Surgery 101

Surgery 101

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Surgery 101 episodes

  • Breast Cancer Staging and Management
    In this episode with the help of Dr. Kelly Dabbs, UAlberta General Surgeon, 4th year medical student Lisa Bacque discusses Breast Cancer Staging and Management.
    After listening to this episode, learners should be able to:
    Understand what tests to order for your patient.
    Describe Metastatic and TMN staging
    Review treatment options for Breast Cancer.
    21 min
  • Approach to Breast Lumps
    In this episode with the help of Dr. Kelly Dabbs, UAlberta General Surgeon, 4th year medical student Lisa Bacque discusses how to approach a breast lump.
    After listening to this episode, learners should be able to:
    Understand how to take a complete history and physical exam of the breast
    Differentiate Benign and Malignant breast lumps
    Understand the proper guidelines for screening breast cancer
    21 min
  • Wilms Tumour
    In this episode with the help of Dr. Bryan Dicken, Pediatric General Surgeon, 4th year medical student Alessia Gallipoli discusses the most common renal tumor in childhood – Wilms Tumour.
    After listening to this episode, learners should be able to:
    1. Define what a Wilms tumor is and why it is an important diagnosis to make in children
    2. Recognize some of the common ways Wilms Tumours present
    3. Explain how the diagnosis is made
    4. Explain the treatment options and prognosis for children with a Wilms Tumor
    12 min
  • Pediatric Neck Masses
    In this episode with the help of Dr. Bryan Dicken, Pediatric General Surgeon, 4th year medical student Alessia Gallipoli discusses pediatric neck masses and some ways to approach this very broad differential diagnosis.
    After listening to this episode, learners should be able to:
    Identify the three major categories pediatric neck masses
    Be able to use a stepwise approach to narrow down your differential diagnosis
    Know common causes of neck masses from each category
    Be familiar with some treatment options for each type of neck mass
    13 min
  • Pediatric Intussusception
    In this episode with the help of Dr. Bryan Dicken, Pediatric General Surgeon, 4th year medical student Alessia Gallipoli discusses intussusception, an important cause of bowel obstruction in young children.
    After listening to this episode, learners should be able to:
    Define intussusception
    Be able to recognize the signs and symptoms in a patient you think might have intussusception
    Identify some key features to help differentiate intussusception from other causes of bowel obstruction
    Be familiar with the diagnostic and treatment options
    10 min
  • Hirschsprung’s Disease
    In this episode with the help of Dr. Bryan Dicken, Pediatric General Surgeon, 4th year medical student Alessia Gallipoli discusses Hirschsprung's disease, a condition affecting the large bowel that causes difficulty in passing stool and can lead to obstructive symptoms, most commonly in young infants.
    After listening to this episode, learners should be able to:
    Define Hirschsprung's Disease and understand why it is important to pick up in a pediatric patient.
    Be able to recognize the signs and symptoms of Hirschsprung's Disease
    Know the diagnostic features of the disease and what tests to order
    Be familiar with the treatment of Hirschsprung's Disease
    11 min
  • Pediatric Appendicitis
    In this episode with the help of Dr. Bryan Dicken, Pediatric General Surgeon, 4th year medical student Alessia Gallipoli discusses one of the most common indications for emergency surgery in a young person – acute appendicitis.
    After listening to this episode, learners should be able to:
    Define appendicitis and understand its importance in the pediatric population
    Recognize some of the challenges in diagnosing appendicitis in kids
    Understand the risk of not diagnosing appendicitis quickly
    Describe the common treatment options for appendicitis
    13 min
  • Approach to Pediatric Bowel Obstruction
    In this Surgery 101 video episode, 4th year medical student Alessia Gallipoli provides an introduction to the broad differential diagnosis of bowel obstruction in pediatric patients.
    After listening to this episode, you should be able to:
    1. Describe the assessment of the child with intestinal obstruction
    2. List the common causes of intestinal obstruction in the child
    3. Develop an approach to narrowing down your diagnosis
    9 min
  • Surgical Ethics
    In this episode Marie Gojmerac, medical student at the University of Alberta discusses ethics.
    After listening to this podcast you should be able to:
    Define Ethics
    Understand how ethics come into play in surgery
    Discuss the ethical tool kit and how to use it through a real case
    20 min

About Surgery 101

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Welcome to Surgery 101, a podcast series produced with the help of the University of Alberta in Edmonton, Canada. These 10-to-20-minute episodes serve as brief introductions or reviews of basic surgical concepts for medical students. Every episode is divided into chapters and concludes with several key points to summarize the topic. New episodes are published every Friday. We are always keen to receive your feedback and are accepting suggestions for additional topics.