The aim of this comprehensive textbook is to provide PA students and practicing PAs with a reference and guide that is specifically designed for their level and degree of practice. The content covers a broad scope of disease processes but focuses on the organ systems and the surgical conditions of these systems. Presented here are core principles of anesthesia, pre- and post-operative medical care, and critical care, with in-depth discussion of diseases of the GI tract, trauma, vascular emergencies, pediatric and orthopedic surgery, surgical sub-specialties, and much more. Each topic is presented in a clear and straightforward fashion that reads easily and provides students and PA practitioners with a quick way to learn or refresh on important topics and gain understanding of whats important in the field of surgery. Particular attention is given to the medical management of the surgical patient.
The Clinical Rotation Experience for Physician Assistant Students.-
Basics of Anesthesia and Surgery.- The Medical Management of the Surgical
Patient.- Hemostasis and Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation.-
Pharmacology for the Surgical Patient.- Wound Healing.- Suturing.-
Knot-Tying.- Gallbladder and Biliary Disease.- Pancreatic Disease.-
Functional Pancreatic Endocrine Neoplasia Syndromes.- Management of GI
Stromal Tumors.- Appendiceal Disease.- Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura
(ITP) and Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura (TTP).- Metabolic Surgery.-
Trauma Surgery.- Shock.- Surgical Critical Care.- Pediatric Surgical
Emergencies.- Robotic and Minimally Invasive Surgery: Rationale and
Principles.- Abdominal Hernias.- Management of Complex Abdominal Wall
Reconstruction for the Advanced Practice Provider.- Stoma Basics.- Large
Bowel versus Small Bowel Obstruction.- Diverticular Disease of the Colon.-
Colon and Rectal Cancer.- Anal Cancer.- Benign Condition of the Anus:
Hemorrhoids, Fissures, and Fistulae.- Soft Tissue Abscess, Pilonidal Disease,
and Hidradenitis Suppurativa.- Inflammatory Bowel Disease.- Toxic Colitis and
Megacolon.- Ischemic Colitis.- Benign Conditions of the Breast.- Breast
Cancer.- Aortic Aneurysm and Dissection.- Vascular Emergencies.- Mesenteric
Ischemia.- Abdominal Imaging: Radiographic Findings of Common General
Surgical Conditions and Best Imaging Studies for Common Clinical Scenarios.-
Interventional Radiology: Critical Applications in General and Vascular
Surgery.- Endoscopic Therapeutics for Surgical Conditions.- Acute Care
Surgery for the Pregnant Patient.- Cardiac Surgery.- Propertive care of the
thoracic surgery patient.- Urology.- Pediatric Surgery.- Orthopedic Surgery.-
Otolaryngology.- Neurosurgery.- Endocrine Surgery.- Facial Aesthetics and
Cosmetic Procedures.- Avoiding Burnout and Promoting Wellbeing.
Sam Atallah, MD, FACS, FASCRS, Department of Surgery, Piedmont Hospital, Macon, GA, USA
Jelena Dragoljevic, PA-C, Telemed2U, Roseville, CA, USA
