Download or read book Rapid Surgery written by Ebube Obi and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2009-02-05 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This pocket revision guide is a must for all medical students preparing for a major exam in clinical surgery or needing a rapid reminder during a clinical attachment. Rapid Surgery is the sixth title in the new Rapid series and is the ideal companion for medical students and junior doctors, covering key facts in a simple and memorable fashion, using a mnemonic to aid recall. The text contains over 100 common surgical conditions and over 30 practical surgical procedures. The book contains over 35 illustrations and radiographs of numerous conditions to help aid in consolidating memory. Arranged in A-Z format, each topic is covered using the same headings - Definition, Aetiology, Associations / Risk Factors, Epidemiology, History, Examination, Pathology, Investigations, Management, Complications and Prognosis. The surgical procedures are divided using the headings - Indication, Anatomy, Preoperative Investigations, Procedure, Complications and Prognosis. A-Z format for easy and rapid access to information Strict organisation of facts on each page following the new Rapid series mnemonic with one side set aside for each condition Includes drawings to help vizualise difficult concepts Handy pocketbook for quick reference in a surgical setting Written by students and junior doctors with expert editorial advice Rapid Surgery is authored by a team of students and junior doctors from the Royal Free and University Medical School, London.
Download or read book Acute Care Surgery Imaging Essentials for Rapid Diagnosis written by Kathryn L. Butler and published by McGraw Hill Professional. This book was released on 2015-05-22 with total page 367 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Improve your imaging interpretation skills for the most commonly encountered surgical conditions The goals of Acute Care Surgery: Imaging Essentials for Rapid Diagnosis is help acute care surgeons, general surgeons, and surgical trainees develop the skills necessary to efficiently work up and diagnose critical surgical disease. This unique text opens with practical guidelines for understanding and interpreting the key imaging modalities employed in acute care surgery. In-depth discussions of acute surgical conditions follow, with emphasis on workup, diagnosis, and imaging pattern recognition. Each clinical chapter opens with a case scenario, followed by detailed discussion of pathophysiology, diagnosis, and management, and includes multiple annotated examples of ultrasound, plain film, CT, and MRI findings. Acute Care Surgery: Imaging Essentials for Rapid Diagnosis follows a logical systems-based organization, consisting of: Radiology Basics Abdomen Chest Soft Tissue Trauma Acute Care Surgery: Imaging Essentials for Rapid Diagnosis also provides expert guidance on how to select the correct imaging modality for the most efficient diagnosis and treatment. This text will aid trainees and surgeons to hone the skills they need to manage acute surgical patients when expediency matters most.
Download or read book Rapid Surgery written by Cara R. Baker and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2011-11-30 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This pocket reference and revision guide is a must for all medical students and junior doctors preparing for major surgical exams or needing a rapid reminder during a clinical attachment. Thoroughly updated, this new edition has been re-ordered by body systems with key surgical presentations ordered alphabetically within each section for ease of reference. Now with important new topics including bariatric surgery, endovascular techniques, nutrition, SIRS and sepsis, Rapid Surgery presents up-to-date knowledge succinctly for easy and rapid access to information.
Download or read book Mohs Micrographic Surgery written by Stephen N. Snow and published by Univ of Wisconsin Press. This book was released on 2004 with total page 464 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mohs Micrographic Surgery, an advanced treatment procedure for skin cancer, offers the highest potential for recovery--even if the skin cancer has been previously treated. This procedure is a state-of-the-art treatment in which the physician serves as surgeon, pathologist, and reconstructive surgeon. It relies on the accuracy of a microscope to trace and ensure removal of skin cancer down to its roots. This procedure allows dermatologists trained in Mohs Surgery to see beyond the visible disease and to precisely identify and remove the entire tumor, leaving healthy tissue unharmed. This procedure is most often used in treating two of the most common forms of skin cancer: basal cell carcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma. The cure rate for Mohs Micrographic Surgery is the highest of all treatments for skin cancer--up to 99 percent even if other forms of treatment have failed. This procedure, the most exact and precise method of tumor removal, minimizes the chance of regrowth and lessens the potential for scarring or disfigurement
Download or read book Prepare for Surgery Heal Faster written by Peggy Huddleston and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 253 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ...based on ground breaking studies at Beth Israel, Emory Univ., and St. Thomas's Hospital...shows how visualization & relaxation techniques, support groups, & positive doctor- patient relationships play an important part in healing.
Download or read book Rapid Response System written by Raghavan Murugan and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2018-03-28 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rapid Response System: A Practical Guide provides a practical approach to the evaluation, differential diagnosis, and management of common medical and surgical emergencies such as cardiac arrest, acute respiratory failure, seizures, and hemorrhagic shock occurring in hospitalized patients. Less common and special circumstances such as pediatric, obstetric, oncologic, neurologic and behavioral emergencies as well as palliative care for terminally ill patients encountered in the context of rapid response team events are also discussed. An overview of commonly performed bedside emergency procedures by rapid response team members complements the clinical resources that may need to be brought to bear during the course of the rapid response team event. Finally, an overview of organization, leadership, communication, quality and patient safety surrounding rapid response team events is provided. This book is written with medical students, junior physicians and nursing staff in mind working in both academic and community hospital settings. Both a novice and an experienced healthcare provider involved in a rapid response system will find this handbook to be valuable supplement to the clinical experiences gained though active engagement in the system. Hospital administrators and senior management staff will also find this book to be useful in the evaluation of quality and performance of the rapid response system, management of staff attitudes and behavior, performance of peer review, care for second victims and implementation of countermeasures for patient safety problems discovered in the course of rapid response system reviews.
Download or read book Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery written by Matthew L. Carlson and published by Thieme. This book was released on 2014-12-31 with total page 985 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A succinct, compact otolaryngology text in rapid review format This well-organized text for rapid clinical and board review contains high-yield facts using a question and answer format that covers all subspecialty topics in otolaryngology. It combines clinically relevant facts with hard-to-remember, commonly tested details and presents them in an easy-to-follow layout that allows clinicians to quickly review large amounts of information. Key Features: More than 9,000 high-yield questions and answers, half provided in the book and the other half online Portable for quick reference during downtimes such as in between rounds or while traveling Clinical pearls on patient evaluation and management This review book is a must-have for residents preparing for in-service exams or initial board certification exams as well as seasoned clinicians studying for their MOC Part III re-certification exams. Thieme eOtolaryngology is the premier online resource for otolaryngology-head and neck surgery. For a free trial, go to: thieme.com/eototrial
Download or read book Surgical Recall written by Lorne H. Blackbourne and published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. This book was released on 2011-11-11 with total page 822 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now in its Sixth Edition, Surgical Recall allows for rapid-fire review of surgical clerkship material for third- or fourth-year medical students preparing for the USMLE and shelf exams. Written in a concise question-and-answer format—double-column, question on the left, answer on the right—Surgical Recall addresses both general surgery and surgical subspecialties. Students on rotation or being PIMPed can quickly refer to Surgical Recall for accurate and on-the-spot answers. The book includes survival tactics and tips for success on the boards and wards as well as key information for those new to the surgical suite.
Download or read book CURRENT Procedures Surgery written by Rebecca Minter and published by McGraw Hill Professional. This book was released on 2010-05-28 with total page 399 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learn to perform more than 50 of the most common surgical procedures with this step-by-step, superbly illustrated guide! CURRENT Procedures Surgery is a unique combination atlas and text that details everything that you must know to perform more than 50 key surgical procedures. It covers the full spectrum of general surgery in an ultra-convenient, at-a-glance format, with more than 400 beautifully rendered illustrations to guide you every step of the way. An easy to follow template for each procedure includes: Indications, Contraindications, Informed Consent, Equipment, Patient Preparation, Patient Positioning, Procedure, Postoperative Care, Potential Complications, Pearls and Tips, References. Features: More than 400 illustrations created specifically for this book along with clear, concise text show you how to perform essential surgical procedures Coverage includes procedures for the breast, gastrointestinal tract, diaphragm, pancreas, liver, thyroid, parathyroid, adrenal, arteries and veins, and more Templated presentation facilitates rapid review Author's pearls and tips included for each procedure A must-have resource for anyone starting their surgical residency
Download or read book Illustrative Handbook of General Surgery written by Herbert Chen and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-02-08 with total page 818 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This practical surgical atlas focuses on a variety of surgical procedures in a portable format, allowing students, residents and even attending surgeons to carry it around with them throughout the day to check up on operations at any given time. The comprehensive illustrations help the reader to understand the procedures described, thanks to inter-operative photographs which provide accurate representations of the various techniques of the operations. The wide scope of this book ensures coverage of the most common general surgery procedures and the most common operations that faculty, residents and students encounter.
Download or read book Robotics in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery written by Jesse C. Selber and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2021-07-30 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book describes the current state of robotics in plastic and reconstructive surgery. It examines existing clinical applications, emerging and future applications and evolving technological platforms. Concise yet comprehensive, this book is organized into four sections. It begins with an introduction to robotic microsurgical training and robotic skills assessment, including crowd-sourced evaluation in surgery. Section two explores a variety of robotic clinical application, including robotic breast reconstruction, robotic mastectomy, robotic cleft palate surgery and robotic microsurgery in a urologic private practice. Following this, section three addresses the opportunities and challenges an interested surgeon might face when considering incorporating this technology into their practice. To close, the final section discusses new microsurgical robotic platforms and the potential directions this technology may take in the future. Supplemented with high quality videos and images, Robotics in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery is an invaluable resource for both plastic surgeons and multi-specialty micro-surgeons.
Download or read book Surgical Recall written by Lorne Blackbourne and published by LWW. This book was released on 2017-11 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written in a rapid-fire question-and-answer format, Surgical Recall is a best-selling, high-yield reference for clerkship students. Covering both general surgery and surgical subspecialties, this portable resource provides accurate, on-the-spot answers to the questions you're most likely to encounter during your rotations and on the shelf exam . The eighth edition--now in full color--distills the content even further to give you exactly what you need: survival tactics and tips for success, key information for those new to the surgical suite, and expanded opportunities for self-assessment in a variety of formats. Strategic two-column format provides chapter content in the form of questions on the left and answers on the right to facilitate quick, effective review. Brand-new Rapid-Fire Reviews at the end of most chapters let you test your knowledge of chapter content, and also help you get familiar with finding the words that are key to unraveling clinical vignettes throughout the book. Detailed color illustrations enhance understanding. Surgical Overview and Background sections are packed with practical advice and tricks of the trade. Hundreds of mnemonics, acronyms, tips, prompts, and hints help you master and retain essential knowledge. Concise procedure descriptions and relevant anatomy prepare you to serve as an active participant in the operating suite. All-new pre- and post-book tests show you what areas to study and then how well you have mastered them.
Download or read book Atlas of General Surgery written by Volker Schumpelick and published by Thieme. This book was released on 2009 with total page 628 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This outstanding new atlas demonstrates the basics of surgery and illustrates 150 of the most frequent procedures in general surgery, covering the skin and soft tissues, the neck, the thoracic wall and thoracic cavity, the diaphragm, the trachea, the organs of the abdominal cavity, the retroperitoneum, the external genital organs, hernias, colorectal surgery, pediatric surgery, vascular surgery, amputations, and traumatology.Each of the 150 operations is introduced by a clearly structured text facilitating easy and quick orientation. Exceptional full-color drawings with concise figure legends show each surgical procedure step-by-step. This atlas on general surgery is an invaluable reference for all surgeons in training and in practice.
Download or read book Technological Innovation written by Annetine C. Gelijns and published by National Academies. This book was released on 1989 with total page 78 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Rapid Recovery in Total Joint Arthroplasty written by Giles R. Scuderi and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2020-04-02 with total page 355 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The approach to total hip and total knee arthroplasty is changing around the world. There is now a strong emphasis on a more rapid recovery and on more outpatient surgery. Each step of the process is now being modified with more thorough pre-operative evaluations, streamlined surgical approaches, rapid mobilization and faster return to normal activities. These changes place new pressures on all of the health care providers in the system. This unique text - the first of its kind - is a practical guide for each member of the clinical team with updates by the leading authorities from around the country. Each chapter addresses a specific issue and will outline the important new items that need to be addressed, very similar to a handbook. Topics covered include the implementation of new payment models and outcome measurements, recommendations to streamline the pre-, peri- and post-operative protocols, the utility and application of outpatient joint replacement programs, multimodal pain management and post-acute rehabilitation strategies. There is no publication at present that addresses all of these items together in one convenient place. Rapid Recovery in Total Joint Arthroplasty is written and edited by experienced clinicians and surgeons, sharing their years of experience to create a practical, up-to-date text useful for everyday work.
Download or read book Rapid Perioperative Care written by Paul Wicker and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2016-11-14 with total page 486 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rapid Perioperative Care is an essential text for students and practitioners requiring up-to-date fundamental information on the perioperative environment. Covering a wide range of subjects related to perioperative practice and care, each chapter is concise and focused to guide the reader to find information quickly and effectively. This book uses a structured approach to perioperative care, starting with an introduction to the perioperative environment, anaesthetics, surgery and recovery, followed by postoperative problems and finally the roles of the Surgical Care Practitioner (SCP). Covering all the key topics in the perioperative environment, this concise and easy-to-read title is the perfect quick-reference book for students and theatre practitioners to support them in their work in clinical practice, and enable them to deliver the best possible care.
Download or read book Pocket Surgery written by Melanie Goldfarb and published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. This book was released on 2012-01-18 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Prepared by residents and attending physicians at Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital, Pocket Surgery, follows the style of Pocket Medicine, one of the best-selling references for medical students, interns, and residents. This pocket-sized loose-leaf resource can be used on the wards and by candidates reviewing for board exams. In bulleted lists, tables, and algorithms, Pocket Surgery provides key clinical information about common surgical conditions in all areas of surgery, including breast, critical care, cardiothoracic, gastrointestinal, colorectal, vascular, pediatric, plastic, transplant, transplant, and endocrine.
