Surgery Morning Report: Beyond the Pearls

Description:

Surgery Morning Report: Beyond the Pearls is a case-based reference that covers the key material included on the USMLE Step 2 and Step 3, as well as the surgery clerkship. Focusing on the practical information you need to know, it teaches how to analyze a clinical vignette in the style of a morning report conference, sharpening your clinical decision-making skills and helping you formulate an evidence-based approach to realistic patient scenarios.

Table Of Contents:

Williams, Surgery Morning Report: Beyond the Pearls

Section 1: General Principles

1. Medical Student and Resident Survival at Morning Report

2. Pre-Operative and Post-Operative Patient Care

3. Surgical Techniques

4. Radiology: Basic Methods and Modalities

Section 2: Abdominal Pain

5. Case 1: Right Lower Quadrant Pain in a 28-Year-Old Female

6. Case 2: Right Upper Quadrant Pain in a 44-Year-Old Female

7. Case 3: Epigastric Pain in a 47-Year-Old Male

8. Case 4: Left Lower Quadrant Pain in a 67-Year-Old Female

9. Case 5: Groin Mass in a 48-Year-Old Male

10. Case 6: Abdominal Pain and Diarrhea in a 43-Year-Old Female

11. Case 7: Abdominal Pain and Distension in a 63-Year-Old Male

12. Case 8: "Free Air" in a 72-Year-Old Female

Section 3: Gastrointestinal Surgery

13. Case 9: Reflux in a 67-Year-Old Male

14. Case 10: Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding in a 58-Year-Old Female

15. Case 11: Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding in a 71-Year-Old Male

16. Case 12: Morbid Obesity in a 29-Year-Old Female

17. Case 13: Anorectal Pain in a 45-Year-Old Male

Section 4: Surgical Oncology

18. Case 14: Breast Mass in a 32-Year-Old Female

19. Case 15: Abnormal Screening Mammogram in a 48-Year-Old Female

20. Case 16: Pigmented Skin Lesion in a 58-Year-Old Female

21. Case 17: Dysphagia in a 62-Year-Old Male

22. Case 18: Thyroid Nodule in a 48-Year-Old Female

23. Case 19: Hypercalcemia in a 56-Year-Old Female

24. Case 20: Lateral Neck Mass in a 67-Year-Old Male

25. Case 21: Thigh Mass in a 35-Year-Old Male

26. Case 22: Jaundice in a 63-Year-Old Female

27. Case 23: Splenomegaly in a 40-Year-Old Female

Section 5: Vascular Surgery

28. Case 24: Leg Pain in a 55-Year-Old Male

29. Case 25: Leg Swelling in a 66-Year-Old Female

30. Case 26: Transient Vision Loss in a 74-Year-Old Female

31. Case 27: Pulsatile Abdominal Mass in a 62-Year-Old Male

Section 6: Trauma

32. Case 28: The Trauma Patient: an Introduction

33. Case 29: Fall from Standing in an 88-Year-Old Female

34. Case 30: Stab Wound to the Neck in a 33-Year-Old Male

35. Case 31: Gunshot Wound to the Chest in a 23-Year-Old Male

36. Case 32: Bicycle Accident Involving a 37-Year-Old Male

37. Case 33: Penetrating Injury to Right Upper Quadrant

38. Case 34: Blow to the Abdomen in a 19-Year-Old Male Football Player

39. Case 35: Fall from Height Involving a 64-Year-Old Female

Section 7: Cardiothoracic Surgery

40. Case 36: Mediastinal Mass in a 61-Year-Old Male

41. Case 37: Solitary Pulmonary Nodule in a 65-Year-Old Female

42. Case 38: Shortness of Breath in a 78-Year-Old Female

43. Case 39: Unstable Angina in a 67-Year-Old Male

Section 8: Critical Care

44. Case 40: Lethargy after Bowel Resection in a 55-Year-Old Ma44n

45. Case 41: Acidosis in an Intubated 45-Year-Old Male

46. Case 42: Chest Pain Radiating to the Back in a 52-Year-Old Male

47. Case 43: Third-Degree Burns in a 22-Year-Old Female

48. Case 44: Necrotizing Soft Tissue Infection in a 57-Year-Old Male

Section 9: Transplant Surgery

49. Case 45: Cirrhosis in a 45-Year-Old Male

50. Case 46: End-Stage Renal Disease in a 46-Year-Old Female

Section 10: Pediatric Surgery

51. Cae 47: Jaundice in a 1-Month-Old Male

52. Case 48: Abdominal Wall Defect in a Newborn Female

53. Case 49: Hypoxemia and Labored Breathing in a Newborn Male

54. Case 50: Bilious Vomiting in a 1-Week-Old Male

55. Case 51: Abdominal Pain, Vomiting, and Fever in a 3-Year-Old Female