Surgery. a Case Based Clinical Review

Description

Surgery: A Case Based Clinical Review provides the reader with a comprehensive understanding of surgical diseases in one easy to use reference that combines multiple teaching formats.The book begins using a case based approach.The cases presented cover the diseases most commonly encountered on a surgical rotation.The cases are designed to provide the reader with the classic findings on history and physical examination. The case presentation is followed by a series of short questions and answers, designed to provide further understanding of the important aspects of the history, physical examination, differential diagnosis, diagnostic work-up and management, as well as questions that may arise on surgical rounds.Key figures and tables visually reinforce the important elements of the disease process. A brief algorithmic flow chartis provided so the reader can quickly understand the optimal management approach. Two additional special sections further strengthen the student’s comprehension.The firstsection covers areas of controversy in the diagnosis or management of each disease, and another section discusses pitfalls to avoid, where the inexperienced clinician might get in trouble.Thetextconcludes with a series of multiple choice questions in a surgery shelf/USMLE format with robust explanations.Surgery: A Case Based Clinical Review is based on 20 years of Socratic medical student teaching by a nine-time Golden Apple teaching awardee from the UCLA School of Medicine and will be of great utilityformedical students when they rotate on surgery, interns, physician assistant students, nursing students and nurse practitioner students.

Contents

Part One Acute Care Surgery
David C. Chen, Section Editor

• Chapter 1 Nausea, Vomiting and Left Groin Mass
  Areg Grigorian, Christian de Virgilio, and David C. Chen
• Chapter 2 Abdominal Pain, Nausea, and Vomiting
  Jill Q. Klausner, Simin Bahrami, and David C. Chen

Part Two Breast
Danielle M. Hari, Section Editor

• Chapter 3 New Palpable Mass in Right Breast
  Areg Grigorian, Christian de Virgilio, and Danielle M. Hari
• Chapter 4 Abnormal Screening Mammogram
  Areg Grigorian, Christian de Virgilio, and Danielle M. Hari

Part Three Cardiothoracic
Peyman Benharash, Section Editor

• Chapter 5 Chest Pain, Diaphoresis, and Nausea
  Areg Grigorian, Paul N. Frank, and Peyman Benharash
• Chapter 6 Chest Pain and Syncope
  Paul N. Frank and Peyman Benharash
• Chapter 7 Chest and Back Pain
  Paul N. Frank and Peyman Benharash

Part Four Endocrine
Michael W. Yeh, Section Editor

• Chapter 8 Incidentally Discovered Adrenal Mass on CT Scan
  Christopher M. Reid, Masha J. Livhits, and Michael W. Yeh
• Chapter 9 Fatigue, Constipation, and Depressed Mood
  Paul N. Frank, James Wu, and Michael W. Yeh
• Chapter 10 Intermittent Episodes of Sweating, Palpitations, and Hypertension
  Masha J. Livhits, Michael W. Yeh, and Areg Grigorian
• Chapter 11 Neck Mass That Moves with Swallowing
  James Wu and Michael W. Yeh

Part Five Head and Neck
Vishad Nabili, Section Editor

• Chapter 12 Progressively Hoarse Voice
  Kevin A. Peng, Irene A. Kim, and Vishad Nabili
• Chapter 13 Lump on Neck Increasing in Size
  Jon Mallen-St. Clair, Aaron J. Feinstein, and Vishad Nabili
• Chapter 14 Aural Fullness, Hearing Loss, and Tinnitus
  Andrew M. Vahabzadeh-Hagh, Edward C. Kuan, and Vishad Nabili

Part Six Hepatopancreaticobiliary
Christian de Virgilio, Section Editor

• Chapter 15 Post-Prandial RUQ Pain
  Anne Elizabeth Falor, Taylor Choy, and Christian de Virgilio
• Chapter 16 RUQ Pain, Fever, Nausea, and Vomiting
  Paul N. Frank and Christian de Virgilio
• Chapter 17 Severe Epigastric Pain with Nausea and Vomiting
  Areg Grigorian and Christian de Virgilio
• Chapter 18 New Onset of Painless Jaundice
  James X. Wu, Christian de Virgilio, and Danielle M. Hari

Part Seven Lower Gastrointestinal
Tracey D. Arnell, Section Editor

• Chapter 19 Bright Red Blood per Rectum
  Blake E. S. Taylor and Tracey D. Arnell
• Chapter 20 RLQ Abdominal Pain
  Wendy Liu, Christian de Virgilio, Areg Grigorian, Tracey D. Arnell
• Chapter 21 Pencil-Thin Stools and Intermittent Constipation
  Areg Grigorian, Christian de Virgilio, and Tracey D. Arnell
• Chapter 22 Chronic Constipation Presenting With Severe Abdominal Pain
  Vivek Sant and Tracey D. Arnell
• Chapter 23 Left Lower Quadrant Pain and Fever
  Paul N. Frank, Christian de Virgilio, and Tracey D. Arnell

Part Eight Neurosurgery
Christian de Virgilio, Section Editor

• Chapter 24 Neck Pain and Paralysis Following Trauma
  Jose Manuel Sarmiento, Debraj Mukherjee, and Chirag G. Patil
• Chapter 25 Loss of Consciousness Following Head Trauma
  Ardavan Ariel Saadat, Brian Cristiano, and David S. Plurad

Part Nine Orthopedic
Kevin W. Rolfe, Section Editor

• Chapter 26 Multiple Extremity Injuries after Motorcycle Accident
  Areg Grigorian and Kevin W. Rolfe
• Chapter 27 Immediate Swelling after Trauma to the Knee
  John F. Fleming III, Aaron Beck, and Kevin W. Rolfe
• Chapter 28 Right Groin Pain and Limp
  Aaron Beck, John F. Fleming III, and Kevin W. Rolfe
• Chapter 29 Chronic Right Hand Pain
  Arezou Tory Yaghoubian and Kevin W. Rolfe

Part Ten Pediatric
Steven L. Lee, Section Editor

• Chapter 30 Full Term Male Infant with Respiratory Distress
  Veronica F. Sullins and Steven L. Lee
• Chapter 31 Newborn with Bilious Emesis
  Ziyad Jabaji, Veronica F. Sullins, and Steven L. Lee
• Chapter 32 Infant with Bilious Emesis
  Veronica F. Sullins and Steven L. Lee
• Chapter 33 Infant with Nonbilious Emesis
  Ziyad Jabaji, Veronica F. Sullins, and Steven L. Lee
• Chapter 34 Infant Born with Abdominal Wall Defect
  Justin P. Wagner and Steven L. Lee
• Chapter 35 Excessive Drooling in a Newborn
  Veronica F. Sullins and Steven L. Lee

Part Eleven Skin
Christian de Virgilio, Section Editor

• Chapter 36 Recently Changed Skin Lesion
  Arezou Tory Yaghoubian and Junko Ozao-Choy
• Chapter 37 Right Leg Pain, Swelling, and Erythema for Two Days
  Paul N. Frank and Christian de Virgilio

Part Twelve Surgical Complications
Christian de Virgilio, Section Editor

• Chapter 38 Postoperative Bleeding
  Areg Grigorian, Paul N. Frank, Christian de Virgilio, Dennis Y. Kim
• Chapter 39 Postoperative Decreased Urine Output
  Christy Anthony, Dennis Y. Kim, Christian de Virgilio, Areg Grigorian
• Chapter 40 Shortness of Breath Five Days after Surgery
  Paul N. Frank, Kathleen Brown, and Christian de Virgilio

Part Thirteen Trauma
Dennis Y. Kim, Section Editor

• Chapter 41 Abdominal Pain Following Motor Vehicle Accident
  Areg Grigorian, Christian de Virgilio, and Dennis Y. Kim
• Chapter 42 Penetrating Abdominal Trauma
  Dennis Y. Kim and Areg Grigorian
• Chapter 43 Pedestrian Struck By Motor Vehicle
  Zane W. Ashman, Areg Grigorian, Christian de Virgilio, Dennis Y. Kim
• Chapter 44 Gunshot Wound to the Left Neck
  Erik Akopian, Christian de Virgilio, and Dennis Y. Kim
• Chapter 45 Stab Wound to the Chest
  Omid Yousefian, Christian de Virgilio, Areg Grigorian, Dennis Y. Kim
• Chapter 46 Burns to Face, Trunk, and Extremities
  Arezou Tory Yaghoubian, Areg Grigorian, Christian de Virgilio, Dennis Y. Kim
• Chapter 47 Severe Right Leg Pain after Tibia Fracture
  Andrew Nguyen, Areg Grigorian, and Christian de Virgilio

Part Fourteen Upper Gastrointestinal
Brian R. Smith, Section Editor

• Chapter 48 Bloody Emesis
  Areg Grigorian, Christian de Virgilio, Michael D. Sgroi, Brian R. Smith
• Chapter 49 Severe Epigastric Abdominal Pain
  Michael D. Sgroi and Brian R. Smith
• Chapter 50 Weight Loss and Early Satiety
  Michael D. Sgroi and Brian R. Smith
• Chapter 51 Chest Pain after Vomiting
  Michael D. Sgroi and Brian R. Smith

Part Fifteen Urology
Jeremy M. Blumberg, Section Editor

• Chapter 52 Scrotal Pain
  Areg Grigorian and Jeremy M. Blumberg
• Chapter 53 Scrotal Mass
  Areg Grigorian and Jeremy M. Blumberg
• Chapter 54 Red Urine
  Jeremy M. Blumberg and Kiran Gollapudi

Part Sixteen Vascular
Christian de Virgilio, Section Editor

• Chapter 55 Transient Loss of Vision in Right Eye
  Christian de Virgilio, Jessica Beth O'Connell, Areg Grigorian
• Chapter 56 Right Calf Pain with Walking
  Christian de Virgilio
• Chapter 57 Sudden Onset of Severe Left Sided Abdominal Pain
  Michael de Virgilio and Edward D. Gifford
• Chapter 58 Cold, Painful Right Lower Extremity
  Zachary D. C. Burke, Ziyad Jabaji, and Christian de Virgilio

Question Sets and Answers

Acute Care Surgery Christian de Virgilio and Areg Grigorian
Breast Cancer Areg Grigorian and Christian de Virgilio
Cardiothoracic Areg Grigorian, Paul N. Frank, and Christian de Virgilio
Endocrine Areg Grigorian, Masha J. Livhitz, Christopher M. Reid, Michael W. Yeh, Christian de Virgilio
Head and Neck Areg Grigorian and Christian de Virgilio
Hepatopancreaticobiliary Areg Grigorian, Paul N. Frank, Danielle M. Hari, Christian de Virgilio
Lower Gastrointestinal Areg Grigorian and Christian de Virgilio
Neurosurgery Areg Grigorian and Christian de Virgilio
Orthopedic Areg Grigorian and Christian de Virgilio
Pediatric Surgery Paul N. Frank, Areg Grigorian, and Christian de Virgilio
Skin Areg Grigorian, Paul N. Frank, and Christian de Virgilio
Surgical Complications Areg Grigorian, Paul N. Frank, Christy Anthony, Christian de Virgilio
Trauma Areg Grigorian, Paul N. Frank, Christian de Virgilio, Dennis Y. Kim
Upper Gastrointestinal Michael D. Sgroi, Brian R. Smith, Christian de Virgilio, Areg Grigorian, Paul N. Frank
Urology Areg Grigorian and Christian de Virgilio
Vascular Christian de Virgilio, Areg Grigorian, and Paul N. Frank

Author

Christian de Virgilio, MD is the Director of the General Surgery Residency Program at UCLA-Harbor Medical Center, and Co-Director of the 3rd Year UCLA Medical Student Surgery Clerkship. He has been awarded the UCLA Golden Apple Teacher of the Year Award from the UCLA School of Medicine nine times, and the National Golden Apple Teaching Award from the American Medical Student Association.