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…
Persistent Jaundice in a 1-Month-Old Infant (Case 43)
Chapter 62 Persistent Jaundice in a 1-Month-Old Infant (Case 43) David A. Rogers, MD, MHPE Differential Diagnosis Biliary atresia Biliary hypoplasia Choledochal cysts Inspissated bile syndrome Speaking Intelligently I am…
Professor’s Pearls: Trauma
Professor’s Pearls: Trauma Section Review Consider the following clinical problems and questions posed. Then refer to the professor’s discussion of these issues. 1) An 18-year-old male sustains a stab wound…
