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Resident readiness : general surgery / [edited by] Debra L. Klamen, Alden H. Harken, Brian C. George, Debra A. DaRosa.
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- Book
- Series:
- McGraw-Hill's AccessMedicine
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Residents (Medicine)--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
- Residents (Medicine).
- Surgery--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
- Surgery.
- Surgery--Study and teaching (Residency)--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
- Surgery--Study and teaching (Residency).
- Genre:
- Handbooks and manuals.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xix, 372 pages) : illustrations, figs., tables.
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Other Title:
- AccessSurgery.
- Place of Publication:
- New York, N.Y. : McGraw Hill Medical, [2014]
- System Details:
- text file
- Summary:
- "Resident Readiness: General Surgery prepares you for success during your surgical internship. Inside is a full range of scenarios you may experience during your residency, supported by comprehension questions with detailed answer explanations and tips to help you remember. You will also learn the clinical problem-solving process so you can think quickly on your feet, especially when time is critical. With the book's step-by-step guidance, you will gain the confidence you need to perform at your best on Day One of your residency".
- Contents:
- Introduction
- Chapter 1 : Welcome
- Chapter 2 : General Advice
- Chapter 3: How to Write a Note - Fast!
- Case 1 : Work-Life Balance
- Handling Patients in the ED
- Chapter 4: Admissions
- Case 2 : Trauma Primary Survey
- Case 3 : Abdominal Pain Overview
- Case 4 : RUQ Pain
- Case 5 : RLQ Pain
- Case 6 : Acute Abdomen
- Case 7 : Shock
- Case 8 : Sepsis
- Case 9 : Small Bowel Obstruction
- Case 10 : Red Blood Cell Transfusions
- Case 11 : Transfusion Reactions
- Case 12 : Superficial Abscess
- Case 13 : Labs 101
- Case 14 : Acute Limb Ischemia
- Case 15 : Alcohol Withdrawal
- Case 16 : Burns
- Case 17 : Intra-Abdominal Abscess
- Handling Patients
- Case 18 : Postoperative Pain Management
- Case 19 : Altered Mental Status
- Case 20 : How to Read a Chest X-ray
- Case 21 : Respiratory Distress
- Case 22 : Chest Pain
- Case 23 : Supraventricular Dysrhythmias
- Case 24 : Ventricular Tachydysrhythmias
- Case 25 : Bradycardia
- Case 26 : Pacemakers and Electrocautery
- Case 27 : Pulseless Electrical Activity
- Case 28 : Peroperative β-Blockade
- Case 29 : Acute Postoperative Heart Failure
- Case 30 : Hypotension in the Immediate Postoperative Period
- Case 31 : Postoperative Hypertension
- Case 32 : Reading and Using a KUB
- Case 33 : Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting
- Case 34 : Constipation
- Case 35 : Postoperative Oliguria
- Case 36 : Postoperative Urinary Retention
- Case 37 : IV Fluids
- Case 38 : Electrolyte Abnormalities
- Case 39 : Postoperative Fever
- Case 40 : Necrotizing Soft Tissue Infection
- Case 41 : Perioperative Corticosteroids
- Case 42 : Perioperative Insulin
- Case 43 : Perioperative Anticoagulation and Antiplatelets Drugs
- Case 44 : DVT Prophylaxis
- Case 45 : Drains
- Case 46 : Errors
- Case 47 : Chest Tube Removal/Over Your Head
- Case 48 : Morality in the Surgical Intern
- Case 49 : Difficult Patients
- Handling Patients in Clinic
- Chapter 5 : Ambulatory Care and the Surgery Intern
- Case 50 : Ordering and Interpreting a CT Scan of the Abdomen: The Basics
- Case 51 : Postoperative Wound Complications
- Case 52 : Local Anesthetics
- Case 53 : Congenital Coagulopathy
- Bibliography.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
- Description based on cover image and table of contents, viewed on Oct. 19, 2016.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Resident readiness, general surgery.
- ISBN:
- 0071773193
- 0071779892
- 9780071773195
- 9780071779890
- OCLC:
- 879420870
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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