Chapter 17 “Free Air” in a 72-Year-Old Female (Case 7) Karen J. Brasel, MD, MPH Differential Diagnosis Perforated ulcer Perforated diverticulitis Perforated cancer Perforated small bowel obstruction Anastomotic breakdown Perforated…
Chapter 14 Lower Left Quadrant Pain in a 67-Year-Old Male (Case 4) Rebecca S. Evangelista, MD Differential Diagnosis Diverticulitis Ischemic colitis Colon cancer Hernia Ureterolithiasis Gastroenteritis Speaking Intelligently When I’m…
Chapter 13 Epigastric Pain in a 47-Year-Old Male (Case 3) R. Matthew Walsh, MD Editor’s Note: Given the overlap of Cases 2 and 3 (Chapters 12 and 13), we suggest…
Chapter 7 How to Succeed on the Surgical Clerkship Thoughts on Expectations, Feedback, and Stress Kimberly D. Schenarts, PhD, Paul J. Schenarts, MD EXPECTATIONS FOR STUDENTS Success on a surgical…
Chapter 2 Medical Knowledge: The Foundation of Patient Care Sandra Fine, MBA, Thomas G. McCarter, MD The six ACGME competencies, which serve as the organizing principle of this book, all…
Chapter 5 Professionalism in Surgery Joel C. Rosenfeld, MD, MEd, Linda L. Blank Professionalism is the defining aspect of an occupation, which implies mastery of a complex body of knowledge…
Chapter 6 Systems-Based Practice Stephen E. Gordon, MBA, John R. Clarke, MD, Stephen K. Klasko, MD, MBA, Linnea S. Hauge, PhD, Barry D. Mann, MD The Accreditation Council on Graduate…
16 The small and large intestine M.G. Dunlop Chapter contents Introduction Surgical anatomy and physiology Clinical assessment of the small and large intestine Principles of operative intestinal surgery Disorders of…
21 Vascular and endovascular surgery A.W. Bradbury, T.J. Cleveland Chapter contents Introduction Pathophysiology of arterial disease Chronic lower limb arterial disease Amputation Arterial disease of the upper limb Cerebrovascular disease…
19 The breast J.M. Dixon Chapter contents Anatomy and physiology Evaluation of the patient with breast disease Disorders of development Disorders of cyclical change Disorders of involution Benign neoplasms Breast…
