Puzzles in general surgery : a study guide / Hassan A. Bukhari.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bukhari, Hassan A., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Surgery--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Surgery.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1415 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Minneapolis, Minnesota : Publish Green, 2013.

Summary:

The beauty about general surgery is putting different but important pieces of information together to find the answer. It is like putting pieces of a puzzle together. The market is full of either massive textbooks or deficient handbooks. This book is not meant to discuss in-depth the disease but rather put all the important principles and knowledge together to achieve the clearest picture of different surgical diseases. The book uses to-the-point approach and outline important points for patient's care, rounds and even for the board examinations. This book will help the surgical student or res

Contents:

Cover Page; Preface; Acknowledgments; Puzzle 1: Principles of General Surgery; Fluid and Electrolyte Therapy; Nutrition Therapy; Perioperative Period Monitoring and Care; Perioperative Complications; Elderly Patients; Anesthesia; Deases of the Blood; Sutures; Drains; Acute Abdomen; Pregnant Patients; Principles of Minimal Invasive Surgery (MIS); Morbid Obesity; Unexpected Intraoperative Findings; Puzzle 2: Head and Neck; Diseases of the Head and Neck; Neoplasms of the Head and Neck; Puzzle 3: Esophagus; Anatomy and Physiology; Diseases of the Esophagus; Neoplasms of the Esophagus

Puzzle 4: Abdominal Wall and CavityAbdominal Wall and Umbilicus; Diseases of the Abdominal Wall; Neoplasms of the Abdominal Wall; Peritoneal Cavity; Diseases of the Peritoneal Cavity; Neoplasms of the Peritoneal Cavity; Mesentery and Omentum; Diseases of the Omentum; Neoplasms of the Omentum; Diseases of the Mesentery; Neoplasms of the Mesentery; Retroperitoneum; Diseases of the Retroperitoneum; Neoplasms of the Retroperitoneum; Hernias; Puzzle 5: Stomach and Duodenum; Anatomy and Physiology; Diseases of the Stomach and Duodenum; Neoplasms of the Stomach and Duodenum; Special Conditions

Puzzle 6: Gallbladder and Biliary TreeAnatomy and Physiology; Diseases of GB and the Biliary Tree; Neoplasms of the Biliary Tree; Puzzle 7: Pancreas; Anatomy and Physiology; Diseases of the Pancreas; Neoplasms of the Pancreas; Unusual Pancreatic Neoplasms; Puzzle 8: The Liver and the Portal System; Anatomy and Physiology; Diseases of the Liver; Neoplasms of the Liver; Concepts in Liver Surgery; Puzzle 9: Spleen; Anatomy and Physiology; Diseases of the Spleen; Neoplasms of the Spleen; Concepts in Spleen Surgery; Puzzle 10: Small Bowel; Anatomy and Physiology; Diseases of the Small Bowel

Neoplasms of the Small BowelPuzzle 11: Appendix; Anatomy; Diseases of the Appendix; Neoplasms of the Appendix; Puzzle 12: Colorectum and Anus; Anatomy, Physiology and Bowel Preparation; Diseases of the Colon; Diseases of the Rectum; Neoplasms of the Colon; Neoplasm of the Rectum; Other Colorectal Tumors; Concept in Large Bowel Surgery; Diseases of the Anus; Neoplasms of the Anus; Concepts in Anorectum and Pilonidal Surgeries; Puzzle 13: Gastrointestinal Bleed; General Principles; Upper GI Bleeding; Lower GI Bleeding; Special Consideration; Puzzle 14: Skin and Soft Tissue

Diseases of the Skin and Soft TissuePuzzle 15: Wound Healing and Thermal Injury; Normal Wound Healing; Burns; Cold Injuries; Puzzle 16: Surgical Endocrinology; Thyroid Gland; The Breast; Adrenal Glands; Multiple Endocrine Neoplasms (MEN); Puzzle 17: Surgical Oncology; Principles of Chemotherapy; Emergencies in Oncology; Sarcomas of Soft Tissue; Cancer of Unknown Primary (CUP); Puzzle 18: Pediatric Surgery; Trauma; Diseases of the Neck; Diseases of the Gastrointestinal Tract; Diseases of the Chest; Neoplasms in Pediatrics; Puzzle 19: Vascular Surgery; Carotid Endarterectomy (CEA)

Aneurysms and Dissection

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed September 14, 2016).

ISBN:

1-63505-432-X

OCLC:

957700615