Algorithm 12-1. Protocol for frostbite injury. PHYSIOLOGY OF BURNS Burn Shock Most patients with large burn or inhalation injuries will meet criteria for systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS) (body temperature…

Figure 52-1. A–D: Schematic drawings of the successive stages in the development of the pancreas from the fifth through the eighth weeks. E–G: Diagrammatic transverse sections through the duodenum and…

Figure 22-1. Sources of bleeding in facial trauma. SOFT TISSUE INJURIES Important anatomic regions of the face that must be precisely reapproximated include the vermillion border of the lip, the…

Figure 46-1. Jejunoileal bypass. The jejunum is divided 14 in distal to the ligament of Treitz, and a jejunoileostomy is created 4 in proximal to the ileocecal valve. Note that…

ETIOLOGY 3 Neither the etiology of diverticulosis nor factors causing progression to symptomatic disease have been rigorously defined, but lack of dietary fiber, colonic dysmotility, and colonic structural abnormalities and…

Figure 19-1. Ten leading causes of death by age group in the United States (2014). Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Figure 19-2. Ten leading causes of death by…

Figure 106-1. Enlarging uterus during gestation. At 12 weeks, the uterus rises out of the pelvis into the abdomen. At 20 weeks, the fundus is at the height of the…

Figure 96-1. Classification of abdominal aortic aneurysms. More than 95% of all abdominal aortic aneurysms are infrarenal. Juxtarenal aneurysms extend to the level of the renal arteries, and suprarenal aneurysms…

4 Primary amputation is occasionally indicated as treatment for severe lower extremity trauma. Both penetrating and blunt injuries of the lower extremities are frequently associated with vascular, nerve, bone, and…

Figure 29-1. Broselow pediatric emergency resuscitation tape. 2 As in adults, the primary survey should focus on the identification of acute life-threatening injuries. Attention to the airway, breathing, and circulation…