Pediatric Trauma
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…
Small Bowel Tumors
CAPSULE ENDOSCOPY CE is an ingestible miniature camera that is capable of producing images throughout the small bowel to depict its entire mucosal lining. CE was introduced first in 2000….
The Principles of Orthopedic Surgery for Trauma
From a surgical management perspective, A-type injuries are unlikely to be a source of major bleeding while B type and specifically C types are increasingly life-threatening. After initial assessment, primary…
Pulmonary Transplantation
Table 39-2 Contraindications to Lung Transplantation Disease-Specific Indications Disease-specific indications for lung transplantation are listed in Table 39-3. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) was the most…
Pediatric Head and Neck
Figure 101-1. CT or MRI of second branchial cleft cysts. These lesions often present with infection, and it is best to minimize inflammation and infection with antibiotics prior to excision,…
Thoracic Trauma
Figure 24-1. Rib fractures on CXR. Treatment 2 The most important aspect of care for rib fractures is pain management. The majority of complications are directly related to lack of…
Acute Pancreatitis
Figure 53-1. Schematic diagram depicting activation of proteolytic enzymes, possibly through colocalization of zymogen granules and lysosomes, and subsequent rupture of zymogen granules releasing the activated enzymes into the cytoplasm…
Principles of Intermediary Metabolism
Figure 2-1. The chemical reactions of glycogenesis and glycogenolysis. Glucose-6-phosphatase allows hepatic glucose to be transported out of the hepatocyte for use in other tissues. Glucose-6-phosphate, in red, plays a…
Patient Safety
Figure 18-1. Systems failures. Figure 18-2. Overview of the reporting system. A second way we use the safety culture survey data is to identify specific hospital units that are struggling…
Colon and Rectal Anatomy and Physiology
Figure 64-1. Layers of the colonic wall. The transverse colon stretches from the hepatic flexure to the splenic flexure and is the longest segment of colon (between 30 cm and…
