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GENERAL SURGERY ROTATION

Search topics in general surgery:

- How to ace the surgery shelf .
- Surgical Recall .

CLINICAL ROTATIONS
FAMILY MEDICINE ROTATION .
GENERAL SURGERY ROTATION .
INTERNAL MEDICINE ROTATION .
NEUROLOGY ROTATION .
OBGYN ROTATION.
PEDIATRICS ROTATION .
PSYCHIATRY ROTATION .

GENERAL SURGERY RESIDENCY
BREAST SURGERY .
BURNS SURGERY .
CARDIAC SURGERY .
COLORECTAL SURGERY .
CRITICAL CARE SURGERY AND SURGICAL ICU .
ENDOCRINE SURGERY .
GYNECOLOGIC SURGERY .
HEAD AND NECK SURGERY .
NEUROSURGERY .
ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY .
PEDIATRIC SURGERY .
PLASTIC SURGERY .
THORACIC SURGERY .
TRANSPLANT SURGERY .
TRAUMA SURGERY .
UROLOGIC SURGERY .
VASCULAR SURGERY .

PATIENTS
ADVOCACY .

Are you getting ready for your surgery rotation? Here are some tips to study for your surgery rotation.  First off, be prepared to answer typical questions like the types listed below:

- questions in the OR

- questions on the wards

- questions on exams

You should plan to read daily, review anatomy prior to each OR case, and of course, read surgical recall and other surgery texts you have. More than 75% of the questions asked in the OR relate to anatomy. This means that you need to read about the anatomy and pathophysiology of the case before you go into the OR. Surgical Recall is great for preparing you for questions in the OR.

This is how you should approach a topic.

1. The topic

2. Relevant anatomy (very important)

3. Incidence

4. Risk factors

5. Differential diagnosis

6. Signs and symptoms

7. Laboratory findings

8. Radiologic findings

9. Diagnostic criteria

10. Stages and prognosis

11. Medical treatment

12. Surgical treatment

13. Postoperative care

14. Complications

Surgical Recall recommends that you go to sleep right when you get home after a full day in the OR (it’s probably hard to read after a full day in the OR), and wake up a few hours early the next day and read before going to the hospital
SURGERY BOOKS – CLICK ON THE LINKS TO READ STUDENT REVIEWS

Surgical Recall

Advanced Surgical Recall

Pocket Surgery

The Surgical Intern Pocket Survival Guide

Surgical Anatomy and Technique: A Pocket Manual

GETTING READY FOR THE OR (sort of funny)

HOW TO ACT IN THE OR

(OK, THIS GUY IS A LITTLE ROUGH AROUND THE EDGES BUT HE GIVES GOOD ADVICE)

HOW TO PUT ON A SURGICAL GOWN

HOW TO PUT ON SURGICAL GLOVES

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Are you getting ready to start your surgery rotation? Below is a list of surgical topics that you should review before starting your surgery rotation.

You may click on the links to the sources below to read student reviews.
SOURCES
- Surgery, Current Clinical Strategies
- Surgical Recall
- The Mont Reid Surgical Handbook

GENERAL SURGICAL TOPICS
- Abbreviations
- Diabetic patient
- Glossary
- Introduction
- Surgery signs and triads, etc.
- Surgical history and physical exam
- Surgical medications
- Surgical notes
- Surgical syndromes
- Surgical most commons
- Surgical percentages
- Surgical history
- Surgical instruments
- Surgical intensive care
- Surgical positions
- Surgical speak
- Thromboembolic prophylaxis and management of DVT
- Trauma
- Trauma, life threatening emergencies (other)
- Trauma patient, management of
- Universal precautions
- Ward emergencies

SKIN AND WOUNDS
- Skin lesions
- Hemostasis
- Drains and tubes
- Surgical ulcers
- Burns / Burn care
- Wound healing, care, and complications
- Malignant skin lesions
- Abscess drainage, principles of

HEAD AND NECK
- Head trauma
- Neurosurgical emergencies

CHEST
- Thoracic trauma
- Flail chest
- Thoracoscopy

BREAST
- Breast
- Breast cancer screening and diagnosis
- Breast cysts
- Fibroadenomas
- Breast cancer

HEART
- Cardiac tamponade
- Hypertension, surgical correctable
- Shock
- Thoracic trauma
- Vascular surgery
- Cardiac surgery
- Cardiac risk stratification for noncardiac surgery

LUNGS & RESPIRATORY TRACT
- Anesthesia, airway management and intubation
- Cardiopulmonary monitoring
- Epistaxis
- Massive hemothorax
- Surgical respiratory care
- Tension pneumothorax
- ventilator management
- Carcinoma of the lung
- Tube thoracostomy
- Cricothyrotomy
- Pulmonary artery catheterization and normal values

ABDOMEN
- Acute abdomen and referred pain
- Acute cholecystitis / cholecystectomy
- Laparoscopic cholecystectomy / Open cholecystectomy
- Acute pancreatitis
- Anorectal disorders / Anus
- Hemorroids
- Anal fissues
- Levator ani syndrome and proctalgia fugax
- Puritus ani
- Perianal abscess
- Anus
- Appendicitis / Appendectomy
- Bariatric surgery
- Biliary tract
- Carcinoid tumors
- Choledocholithiasis
- Cirrhosis
- Colitis and enteric infections
- Colon and rectum
- Colorectal cancer
- Diagnostic peritoneal lavage
- Diverticular disease of the colon
- Esophagus
- Esophageal varices
- Fistulas
- Fistula-in-Ano
- Gallbladder and biliary tree
- Gastric tumors
- GI intubation
- GI hormones and physiology
- Hernias
- Hernia, abdominal wall
- Inguinal hernia repair technique / laparoscopic
- Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD): Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis
- Intestinal obstruction
- Jaundice
- Liver
- Liver transplantation
- Liver tumors
- Lower GI bleed
- Mesenteric ischemia
- Nutrition in the surgical patient
- Ostomies
- Pancreas
- Pancreas transplantation
- Paracentesis
- Peptic ulcer disease & H. pylori
- Portal hypertension
- Small intestine
- Spleen and splenectomy; surgical diseases of the spleen
- Stomach
- Surgical nutrition
- Thoracntesis
- Total Parenteral Nutrition
- Trauma
- Blunt abdominal trauma
- Penetrating abdominal trauma
- Upper GI bleed

EXTREMITIES
- Orthopedic fractures and dislocations
- Ankle sprains
- Orthopedic emergencies
- Diabetic foot
- Acute limb ischemia
- Hand

OBGYN
- gynecologic causes of acute abdomen
- gynecologic oncology
- Surgical abdomen during pregnancy

UROLOGY & RENAL
- Bladder catheterization
- Prostate cancer
- Renal colic
- Urologic emergencies
- Acute urinary retention
- Testicular torsion
- Priapism
- Urologic surgery
- Renovascular hypertension
- Renal transplantation

VESSELS
- Peripheral arterial occlusive disease
- Abdominal aortic aneurysms
- Endovascular surgery
- Arterial line placement
- Central venous catheterization
- Venous cutdown

ENDOCRINE
- Adrenal gland
- Endocrine
- Thyroid gland
- Parathyroid gland

HEMATOLOGY/ONCOLOGY
- Lymphomas
- Sarcomas
- Melanoma
- Surgical oncology
- Neuroendocrine tumors

FLUIDS
- Blood and blood products / Blood component therap
- Fluids and Electrolytes

PROCEDURES AND OPERATIONS
- Complications
- Incisions
- Laparoscopy
- Orders (admitting and preoperative orders)
- Preoperative preparation of the surgical patient
- Procedures for the surgical ward and clinic
- Surgical knot tying
- Surgical operations
- Surgical anatomy
- Sutures and stitches

POST-OPERATIVE MANAGEMENT
- Postoperative check
- Postoperative fever
- Postoperative orders
- Postoperative surgical management

INFECTIONS
- Fever
- Sepsis
- Surgical infections
- Surgical prophylaxis

DOCUMENTATION
- Brief operative note
- Discharge note
- Discharge summary
- Medical record
- Operative report
- Preoperative note
- Prescription writing
- Procedure note
- Progress note

RADIOLOGY
- Radiographic evaluation of common interventions
- Surgical radiology

SUBSPECIALTIES
- Cardiovascular surgery
- Hand surgery
- Neurosurgery
- Ophthalmology
- Orthopedic surgery
- Otolaryngoloy: Head and Neck Surgery
- Pediatric surgery
- Plastic surgery
- Thoracic surgery
- Transplant surgery
- Urology

SOURCES
- Surgery, Current Clinical Strategies
- Surgical Recall
- The Mont Reid Surgical Handbook

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