On Call Surgery

Ideal for any on-call professional, resident, or medical student, this best-selling reference by Drs. Gregg A. Adams, Stephen D. Bresnick, Jared Forrester, and Graeme Rosenberg covers the common problems you’ll encounter while on call without direct supervision in the hospital. On Call Surgery, 4th Edition, fits perfectly in your pocket, ready to provide key information in time-sensitive, challenging situations. You’ll gain speed, skill, and knowledge with every call - from diagnosing a difficult or life-threatening situation to prescribing the right medication.

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Table of Contents:

Adams: On Call Surgery, 4th edition

Introduction
1. Approach to On-Call Surgical Problems
2. Special Considerations for Surgical Patients
3. Documentation of On-Call Problems
4. On-Call Hazards

Patient-related Problems: The common calls
5. Abdominal Pain
6. Bowel Function - Constipation and Diarrhea
7. Chest Pain
8. Drug Reactions
9. Dysrhythmias
10. Falls
11. Fever
12. Fluids, Electrolytes and Acid-base Status
13. Gastrointestinal Bleeding
14. Glucose Management and Surgical Nutrition
15. Headache
16. Hypertension
17. Hypotension and Shock
18. Insomnia
19. Intravenous Access
20. Leg Pain
21. Mental Status Changes
22. Nausea and Vomiting
23. Pain Management
24. Preoperative Preparation
25. Pronouncing Death
26. Postoperative Bleeding
27. Seizures
28. Shortness of Breath
29. Syncope
30. Trauma
31. Tubes and Drains
32. Ultrasound at the bedside
33. Urine Output Changes
34. Wounds and Surgical Site Infections

Appendices
A. Adult Emergency Cardiac Care Algorithms
B. Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support Drugs and Electrical Therapy
C. Reading X-rays, Reading EKGs
D. Outlines of Common Surgical Notes
E. Antibiotic Standard Doses and Indications for Patients with Normal Renal Function
F. Proprietary Names of Common Medications
G. On-Call Formulae

Gregg A. Adams, MD, FACS, Staff Surgeon, Director of Surgical Education, Santa Clara Valley Medical Center, San Jose, CA; Clinical Instructor, Department of General Surgery, Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, CA; Stephen D. Bresnick, MD, DDS, Clinical Assistant Professor of Surgery, Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, University of Southern California School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA; Jared Forrester, MD, Resident in Surgery, General Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California and Graeme Rosenberg, MD