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.
1. Non-Traumatic Acute Surgical Problems - p. Page i 2. Cover - p. Page i 3. Front Matter - p. Page ii 4. Table of Contents - p. Page iii 5. Copyright - p. Page iv 6. Dedication - p. Page v 7. Biography - p. Page vi 8. Foreword - p. Page vii 9. Preface - p. Page vii 10. Acknowledgments - p. Page ix 11. List of Illustrations - p. Page x 12. Chapter 1 : Preoperative labs and tests - p. Page x 13. Chapter 2 : Preoperative cardiac evaluation - p. Page 3 14. Chapter 3 : Preoperative pulmonary evaluation - p. Page 7 15. Chapter 4 : The ABCs of medical imaging - p. Page 11 16. Chapter 5 : Appendicitis - p. Page 15 17. Chapter 6 : Acute cholecystopathy - p. Page 21 18. Chapter 7 : Acute pancreatitis - p. Page 25 19. Chapter 8 : Acute diverticulitis - p. Page 31 20. Chapter 9 : Anorectal abscess - p. Page 36 21. Chapter 10 : Clostridioides difficile colitis - p. Page 44 22. Chapter 11 : Infectious colitis - p. Page 47 23. Chapter 12 : Small bowel obstruction - p. Page 53 24. Chapter 13 : Large bowel obstruction (LBO) - p. Page 58 25. Chapter 14 : Upper gastrointestinal bleeding - p. Page 62 26. Chapter 15 : Lower gastrointestinal bleeding - p. Page 65 27. Chapter 16 : Variceal bleeding - p. Page 71 28. Chapter 17 : Gastroduodenal perforation - p. Page 75 29. Chapter 18 : Caustic ingestion - p. Page 79 30. Chapter 19 : Esophageal perforation - p. Page 83 31. Chapter 20 : Neutropenic enterocolitis - p. Page 87 32. Chapter 21 : Anal disease in neutropenic patients - p. Page 91 33. Chapter 22 : Acute mesenteric ischemia - p. Page 96 34. Chapter 23 : Ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm - p. Page 103 35. Chapter 24 : Aortic dissection - p. Page 108 36. Chapter 25 : Peripheral arterial embolism - p. Page 111 37. Chapter 26 : Hypercoagulability - p. Page 117 38. Chapter 27 : Bleeding disorders - p. Page 121 39. Chapter 28 : Renal colic - p. Page 125 40. Chapter 29 : Pyelonephritis - p. Page 130 41. Chapter 30 : Hematuria - p. Page 133 42. Chapter 31 : Urinary retention - p. Page 137 43. Chapter 32 : Acute scrotal emergencies - p. Page 142 44. Chapter 33 : Ovarian–adnexal torsion - p. Page 145 45. Chapter 34 : Pelvic inflammatory disease - p. Page 148 46. Chapter 35 : Tubo-ovarian abscess - p. Page 153 47. Chapter 36 : Spontaneous abortion - p. Page 157 48. Chapter 37 : Postabortion endometritis - p. Page 160 49. Chapter 38 : Ectopic pregnancy - p. Page 164 50. Chapter 39 : Ruptured ectopic pregnancy - p. Page 170 51. Chapter 40 : Esophageal atresia - p. Page 172 52. Glossary - p. Page 182 53. Index - p. Page 182
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.
1. Non-Traumatic Acute Surgical Problems - p. Page i 2. Cover - p. Page i 3. Front Matter - p. Page ii 4. Table of Contents - p. Page iii 5. Copyright - p. Page iv 6. Dedication - p. Page v 7. Biography - p. Page vi 8. Foreword - p. Page vii 9. Preface - p. Page vii 10. Acknowledgments - p. Page ix 11. List of Illustrations - p. Page x 12. Chapter 1 : Preoperative labs and tests - p. Page x 13. Chapter 2 : Preoperative cardiac evaluation - p. Page 3 14. Chapter 3 : Preoperative pulmonary evaluation - p. Page 7 15. Chapter 4 : The ABCs of medical imaging - p. Page 11 16. Chapter 5 : Appendicitis - p. Page 15 17. Chapter 6 : Acute cholecystopathy - p. Page 21 18. Chapter 7 : Acute pancreatitis - p. Page 25 19. Chapter 8 : Acute diverticulitis - p. Page 31 20. Chapter 9 : Anorectal abscess - p. Page 36 21. Chapter 10 : Clostridioides difficile colitis - p. Page 44 22. Chapter 11 : Infectious colitis - p. Page 47 23. Chapter 12 : Small bowel obstruction - p. Page 53 24. Chapter 13 : Large bowel obstruction (LBO) - p. Page 58 25. Chapter 14 : Upper gastrointestinal bleeding - p. Page 62 26. Chapter 15 : Lower gastrointestinal bleeding - p. Page 65 27. Chapter 16 : Variceal bleeding - p. Page 71 28. Chapter 17 : Gastroduodenal perforation - p. Page 75 29. Chapter 18 : Caustic ingestion - p. Page 79 30. Chapter 19 : Esophageal perforation - p. Page 83 31. Chapter 20 : Neutropenic enterocolitis - p. Page 87 32. Chapter 21 : Anal disease in neutropenic patients - p. Page 91 33. Chapter 22 : Acute mesenteric ischemia - p. Page 96 34. Chapter 23 : Ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm - p. Page 103 35. Chapter 24 : Aortic dissection - p. Page 108 36. Chapter 25 : Peripheral arterial embolism - p. Page 111 37. Chapter 26 : Hypercoagulability - p. Page 117 38. Chapter 27 : Bleeding disorders - p. Page 121 39. Chapter 28 : Renal colic - p. Page 125 40. Chapter 29 : Pyelonephritis - p. Page 130 41. Chapter 30 : Hematuria - p. Page 133 42. Chapter 31 : Urinary retention - p. Page 137 43. Chapter 32 : Acute scrotal emergencies - p. Page 142 44. Chapter 33 : Ovarian–adnexal torsion - p. Page 145 45. Chapter 34 : Pelvic inflammatory disease - p. Page 148 46. Chapter 35 : Tubo-ovarian abscess - p. Page 153 47. Chapter 36 : Spontaneous abortion - p. Page 157 48. Chapter 37 : Postabortion endometritis - p. Page 160 49. Chapter 38 : Ectopic pregnancy - p. Page 164 50. Chapter 39 : Ruptured ectopic pregnancy - p. Page 170 51. Chapter 40 : Esophageal atresia - p. Page 172 52. Glossary - p. Page 182 53. Index - p. Page 182
