Surgery 101

This episode of Surgery 101, 4th year medical student Nikytha Antony, discusses Endometriosis. After listening to this podcast you should be able to:

Describe the epidemiology and pathophysiology of endometriosis

Recognize the symptoms that might be present on initial presentation

Discuss the differential and diagnosis of endometriosis

Discuss treatment options

In this episode of Surgery 101, 3rd year medical student, Mieke Heyns will discuss Breast reduction surgery.

After listening to this podcast you should be able to:

Discuss the definition of hypermastia

Understand the etiology of hypermastia

Explain the presentation of hypermastia

Describe some of the surgical techniques and management

Review complications of hypermastia

In this episode Dr. Rourke, a Urologist at the University of Alberta, discusses Scrotal Swelling.

After listening to this podcast you should be able to:

Construct a classification system for scrotal swelling

Discuss the conditions of varicocele, hydrocele, spermatocele, and testicular cancer

Describe the distinguishing features of a malignant versus a benign mass

In this podcast Dr. Keith Rourke, a Urologist at the University of Alberta, discusses Acute Testicular Pain.

After listening to this podcast you should be able to:

Describe and define the common causes of scrotal pain and the unique clinical presentations

Understand treatment options for acute orchitis, acute epididymitis, and testicular torsion

Explain the pathogenesis of testicular torsion and recognize the need for urgent management of this condition

List the differential diagnosis for scrotal pain

In this episode we are joined by 4th year McGill Medical student, Jenny Moon. Jenny will be discussing the topic of surgical outcomes in the elderly population.

After listening to this podcast you should be able to:

Know the importance of understanding aging in the surgical population

Review the pathophysiology of aging

Understand frailty in terms of the definition, ways to measure, relevance in clinical settings, and how to use the concept to improve surgical care in the elderly

In this episode Jennifer He, a 4th year McGill medical student, is going to talk about intestinal malrotation. This condition is very important to know about because it can present in a variety of ways, and early diagnosis of the condition can prompt early management, which has a big impact on the prognosis of the condition. The incidence of malrotation has been estimated at 1 in 6000 live births. Associated anomalies are common; the anomalies with the highest incidence include intestinal atresia, imperforate anus, cardiac anomalies and trisomy 21.

After listening to this podcast, you should be able to:

Understand the embryology behind malrotation

Explain the clinical presentation and management

Appreciate the subtleties in the clinical presentation of older patients

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In this episode 4th year McGill medical Student, Jennifer He, discusses Inguinal Hernias.

After listening to this podcast, you should be able to:

Explain the anatomy of inguinal hernias

Present the clinical presentation

And finally, understand the treatment for inguinal hernias

In this episode 4th year McGill medical Student, Jennifer He, discusses Umbilical and other Abdominal Wall Hernias.

After listening to this podcast, you should be able to:

Explain the clinical presentation and treatment for umbilical hernias

Define epigastric hernias

In this episode 4th year McGill medical Student, Jennifer He, discusses Meckel's Diverticulum.

After listening to this podcast you should be able to:

Define Meckel's diverticulum.

Describe the clinic presentation of the disease and its differential diagnoses.

Explain the treatment options for the condition.