Surgery, An Issue of Physician Assistant Clinics

1st Edition, Volume 6-2 - March 2, 2021
Editor: Courtney Fankhanel
Language: English
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This issue of Clinics in Chest Medicine, guest-edited by Dr. Aaron B Waxman and Dr. Inderjit Singh, is focused on Pulmonary Hypertension. Topics discussed in this issue include but… Read more

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This issue of Clinics in Chest Medicine, guest-edited by Dr. Aaron B Waxman and Dr. Inderjit Singh, is focused on Pulmonary Hypertension. Topics discussed in this issue include but are not limited to:　Integrative omics to characterize and classify pulmonary vascular disease, Contemporary Pharmacotherapeutic Approach in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension, Personalized Medicine: The Future Management of Pulmonary Hypertension Requires A New Taxonomy, Sex differences in Pulmonary Hypertension and Pulmonary Hypertension in Pregnancy.

Cover image
Title page
Table of Contents
Copyright
CME Accreditation Page
Contributors
Forthcoming Issues
Foreword
Preface
Preoperative Evaluation for Noncardiac Surgery
Key points
Introduction
The medical history and physical examination
Routine laboratory studies
Electrocardiogram
Chest radiography
Considerations for Elderly Patients
Postoperative Ileus
Key points
Introduction
Defining postoperative ileus
Incidence of postoperative ileus after surgery
Pathophysiology of the postoperative ileus
Types of postoperative ileus
Risk factors for developing postoperative ileus after intra-abdominal surgery
Diagnosis
Differential diagnosis: not all ileuses are created equally
Treatment and prevention of postoperative ileus
Economic impact
Summary
Clinics care points
Periprosthetic Joint Infections of the Hip and Knee: A Review of Preoperative Diagnosis and Treatment Options
Key points
Introduction
Patient presentation
Preoperative workup for periprosthetic joint infection
Surgical treatment options
Summary
A Comprehensive Overview of Chest Tubes
Key points
Introduction
Indications/contraindications
Chest tube selection
Chest tube thoracostomy
Drainage devices
Chest tube management
Management of chest tubes after lung resection
Complications
Discussion and summary
Chest Tube Drainage in the Age of COVID-19
Key points
Introduction
Chest tube insertion in the COVID-19 patient
Chest drainage system management in the COVID-19 patient
Chest tube removal
Summary
Enhanced Recovery After Surgery: An Update of the Current Standard of Surgical Care
Key points
Introduction
Why was enhanced recovery after surgery developed?
Components of enhanced recovery after surgery
Preadmission
Preoperative
Perioperative
Postoperative
Benefits of enhanced recovery after surgery
Implementation and sustainability of enhanced recovery after surgery
Summary
Clinics Care Points
Disaster Surgery
Key points
Introduction
Sequence of events after a large-scale environmental disaster
Triage in all types of disaster
Makeshift operating rooms
Preparing
Sterilization/preoperative/operative care
Teamwork
Documentation/communication
Evacuation
Family
Follow-up care
Summary
Clinics Care Points
Surgical Wound Infections
Key points
Introduction
Definition and classification
Etiology
Risk factors
Impact and preventative measures
Clinical presentation and evaluation
Treatment
Summary
Overview of Aortic Stenosis
Key points
Prevalence
Pathogenesis
Pathophysiology
Symptoms
Physical examination
Diagnostic testing
Staging
Medical management
Aortic valve replacement
Surgical aortic valve replacement
Valve types
Chronic Venous Insufficiency
Key points
Introduction
Overview of venous physiology
Pathogenesis of venous disease
Clinical manifestations
Diagnostic studies
Classification systems
Treatment
Summary
Clinics care points
Perioperative Respiratory Concerns in the Surgical Patient
Key points
Introduction
Preoperative identification
Risk factors for postoperative pulmonary complications
Anesthesia-related factors
Risk prediction
Preoperative testing
Decreasing risk
Chronic lung disease
Sleep apnea
Pulmonary hypertension
Venous thromboembolism
Postoperative care
Summary
Clinics Care Points
Gender-Affirming Genitourinary Surgery
Key points
Introduction
General principles of surgical treatment
Transfeminine genitourinary surgery preoperative considerations
Transmasculine genitourinary surgery
Summary
Clinics care points
Supplementary data