Basic Science for Surgeons: A Review

From the biological basis of disease to system dysfunction and failure, this one-stop resource presents broad, comprehensive coverage of the fundamentals of surgery. It covers applied embryology and physiology as well as special patient considerations. Perfect for exam review and ideal for day-to-day practice, this practical book features contributors from expert practitioners and teachers. Delivers the basic knowledge every surgeon needs to properly understand how tissues respond to surgical treatment and the potential problems that can occur, covering molecular structures and interactions, biochemistry, blood flow, immunology, anatomy and physiology, and more. Discusses practical issues related to ICU management and critical care, including nutrition, transfusion therapy, electrolytes, infections, oncology, organ or system insufficiency and support, monitoring, legal/ethical issues, and more. Details special considerations and offers practical advice for dealing with pregnant, elderly, pediatric, morbidly obese, diabetic, and immunologically compromised surgical patients. Provides specialty-specific information, devoting separate chapters to cardiac, gastrointestinal, genitourinary, vascular, neurologic, pulmonary, renal, hepatic, and endocrine applied physiology and embryology.