- 200 pages
- English
- PDF
- Available on iOS & Android
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About this book
Non-Traumatic Acute Surgical Problems: An Infographic Guide is curated to offer a comprehensive understanding of acute surgical challenges, excluding trauma. Tailored specifically for medical students navigating their surgical rotations and seasoned instructors in the field, this guide serves as an indispensable resource. Each chapter serves as a path through the intricacies of acute surgical conditions with clarity and depth. Contents provide insight into the complexities of acute cholecystopathy, appendicitis, and acute pancreatitis, providing invaluable insights into diagnosis and sophisticated management strategies. This book navigates through the labyrinth of gastrointestinal bleeding scenarios, encompassing upper, lower, and variceal bleeding, as well as formidable challenges like caustic ingestion and esophageal perforation. Contents further cover vascular emergencies, unraveling the mysteries of aortic dissection, peripheral arterial embolism, and hypercoagulability, while mastering essential principles for timely and effective intervention. Coverage includes the subtleties of urological emergencies such as renal colic, pyelonephritis, and testicular torsion, alongside gynecological conditions including ectopic pregnancy and pelvic inflammatory disease.With a wealth of information, thoughtfully structured in an accessible format, this book not only empowers but emboldens its readers. Equipped with knowledge, insight, and confidence, individuals traversing the realm of acute surgical problems are fortified to navigate the challenges of real-world clinical settings with unwavering competence and assurance.
- Serves as a definitive resource, providing a comprehensive guide to acute surgical problems, incorporating up-to-date diagnostic modalities, staging and classification systems, and therapeutic approaches
- Features engaging infographics that utilize basic illustrations, color-coded symbols, and concise text, making complex information easily understandable for readers
- Each topic is efficiently covered through 1–3 infographic illustrations, allowing readers to grasp key information without the need for extensive text or complicated algorithms
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Table of contents
- Front Cover
- NON-TRAUMATIC ACUTE SURGICAL PROBLEMS
- NON-TRAUMATIC ACUTE SURGICAL PROBLEMS: AN INFOGRAPHIC GUIDE
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- Biography
- Foreword
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- 1 - Preoperative labs and tests
- 2 - Preoperative cardiac evaluation
- 3 - Preoperative pulmonary evaluation
- 4 - The ABCs of medical imaging
- 5 - Appendicitis
- 6 - Acute cholecystopathy
- 7 - Acute pancreatitis
- 8 - Acute diverticulitis
- 9 - Anorectal abscess
- 10 - Clostridioides difficile colitis
- 11 - Infectious colitis
- 12 - Small bowel obstruction
- 13 - Large bowel obstruction (LBO)
- 14 - Upper gastrointestinal bleeding
- 15 - Lower gastrointestinal bleeding
- 16 - Variceal bleeding
- 17 - Gastroduodenal perforation
- 18 - Caustic ingestion
- 19 - Esophageal perforation
- 20 - Neutropenic enterocolitis
- 21 - Anal disease in neutropenic patients
- 22 - Acute mesenteric ischemia
- 23 - Ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm
- 24 - Aortic dissection
- 25 - Peripheral arterial embolism
- 26 - Hypercoagulability
- 27 - Bleeding disorders
- 28 - Renal colic
- 29 - Pyelonephritis
- 30 - Hematuria
- 31 - Urinary retention
- 32 - Acute scrotal emergencies
- 33 - Ovarian–adnexal torsion
- 34 - Pelvic inflammatory disease
- 35 - Tubo-ovarian abscess
- 36 - Spontaneous abortion
- 37 - Postabortion endometritis
- 38 - Ectopic pregnancy
- 39 - Ruptured ectopic pregnancy
- 40 - Esophageal atresia
- Glossary
- Index
- Back Cover