Anesthesiology and Critical Care Morning Report: Beyond the Pearls is a case-based reference that covers the key material included on the USMLE and end-of-rotation exams, with pearls for the Step 1, Step 2, and Step 3 exams. Focusing on the practical information you need to know, it teaches how to analyze a clinical vignette in the style of a morning report conference, sharpening your clinical decision-making skills and helping you formulate an evidence-based approach to realistic patient scenarios.
Each case has been carefully chosen and covers scenarios and questions frequently encountered on USMLE exams, shelf exams, and clinical practice, integrating both basic science and clinical pearls.
“Beyond the Pearls tips and secrets (all evidence-based with references) provide deep coverage of core material.
“Morning Report/Grand Rounds format begins with the chief complaints to the labs, relevant images, and includes a "pearl" at the end of the case. Questions are placed throughout the case to mimic practical decision making both in the hospital and on the board exam.
Includes step-by-step procedural guides for common anesthesia and critical care procedures and coverage of transthoracic and transesophageal echo procedures.
Written and edited by experienced teachers and clinicians; each case has been reviewed by board certified attending/practicing physicians.
1. Cover image - p. Cover 2. Title page - p. ii 3. Table of Contents - p. iii 4. Any screen, Any time, Anywhere - p. iii 5. Title page - p. IFC1 6. Copyright - p. IFC1 7. Dedication - p. iv 8. Contributors - p. v 9. Foreword - p. v 10. Preface - p. xi 11. Contents - p. xiii 12. Video Contents - p. xiii 13. Primer - p. xiii 14. List of Illustrations - p. xxxiv 15. List of Tables - p. xxxiv 16. Section 1: Regional - p. xxxiv 17. Chapter 1: A 62-Year-Old Man Scheduled for Right Shoulder Replacement for Osteoarthritis - p. xxxiv 18. Chapter 2: A 75-Year-Old Woman With Rheumatoid Arthritis and Limited Neck Range of Motion - p. 10 19. Chapter 3: A 92-Year-Old Man With History of Aortic Stenosis - p. 20 20. Chapter 4: A 40-Year-Old Female With a Past Medical History of Well-Controlled Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus - p. 27 21. Section 2: Pediatrics - p. 38 22. Chapter 5: A 5-Year-Old Boy Undergoing Repair of a Hydrocele - p. 38 23. Chapter 6: A 4-Year-Old Girl With Obstructive Sleep Apnea - p. 47 24. Chapter 7: An 8-Year-Old Boy With a History of Asthma - p. 53 25. Chapter 8: A 9-Week-Old Boy Born at 32 Weeks’ Gestation Presenting With Inguinal Hernia - p. 61 26. Section 3: Obstetrics - p. 71 27. Chapter 9: A 26-Year-Old Primigravid Woman at 39 Weeks’ and 4 Days’ Gestation Presenting With 6 Hours of Cramping Abdominal Pain - p. 71 28. Chapter 10: A 36-Year-Old Primigravida at 36 + 0 Weeks’ Gestation Complaining With Severe Abdominal Pain - p. 92 29. Chapter 11: A 38-Year-Old Woman, G5P4004, at 37 Weeks and 3 Days of Gestation With Contractions Every 5 Minutes - p. 101 30. Section 4: General - p. 108 31. Chapter 12: A 32-Year-Old Woman Undergoing Laparoscopic Ovarian Cystectomy - p. 108 32. Chapter 13: A 21-Year-Old Man With a Gunshot Wound Through the Right Lower Quadrant of his Abdomen - p. 117 33. Chapter 14: A 50-Year-Old Man With a History of Morbid Obesity - p. 125 34. Chapter 15: A 28-Year-Old Man With a History of Sickle Cell Disease and Cholelithiasis - p. 140 35. Chapter 16: A 32-Year-Old Male With no Significant Medical History After Being Rescued from a Burning Building - p. 149 36. Chapter 17: A 60-Year-Old Man With Cirrhosis due to Chronic Hepatitis B Infection - p. 159 37. Section 5: Cardiothoracic - p. 168 38. Chapter 18: A 45-Year-Old Female With Worsening Dyspnea on Exertion - p. 168 39. Chapter 19: A 71-Year-Old Male With Exertional Angina - p. 180 40. Chapter 20: A 69-Year-Old Man Presenting With Stabbing Substernal Chest Pain Radiating to the Back - p. 192 41. Chapter 21: A 73-Year-Old Male With Past Medical History of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Right Lung - p. 202 42. Chapter 22: A 30-Year-Old Woman Scheduled for Sternotomy for Resection of an Anterior Mediastinal Mass - p. 220 43. Section 6: Neurology - p. 228 44. Chapter 23: A 50-Year-Old Man Scheduled for Resection of a Pineal Gland Tumor - p. 228 45. Chapter 24: A 34-Year-Old Woman Hit by a Car About to Undergo Emergency Cervical Decompression and Fusion - p. 239 46. Chapter 25: A 54-Year-Old Man With a History of Chronic Back Pain and Five Prior Spine Operations - p. 247 47. Chapter 26: A 27-Year-Old Man at the Emergency Department Following a Car Accident at Highway Speed - p. 257 48. Section 7: Otolaryngology - p. 269 49. Chapter 27: A 63-Year-Old Female With a Large Goiter - p. 269 50. Chapter 28: A 78-Year-Old Female With Recurrent Respiratory Papillomas (RRPs) - p. 279 51. Chapter 29: A 65-Year-Old Man Diagnosed With Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 and Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome - p. 286 52. Section 8: Vascular - p. 293 53. Chapter 30: A 70-Year-Old Man With a History of Hypertension, Coronary Artery Disease With Mildly Reduced Left Ventricular Function, and a 100 Packyear Smoking History - p. 293 54. Chapter 31: A 68-Year-Old Woman With Worsening Renal Function and Impending End-Stage Renal Disease - p. 313 55. Chapter 32: A 75-Year-Old Woman With a History of Left-Sided Carotid Endarterectomy 2 Years Ago and Hypertension - p. 324 56. Section 9: Urology - p. 335 57. Chapter 33: A 75-Year-Old Man With Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy - p. 335 58. Chapter 34: An 86-Year-Old Female With History of von Willebrand Disease Type I - p. 343 59. Section 10: Non-Operating Room Anesthesia - p. 349 60. Chapter 35: A 71-Year-Old Man With 30 Pounds of Unintentional Weight Loss and Abdominal Discomfort - p. 349 61. Chapter 36: A 51-Year-Old Man With Major Depressive Disorder - p. 357 62. Section 11: Critical Care - p. 363 63. Chapter 37: A 57-Year-Old Woman With Altered Mental Status - p. 363 64. Chapter 38: A 66-Year-Old Man Presenting With Palpitations and Shortness of Breath - p. 373 65. Chapter 39: A 53-Year-Old Man With Two Weeks of Progressive Abdominal Pain - p. 385 66. Chapter 40: A 71-Year-Old Female With Dyspnea on Exertion - p. 395 67. Chapter 41: A 61-Year-Old Male With Shortness of Breath - p. 404 68. Chapter 42: A 32-Year-Old Man Presenting With Shortness of Breath - p. 419 69. Chapter 43: A 62-Year-Old Male With Altered Mental Status in the Intensive Care Unit - p. 429 70. Chapter 44: A 34-Year-Old Female With Blood Tinged Sputum - p. 436 71. Chapter 45: A 48-Year-Old Male With Dyspnea on Exertion, Weakness, and Fatigue - p. 446 72. Chapter 46: A 28-Year-Old Woman With Fever, Palpitations, Nausea, and Confusion - p. 455 73. Chapter 47: A 64-Year-Old Female With Altered Mental Status - p. 466 74. Index - p. 475 75. Confidence is ClinicalKey - p. 475
Anesthesiology and Critical Care Morning Report: Beyond the Pearls is a case-based reference that covers the key material included on the USMLE and end-of-rotation exams, with pearls for the Step 1, Step 2, and Step 3 exams. Focusing on the practical information you need to know, it teaches how to analyze a clinical vignette in the style of a morning report conference, sharpening your clinical decision-making skills and helping you formulate an evidence-based approach to realistic patient scenarios.
Each case has been carefully chosen and covers scenarios and questions frequently encountered on USMLE exams, shelf exams, and clinical practice, integrating both basic science and clinical pearls.
“Beyond the Pearls tips and secrets (all evidence-based with references) provide deep coverage of core material.
“Morning Report/Grand Rounds format begins with the chief complaints to the labs, relevant images, and includes a "pearl" at the end of the case. Questions are placed throughout the case to mimic practical decision making both in the hospital and on the board exam.
Includes step-by-step procedural guides for common anesthesia and critical care procedures and coverage of transthoracic and transesophageal echo procedures.
Written and edited by experienced teachers and clinicians; each case has been reviewed by board certified attending/practicing physicians.
1. Cover image - p. Cover 2. Title page - p. ii 3. Table of Contents - p. iii 4. Any screen, Any time, Anywhere - p. iii 5. Title page - p. IFC1 6. Copyright - p. IFC1 7. Dedication - p. iv 8. Contributors - p. v 9. Foreword - p. v 10. Preface - p. xi 11. Contents - p. xiii 12. Video Contents - p. xiii 13. Primer - p. xiii 14. List of Illustrations - p. xxxiv 15. List of Tables - p. xxxiv 16. Section 1: Regional - p. xxxiv 17. Chapter 1: A 62-Year-Old Man Scheduled for Right Shoulder Replacement for Osteoarthritis - p. xxxiv 18. Chapter 2: A 75-Year-Old Woman With Rheumatoid Arthritis and Limited Neck Range of Motion - p. 10 19. Chapter 3: A 92-Year-Old Man With History of Aortic Stenosis - p. 20 20. Chapter 4: A 40-Year-Old Female With a Past Medical History of Well-Controlled Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus - p. 27 21. Section 2: Pediatrics - p. 38 22. Chapter 5: A 5-Year-Old Boy Undergoing Repair of a Hydrocele - p. 38 23. Chapter 6: A 4-Year-Old Girl With Obstructive Sleep Apnea - p. 47 24. Chapter 7: An 8-Year-Old Boy With a History of Asthma - p. 53 25. Chapter 8: A 9-Week-Old Boy Born at 32 Weeks’ Gestation Presenting With Inguinal Hernia - p. 61 26. Section 3: Obstetrics - p. 71 27. Chapter 9: A 26-Year-Old Primigravid Woman at 39 Weeks’ and 4 Days’ Gestation Presenting With 6 Hours of Cramping Abdominal Pain - p. 71 28. Chapter 10: A 36-Year-Old Primigravida at 36 + 0 Weeks’ Gestation Complaining With Severe Abdominal Pain - p. 92 29. Chapter 11: A 38-Year-Old Woman, G5P4004, at 37 Weeks and 3 Days of Gestation With Contractions Every 5 Minutes - p. 101 30. Section 4: General - p. 108 31. Chapter 12: A 32-Year-Old Woman Undergoing Laparoscopic Ovarian Cystectomy - p. 108 32. Chapter 13: A 21-Year-Old Man With a Gunshot Wound Through the Right Lower Quadrant of his Abdomen - p. 117 33. Chapter 14: A 50-Year-Old Man With a History of Morbid Obesity - p. 125 34. Chapter 15: A 28-Year-Old Man With a History of Sickle Cell Disease and Cholelithiasis - p. 140 35. Chapter 16: A 32-Year-Old Male With no Significant Medical History After Being Rescued from a Burning Building - p. 149 36. Chapter 17: A 60-Year-Old Man With Cirrhosis due to Chronic Hepatitis B Infection - p. 159 37. Section 5: Cardiothoracic - p. 168 38. Chapter 18: A 45-Year-Old Female With Worsening Dyspnea on Exertion - p. 168 39. Chapter 19: A 71-Year-Old Male With Exertional Angina - p. 180 40. Chapter 20: A 69-Year-Old Man Presenting With Stabbing Substernal Chest Pain Radiating to the Back - p. 192 41. Chapter 21: A 73-Year-Old Male With Past Medical History of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Right Lung - p. 202 42. Chapter 22: A 30-Year-Old Woman Scheduled for Sternotomy for Resection of an Anterior Mediastinal Mass - p. 220 43. Section 6: Neurology - p. 228 44. Chapter 23: A 50-Year-Old Man Scheduled for Resection of a Pineal Gland Tumor - p. 228 45. Chapter 24: A 34-Year-Old Woman Hit by a Car About to Undergo Emergency Cervical Decompression and Fusion - p. 239 46. Chapter 25: A 54-Year-Old Man With a History of Chronic Back Pain and Five Prior Spine Operations - p. 247 47. Chapter 26: A 27-Year-Old Man at the Emergency Department Following a Car Accident at Highway Speed - p. 257 48. Section 7: Otolaryngology - p. 269 49. Chapter 27: A 63-Year-Old Female With a Large Goiter - p. 269 50. Chapter 28: A 78-Year-Old Female With Recurrent Respiratory Papillomas (RRPs) - p. 279 51. Chapter 29: A 65-Year-Old Man Diagnosed With Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 and Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome - p. 286 52. Section 8: Vascular - p. 293 53. Chapter 30: A 70-Year-Old Man With a History of Hypertension, Coronary Artery Disease With Mildly Reduced Left Ventricular Function, and a 100 Packyear Smoking History - p. 293 54. Chapter 31: A 68-Year-Old Woman With Worsening Renal Function and Impending End-Stage Renal Disease - p. 313 55. Chapter 32: A 75-Year-Old Woman With a History of Left-Sided Carotid Endarterectomy 2 Years Ago and Hypertension - p. 324 56. Section 9: Urology - p. 335 57. Chapter 33: A 75-Year-Old Man With Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy - p. 335 58. Chapter 34: An 86-Year-Old Female With History of von Willebrand Disease Type I - p. 343 59. Section 10: Non-Operating Room Anesthesia - p. 349 60. Chapter 35: A 71-Year-Old Man With 30 Pounds of Unintentional Weight Loss and Abdominal Discomfort - p. 349 61. Chapter 36: A 51-Year-Old Man With Major Depressive Disorder - p. 357 62. Section 11: Critical Care - p. 363 63. Chapter 37: A 57-Year-Old Woman With Altered Mental Status - p. 363 64. Chapter 38: A 66-Year-Old Man Presenting With Palpitations and Shortness of Breath - p. 373 65. Chapter 39: A 53-Year-Old Man With Two Weeks of Progressive Abdominal Pain - p. 385 66. Chapter 40: A 71-Year-Old Female With Dyspnea on Exertion - p. 395 67. Chapter 41: A 61-Year-Old Male With Shortness of Breath - p. 404 68. Chapter 42: A 32-Year-Old Man Presenting With Shortness of Breath - p. 419 69. Chapter 43: A 62-Year-Old Male With Altered Mental Status in the Intensive Care Unit - p. 429 70. Chapter 44: A 34-Year-Old Female With Blood Tinged Sputum - p. 436 71. Chapter 45: A 48-Year-Old Male With Dyspnea on Exertion, Weakness, and Fatigue - p. 446 72. Chapter 46: A 28-Year-Old Woman With Fever, Palpitations, Nausea, and Confusion - p. 455 73. Chapter 47: A 64-Year-Old Female With Altered Mental Status - p. 466 74. Index - p. 475 75. Confidence is ClinicalKey - p. 475
