Surgical Decision Making

GENERAL 1. Preoperative Laboratory Evaluation 2. Preoperative Cardiac Evaluation 3. Perioperative Arrhythmia 4. Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation 5. Shock 6. Goal Directed Resuscitation 7. Bleeding Disorders in Surgical Patients 8. Postoperative Fever 9. Nutritional Support 10. Hypothermia 11. Acute Respiratory Failure 12. Acute Renal Failure 13. Geriatric Surgery 14. HIV Disease in Surgical Patients HEAD NECK 15. Otorrhea 16. Epistaxis 17. Skin Cancer of the Face 18. Carcinoma of the Oral Cavity 19. Salivary Gland Tumors 20. Neck Mass 21. Carcinoma of the Larynx CARDIOPULMONARY 22. Pulmonary Embolism 23. Pleural Effusion and Empyema 24. Lung Abscess 25. Carcinoma of the Lung 26. Mediastinal Tumor 27. Patent Ductus Arteriosus 28. Coarctation of the Aorta 29. Neonatal Cyanosis 30. Cyanotic Congenital Heart Disease 31. Congenital Obstructive Cardiac Anomalies 32. Congenital Septal Defects 33. Coronary Artery Disease 34. Perioperative Myocardial Ischemia and Infarction 35. Aortic Valve Stenosis 36. Mitral Stenosis GASTROINTESTINAL 37. Achalasia 38. Carcinoma of the Esophagus 39. Esophageal Perforation 40. Caustic Ingestion 41. Gastroesophageal Reflux 42. Gastric Ulcer 43. Duodenal Ulcer 44. Obesity 45. Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding 46. Bleeding Esophageal Varices 47. Jaundice 48. Obstructive Jaundice: Interventional Options 49. Cholelithiasis (Gallstones) 50. Common Bile Duct Stones 51. Liver Tumor 52. Hepatocellular Carcinoma 53. Hepatic Abscess 54. Acute Pancreatitis 55. Chronic Pancreatitis 56. Pancreatic Pseudocyst 57. Periampullary Carcinoma 58. Small Bowel Obstruction 59. Acute Mesenteric Vascular Occlusion 60. Short Bowel Syndrome 61. Enterocutaneous Fistula 62. Gastrointestinal Lymphoma 63. Crohn's Disease of the Small Bowel 64. Acute Right Lower Quadrant Pain 65. Large Bowel Obstruction 66. Diverticulitis 67. Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding 68. Ulcerative Colitis 69. Carcinoma of the Colon 70. Carcinoma of the Rectum or Anus 71. Anorectal Abscess/ Fistula 72. Hemorrhoids 73. Pilonidal Disease 74. Anal Fissure 75. Hernia 76. Cancer of Unknown Primary BREAST SOFT TISSUE 77. Nipple Discharge 78. Gynecomastia 79. Dominant Breast Mass 80. Occult Breast Lesion 81. Early Breast Carcinoma 82. Advanced Breast Cancer 83. Recurrent Breast Carcinoma 84. Retroperitoneal Mass 85. Melanoma 86. Extremity Soft Tissue Tumor ENDOCRINE 87. Thyrotoxicosis 88. Thyroid Nodule 89. Thyroid Carcinoma 90. Hypercalcemia and Hyperparathyroidism 91. Insulinoma 92. Zollinger-Ellison Syndrome 93. Pheochromocytoma 94. Cushing's Syndrome 95. Hyperaldosterinoma 96. Adrenal Incidentaloma VASCULAR 97. Thoracic Outlet Syndrome 98. Intermittent Claudication 99. Peripheral Arterial Embolism 100. Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm 101. Extracranial Cerebrovascular Disease 102. Renovascular Hypertension 103. Varicose Veins 104. Deep Vein Thrombosis 105. Venous Stasis Ulcer 106. Chronic Limb-Threatening Ischemia PEDIATRICS 107. Tracheoesophageal Fistula 108. Infantile Hypertrophic Pyloric Stenosis 109. Neonatal Bowel Obstruction 110. Hirschsprung's Disease 111. Imperforate Anus 112. Surgical Jaundice in Infancy 113. Abdominal Tumors in Childhood 114. Inguinal and Scrotal Conditions in Children 115. Surgical Conditions of the Chest TRANSPLANTATION 116. Kidney Transplantation 117. Pancreas Transplantation 118. Liver Transplantation 119. Lung Transplantation 120. Heart Transplantation 121. Organ Donation UROLOGY 122. Ureteral and Renal Calculi 123. Renal Mass 124. Bladder Tumor 125. Prostatism 126. Staging and Management of Prostrate Cancer 127. Scrotal Mass 128. Testis Tumor 129. Ureteral Injury 130. Urinary Diversion GYNECOLOGY 131. Vaginal Bleeding in Reproductive Years 132. Postmenopausal Vaginal Bleeding 133. Pelvic Inflammatory Disease 134. Endometriosis 135. Carcinoma of the Cervix 136. Endometrial Carcinoma 137. Adnexal Mass 138. Ovarian Mass 139. Prepubertal Vaginal Bleeding TRAUMA 140. Airway Management 141. Penetrating Neck Injury 142. Blunt Neck Injury 143. Chest Injury 144. Thoracic Aortic Injury 145. Blunt Abdominal Trauma 146. Penetrating Abdominal Injury 147. Abdominal Vascular Injury 148. Pancreatic-Duodenal Injury 149. Penetrating Injury of the Colon 150. Liver and Spleen Injury 151. Damage Control Laparotomy/Abdominal Compartment Syndrome 152. Traumatic Hematuria 153. Pelvic Fracture 154. Closed Head Injury 155. Cervical Spine and Spinal Cord Injury 156. Maxillary Fractures 157. Mandibular Fractures 158. Hand and Wrist Fracture 159. Flexor Tendon Injuries of the Hand 160. Mangled Extremity 161. Popliteal Injury 162. Burns