General Surgery (oklahoma Notes)

The material in this text is compiled to help students in the study for board examinations. It is not intended as a textbook, nor is it felt to be a complete reference book. It is my hope that it will be used to jog one's memory of material previously learned and to point out important concepts that should be grasped. The author has made every effort to include the learning objectives as outlined by the Committee on Curriculum of the Association for Surgical Education in this text. The book is laid out with much the same table of contents as most textbooks in general surgery. It is organized primarily in an organ system fashion but every effort has been made to address common clinical problems and differential diag­ noses. It has been written in an outline form and the author would encourage students to highlight important areas, write in the margins, and expand on the concepts or key phrases listed in the book. Front Matter....Pages i-xiv Fluids. Electrolytes. Nutrition....Pages 1-10 Shock....Pages 11-16 Clotting Disorders and Use of Blood Products....Pages 17-21 Surgical Infections....Pages 22-26 Multiple Trauma....Pages 27-33 Burns....Pages 34-36 Wound Healing....Pages 37-41 Acute Abdominal Pain....Pages 42-47 Esophagus....Pages 48-50 Stomach....Pages 51-56 Small Bowel....Pages 57-61 Appendix....Pages 62-64 Colon....Pages 65-70 Rectum and Anus....Pages 71-73 Gallbladder and Biliary System....Pages 74-79 Liver....Pages 80-85 Pancreas....Pages 86-90 Spleen....Pages 91-93 Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage....Pages 94-97 Hernias....Pages 98-100 Breast....Pages 101-105 Vascular System....Pages 106-114 Heart....Pages 115-121 Lung and Mediastinum....Pages 122-127 Transplantation....Pages 128-135 Endocrine....Pages 136-142 A step-by-step review of the core information needed to pass the medical national examinations. The texts are organized in outline form and include dozens of self-assessment questions in the format students will find in the Licensing Exam. This volume discusses subjects in general surgery.