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  • May 2008

Common Surgical Diseases

An Algorithmic Approach to Problem Solving

Editors:

  1. Jonathan A. Myers

    1. Undergraduate Surgical Education, Rush Medical College of Rush University Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, USA

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  2. Keith W. Millikan

    1. Surgical Sciences and Services, Rush Medical College of Rush University Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, USA

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  3. Theodore J. Saclarides

    1. Section of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Rush Medical College of Rush University Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, USA

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  • Covers all the common surgical problems encountered by the resident on call, including abdominal, orthopaedic, pediatric, urology, and trauma problems, as well as problems involving the skin, breast, head, and neck. Essential for all students entering a surgical clerkship as well as for every surgical resident
  • Small enough to fit in a lab coat pokcket
  • Provides easy access for residents on-call, and for reference before teaching rounds, lectures, etc.
  • Presents a concise text paired with a step-by-step algorithm designed to guide the resident through evaluation, diagnosis, treatment (both medical and surgical) and follow-up
  • This algorithm approach lends itself to rapid learning and understanding of commonly encountered problems
  • Each disease covered is delineated into comprehensive sections on presentation, physical exam, diagnostic tests and initial evaluation, and indication for surgery
  • As a capstone to the book, useful appendices cover areas such as guidelines for cancer screening, recommendations for transfusions, drugs, and pain medications (doses, complications, and reversing)

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Table of contents (98 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxv
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  2. General Preoperative Considerations

    3. Preoperative Nutritional Assessment/Intervention

      • Janet D. Millikan
      Pages 11-13

    4. Transfusion Reactions

      • Jennifer B. Manders
      Pages 15-17

    5. Asymptomatic Carotid Bruits

      • Joseph D. Vijungco
      Pages 19-21

    6. General Operating Room Precautions

      • Jonathan A. Myers
      Pages 23-25

  3. Trauma

    2. Head Trauma

      • Laura B. Petrey
      Pages 33-35

    3. Management of the Difficult Airway

      • Kimberly O. Nagy
      Pages 37-39

    4. Penetrating Neck Trauma

      • Mark Falimirski
      Pages 41-43

    5. Penetrating Chest Trauma

      • Marie Crandall
      Pages 45-47

    6. Penetrating Abdominal Trauma

      • James M. Waltenberger
      Pages 49-51

    7. Blunt Abdominal Trauma

      • Marie Crandall
      Pages 53-55

    8. Pelvic Fractures

      • Benjamin P. Crane
      Pages 57-59

    9. Traumatic Hematuria

      • Carlos R. Estrada Jr.
      Pages 61-63

    10. Knee Pain

      • Anca Lamse, Charles A. Bush-Joseph
      Pages 65-67

    11. Shoulder Pain

      • Anca Lamse, Charles A. Bush-Joseph
      Pages 69-71

    12. Hip Fractures

      • Eric M. Berkson
      Pages 73-74

    13. Extremity Fractures

      • Eric M. Berkson
      Pages 75-77
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About this book

The printing of the 2nd edition of Common Surgical Dis- Solving is not only for residents and students or the young eases: An Algorithmic Approach to Problem Solving attests surgeon but also for all physicians who deal with surgical to its usefulness and popularity. Dr. Steven Economou, who patients. After all, a nonspecialist may not know the intricacies wrote the first foreword, died on April 7, 2007, and despite his of decision making for a Whipple operation and may order prolonged and debilitating illness, he retained his cheerful and a percutaneous biopsy or an ERCP when, regardless of the optimistic nature. Those of us who have been mentored by this result, the patient may or may not be a surgical candidate. great human being hope to emulate, but will probably never Common surgical diseases are not the only topics. There are achieve, his Olympian deeds as a surgeon, author, teacher, and at least 20 general topics on preoperative and postoperative leader. I am very honored to have been asked by the authors to care. Drs. Myers, Millikan, and Saclarides have taken adv- write the foreword for the 2nd edition. tage of the many talented attending physicians and residents Years ago, the resident or medical student was commended at Rush University to write most of the chapters. The authors for making a long list of obscure differential diagnoses regardless themselves wrote numerous chapters on their specialty.
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Reviews

From the reviews of the second edition:

"This book provides readers with an algorithmic approach to diagnosing and managing common surgical diseases … . The intended audience includes residents, students, and young surgeons … . nonsurgical specialists may use the book to guide diagnostic work-up and referral. … it seems best suited for residents and young surgeons to use as a starting point for decision making and understanding of management decisions. … a must-have for new residents managing patients in the perioperative setting." (Eanas S. Yassa, Doody’s Review Service, July, 2008)

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Editors and Affiliations

  • Undergraduate Surgical Education, Rush Medical College of Rush University Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, USA

    Jonathan A. Myers

  • Surgical Sciences and Services, Rush Medical College of Rush University Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, USA

    Keith W. Millikan

  • Section of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Rush Medical College of Rush University Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, USA

    Theodore J. Saclarides

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Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Common Surgical Diseases

  • Book Subtitle: An Algorithmic Approach to Problem Solving

  • Editors: Jonathan A. Myers, Keith W. Millikan, Theodore J. Saclarides

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-75246-4

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag New York 2008

  • Edition Number: 2

  • Number of Pages: XXVI, 414

  • Number of Illustrations: 100 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Surgery

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