Abernathy's Surgical Secrets E-Book

Abernathy's Surgical Secrets E-Book

Alden H. Harken, Ernest E. Moore

• Publisher: Elsevier
• Year: 2017
• Edition: 7
• eBook ISBN:
  9780323497435
• Topic: Medicine
• Subtopic: Medical Education

For more than 30 years, the highly regarded Secrets Series® has provided students and practitioners in all areas of health care with concise, focused, and engaging resources for quick reference and exam review. Abernathy's Surgical Secrets, 7th Edition, features the Secrets' popular question-and-answer format that also includes lists, tables, and an easy-to-read style – making reference and review quick, easy, and enjoyable.- The proven Secrets® format gives you the most return for your time – concise, easy to read, engaging, and highly effective.- Covers the full range of essential topics in general surgery for in-training or practicing professionals.- Written by global experts and thought leaders in surgery.- Top 100 Secrets and Key Points boxes provide a fast overview of the secrets you must know for success in practice and on exams.- Portable size makes it easy to carry with you for quick reference or review anywhere, anytime.- Fully updated throughout, with clear illustrations, figures, and flow diagrams that expedite study and review.- Expert Consult™ eBook version included with purchase. This enhanced eBook experience allows you to search all of the text, figures, and references from the book on a variety of devices.

Index

Note: Pages followed by “b”, “t”, and “f” refer to boxes, tables, and figures respectively.

A

ABCs

for basic life support, 7

of trauma care, in brain trauma patients, 89, 91

Abdominal bleeding, hemorrhage control for, 114

Abdominal compartment syndrome, 124

Abdominal pain

chronic pancreatitis and, 192

small bowel obstruction and, 215

Abdominal trauma

blunt, 112–114, 114b

abdominal exploration in, 113

bleeding in, hemorrhage control for, 114

in children, 173

clinical examination in, 173

evaluation and management of, 112

exploratory laparotomy in, 113

history and physical exam for, 112–114

imaging modalities for, 112–113

organs most frequently injured in, 112

penetrating trauma versus, 112

penetrating, 115–120, 119b

abdominal operative exploration for, 118–119

to anterior abdomen, flank or back versus, 117

blunt abdominal trauma versus, 112

diagnostic peritoneal lavage after, 118

emergency department (ED) thoracotomy for, 115

initial studies for, 115–117

laparoscopy and thoracoscopy after, 119

management algorithm for, 116f

secondary survey of, 115, 117f

Abdominal tumors, 415–416

in children, 415–416, 416b

Abscess(es)

anorectal, 230, 246

chronic pancreatitis and, 193

intraabdominal

gallium scanning for, 64

surgical drainage of, 64

pilonidal, 248

surgical drainage of, 63–64

treatment of, 63–64

tubo-ovarian, 180–181

Abusive head trauma, characteristics of, 174

Acceptable negative appendectomy rate, 180

Acetaminophen, as fever treatment, 47

Acetylcholine, delirium and, 75

Acetylsalicylic acid, for transient ischemic attack, 346

Achalasia, 200

Acid-base disorders, base excess in, 32

Acid peptic ulcer disease, See Peptic ulcer disease

Acid secretion, physiologic, factors causing, 210

Acid suppression therapy, side effects of, 210

Acidosis

acute intestinal ischemia and, 220

advanced cardiac life support for, 8t–9t

metabolic, base deficit of, 86

Aciduria, paradoxical, 35

Acinic cell carcinomas, 324

Acitretin, 323

ACOSOG Z-11 trial, 301

Actinic ker...

Table of contents

• Cover image
• Title page
• Table of Contents
• Copyright
• Dedication
• Contributors
• Preface
• Answers to the Top 100 Questions that You Will Be Asked on Rounds
• I. General Topics
• II. Trauma
• III. Abdominal Surgery
• IV. Endocrine Surgery
• V. Breast Surgery
• VI. Other Cancers
• VII. Vascular Surgery
• VIII. Cardiothoracic Surgery
• IX. Pediatric Surgery
• X. Transplantation
• XI. Urology
• XII. Healthcare
• Index