenges to Our Professionalism
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…
Potential Conflict between Patient Care and Systems-Based Practice Competencies
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…
Acid-Base Balance
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…
Professor’s Pearls: Pediatric Surgery
Professor’s Pearls: Pediatric Surgery Section Review Consider the following clinical problems and questions posed. Then refer to the professor’s discussion of these issues. 1) A newborn girl is born 4…
2-Year-Old Boy with Gastrointestinal Bleeding (Case 49)
Chapter 68 2-Year-Old Boy with Gastrointestinal Bleeding (Case 49) Donald R. Cooney, MD Differential Diagnosis Polyps Peptic ulcer disease Anal fissure Meckel’s diverticulum GI duplication Inflammatory bowel disease Speaking Intelligently…
3-Year-Old Female with a 12-Hour Onset of Abdominal Pain, Vomiting, and Fever of 38.5°C (Case 47)
Chapter 66 3-Year-Old Female with a 12-Hour Onset of Abdominal Pain, Vomiting, and Fever of 38.5°C (Case 47) Ruth D. Mayforth, MD, PhD Differential Diagnosis Appendicitis Intussusception Mesenteric lymphadenitis Gastroenteritis…
Vomiting in an Infant (Case 46)
Chapter 65 Vomiting in an Infant (Case 46) Celeste M. Hollands, MD Differential Diagnosis Esophageal atresia Midgut volvulus Pyloric stenosis Bowel atresias Gastroesophageal reflux disease Speaking Intelligently I am…
