Barrier Concepts in Structural Diagnosis Within the diagnostic triad of asymmetry, range-of-motion abnormality, and tissue texture abnormality, perhaps the most significant is the alteration in the range of joint and…
Structural Diagnosis and Manipulative Medicine History HISTORY Manual medicine is as old as the science and art of medicine itself. There is strong evidence of the use of manual medicine…
Abdominal Pain, Chronic Recurrent ASK THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS: 1. Is there a family history of migraine or epilepsy? Migraine and epilepsy both present with abdominal pain. 2. Is the pain…
Abdominal Pain, Acute CASE HISTORY A 67-year-old white woman presents to the emergency department with generalized abdominal pain that began this morning. Following the algorithm, you check her for cough,…
Getting the Most out of Your History and Physical Examination The main body of this chapter has been designed to get the most out of your history and physical examination…
Bariatric Surgery is a treatment option if ALL of the following criteria are fulfilled: BMI ≥ 40, or 35 ≤ BMI <40 with significant disease that could be improved by weight loss. Failure to…
Fig. 6.1 Robotic arm stearing the camera Also impacting on the acquisition of these new skills are recent regulations put into place to ensure shorter duty hours for surgical residents….
Fig. 5.1 Conscious competence learning cycle For the majority of trainers, training effectively requires them to move from unconscious competence back a stage to conscious competence. Conscious competence enables explicit…
Fig. 12.1 Stages of learning Competence is defined as performing the task safely and within a reasonable timeframe [19]. The concept of conscious competence has been noted in medical education…
Fig. 10.1 The Network Configuration. Online broadcasting of a videoscopic courses with “webtelesurgery.com” Low-bandwidth internet-based telemedicine is effective and inexpensive. Surgeons living in remote areas, distant countries and especially those…
