Full Description
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.
Contents
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. Ovarianeadnexal 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
