Surgery

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xix

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2. Acute Care Surgery

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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   2. Nausea, Vomiting, and Left Groin Mass

      • Areg Grigorian, Christian de Virgilio, David C. Chen

      Pages 3-13

   3. Abdominal Pain, Nausea, and Vomiting

      • Jill Q. Klausner, David C. Chen

      Pages 15-21

3. Breast

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 23-23

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   2. New Palpable Mass in Right Breast

      • Christopher M. Reid, Areg Grigorian, Christian de Virgilio, Danielle M. Hari

      Pages 25-36

   3. Abnormal Screening Mammogram

      • Areg Grigorian, Christian de Virgilio, Danielle M. Hari

      Pages 37-44

4. Cardiothoracic

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 45-45

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   2. Chest Pain, Diaphoresis, and Nausea

      • Areg Grigorian, Paul N. Frank, Peyman Benharash

      Pages 47-56

   3. Chest Pain and Syncope

      • Paul N. Frank, Peyman Benharash

      Pages 57-64

   4. Chest and Back Pain

      • Paul N. Frank, Simin Bahrami, Peyman Benharash

      Pages 65-73

5. Endocrine

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 75-75

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   2. Incidentally Discovered Adrenal Mass on CT Scan

      • Masha J. Livhits, Christopher M. Reid, Michael W. Yeh

      Pages 77-86

   3. Fatigue, Constipation, and Depressed Mood

      • Paul N. Frank, James X. Wu, Michael W. Yeh

      Pages 87-99

   4. Intermittent Episodes of Sweating, Palpitations, and Hypertension

      • Masha J. Livhits, Michael W. Yeh, Areg Grigorian

      Pages 101-110

   5. Neck Mass that Moves with Swallowing

      • James X. Wu, Michael W. Yeh

      Pages 111-123

6. Head and Neck

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 125-125

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   2. Progressively Hoarse Voice

      • Kevin A. Peng, Irene A. Kim, Vishad Nabili

      Pages 127-132

   3. Lump on Neck Increasing in Size

      • Jon Mallen-St. Clair, Aaron J. Feinstein, Vishad Nabili

      Pages 133-141

   4. Aural Fullness, Hearing Loss, and Tinnitus

      • Andrew M. Vahabzadeh-Hagh, Edward C. Kuan, Vishad Nabili

      Pages 143-150

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 chart is provided so the reader can quickly understand the optimal management approach. Two additional special sections further strengthen the student’s comprehension. The first section 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. The text concludes 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 utility for medical students when they rotate on surgery, interns, physician assistant students, nursing students and nurse practitioner students.

• USMLE
• board review
• surgery rotation
• surgical diseases
• surgical education

“The book is intended to ‘help you make a great impression on your surgery clerkship and to help you prepare for the shelf examinations.’ … This will be most useful for students and junior residents. Attending faculty may find it of value as a source of ideas for questions to ask during rounds! … This is an excellent value for the price. It far surpasses standard pearl books. ” (Carol Scott-Conner, Doody's Book Reviews, April, 2015)

• Department of Surgery, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, USA

  Christian de Virgilio

• General Surgery, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, USA

  Paul N. Frank

• Department of Surgery, University of California, Irvine, Orange, USA

  Areg Grigorian

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.

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