Surgery Morning Report: Beyond the Pearls is a case-based reference that covers the key material included on the USMLE Step 2 and Step 3, as well as the surgery clerkship. 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.
Key Features
- Each case has been carefully chosen and covers scenarios and questions frequently encountered on the Surgery boards, 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.
- Written and edited by experienced teachers and clinicians; each case has been reviewed by board certified attending/practicing physicians.
- Enhanced eBook version included with purchase. Your enhanced eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures, and references from the book on a variety of devices.
Williams, Surgery Morning Report: Beyond the Pearls
Section 1: General Principles
1. Medical Student and Resident Survival at Morning Report
2. Pre-Operative and Post-Operative Patient Care
3. Surgical Techniques
4. Radiology: Basic Methods and Modalities
Section 2: Abdominal Pain
5. Case 1: Right Lower Quadrant Pain in a 28-Year-Old Female
6. Case 2: Right Upper Quadrant Pain in a 44-Year-Old Female
7. Case 3: Epigastric Pain in a 47-Year-Old Male
8. Case 4: Left Lower Quadrant Pain in a 67-Year-Old Female
9. Case 5: Groin Mass in a 48-Year-Old Male
10. Case 6: Abdominal Pain and Diarrhea in a 43-Year-Old Female
11. Case 7: Abdominal Pain and Distension in a 63-Year-Old Male
12. Case 8: "Free Air" in a 72-Year-Old Female
Section 3: Gastrointestinal Surgery
13. Case 9: Reflux in a 67-Year-Old Male
14. Case 10: Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding in a 58-Year-Old Female
15. Case 11: Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding in a 71-Year-Old Male
16. Case 12: Morbid Obesity in a 29-Year-Old Female
17. Case 13: Anorectal Pain in a 45-Year-Old Male
Section 4: Surgical Oncology
18. Case 14: Breast Mass in a 32-Year-Old Female
19. Case 15: Abnormal Screening Mammogram in a 48-Year-Old Female
20. Case 16: Pigmented Skin Lesion in a 58-Year-Old Female
21. Case 17: Dysphagia in a 62-Year-Old Male
22. Case 18: Thyroid Nodule in a 48-Year-Old Female
23. Case 19: Hypercalcemia in a 56-Year-Old Female
24. Case 20: Lateral Neck Mass in a 67-Year-Old Male
25. Case 21: Thigh Mass in a 35-Year-Old Male
26. Case 22: Jaundice in a 63-Year-Old Female
27. Case 23: Splenomegaly in a 40-Year-Old Female
Section 5: Vascular Surgery
28. Case 24: Leg Pain in a 55-Year-Old Male
29. Case 25: Leg Swelling in a 66-Year-Old Female
30. Case 26: Transient Vision Loss in a 74-Year-Old Female
31. Case 27: Pulsatile Abdominal Mass in a 62-Year-Old Male
Section 6: Trauma
32. Case 28: The Trauma Patient: an Introduction
33. Case 29: Fall from Standing in an 88-Year-Old Female
34. Case 30: Stab Wound to the Neck in a 33-Year-Old Male
35. Case 31: Gunshot Wound to the Chest in a 23-Year-Old Male
36. Case 32: Bicycle Accident Involving a 37-Year-Old Male
37. Case 33: Penetrating Injury to Right Upper Quadrant
38. Case 34: Blow to the Abdomen in a 19-Year-Old Male Football Player
39. Case 35: Fall from Height Involving a 64-Year-Old Female
Section 7: Cardiothoracic Surgery
40. Case 36: Mediastinal Mass in a 61-Year-Old Male
41. Case 37: Solitary Pulmonary Nodule in a 65-Year-Old Female
42. Case 38: Shortness of Breath in a 78-Year-Old Female
43. Case 39: Unstable Angina in a 67-Year-Old Male
Section 8: Critical Care
44. Case 40: Lethargy after Bowel Resection in a 55-Year-Old Ma44n
45. Case 41: Acidosis in an Intubated 45-Year-Old Male
46. Case 42: Chest Pain Radiating to the Back in a 52-Year-Old Male
47. Case 43: Third-Degree Burns in a 22-Year-Old Female
48. Case 44: Necrotizing Soft Tissue Infection in a 57-Year-Old Male
Section 9: Transplant Surgery
49. Case 45: Cirrhosis in a 45-Year-Old Male
50. Case 46: End-Stage Renal Disease in a 46-Year-Old Female
Section 10: Pediatric Surgery
51. Cae 47: Jaundice in a 1-Month-Old Male
52. Case 48: Abdominal Wall Defect in a Newborn Female
53. Case 49: Hypoxemia and Labored Breathing in a Newborn Male
54. Case 50: Bilious Vomiting in a 1-Week-Old Male
55. Case 51: Abdominal Pain, Vomiting, and Fever in a 3-Year-Old Female
I found the book very helpful as a brief overview of surgical disease most commonly encountered within a surgical ward. I recommended it to my students as a helpful guide during the final year of their clinical studies