
Surgery 101
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Welcome to Surgery 101, a series of podcasts produced with the help of the University of Alberta in Edmonton, Canada. The podcast is intended to serve as brief introductions or reviews of surgical topics for medical students. We've aimed to cover a single topic in between 10-20 minutes so that you can quickly get a good idea of the basic concepts involved. Every episode is divided into..
Surgery 101
2M ago
After this episode, listeners should be able to:
Understand the basic anatomy, physiology, and function of the small bowel
List the types and common locations of small bowel malignancies
Recognize risk factors for small bowel cancers
Identify the clinical presentations for small bowel malignancies
Understand the preoperative workup for diagnosis
Describe the surgical treatment for small bowel malignancies ..read more
Surgery 101
7M ago
By the end of this episode, you will be able to
Briefly describe the pathophysiology, risk factors of pre-eclampsia, and complications
Recognize the clinical presentation including history and physical findings
List and describe your work up
Describe your management and treatment if possible  ..read more
Surgery 101
8M ago
By the end of this episode, learners will be able to:
Briefly describe the aetiologies and pathophysiology of primary and secondary amenorrhea
Recognize the clinical presentation including history and physical findings
List and describe your work up
Describe your management and treatment if possible  ..read more
Surgery 101
8M ago
After listening to this podcast you will be able to understand the following:
Common causes of cranial and spinal infections that may develop into abscesses and lead to neurosurgical intervention
Understand the workup used to assess patients that present with an infection that can be addressed by Neurosurgery
List common differential diagnoses for these presentations
Have a general knowledge of high yield surgical principles used
Understand the non-surgical management of cranial and spinal abscesses ..read more
Surgery 101
8M ago
At the end of this episode, you will:
Understand fundamental principles underlying various approaches to surgical treatment of the liver.
Apply clinical scoring systems to decide between various treatment approaches for liver pathologies.
Appreciate the interdisciplinary nature of decision making for complex liver presentations ..read more
Surgery 101
8M ago
By the end of this episode you will be able to:
List the different types of liver cancer and their epidemiology
Explain how to make the diagnosis in a patient with suspected liver cancer
Describe how to stage a patient with suspected liver cancer
Outline the treatment options for a patient with liver cancer ..read more
Surgery 101
9M ago
After listening to this episode, you will be able to:
List the most common types of benign liver lesions
Outline the assessment, diagnosis and treatment of the patient diagnosed with a benign liver lesion ..read more
Surgery 101
9M ago
By the end of this episode you will be able to:
Describe the anatomy and physiology of the liver
Outline the pathophysiology and common symptoms of liver failure
Explain how to assess and treat a patient with cirrhosis ..read more