Surgery 101

PDF Notes for Episode on Stress Incontinence and Urethral Sling Surgery

By the end of this episode you will be able to:

• Understand the prevalence of stress urinary incontinence and its impacts on quality of life
• Recognize the clinical presentation of stress urinary incontinence including history and physical exam
• Describe the pathophysiology of stress urinary incontinence and its 2 sub-types
• Describe the different techniques of mid-urethral sling surgery

By the end of this episode you will be able to:

PDF Notes for Episode on Ventilators (Part 2)

By the end of this episode you will be able to:

• Understand pressure versus volume control ventilation
• Describe how different ventilator modes can be used for surgical induction, maintenance and emergence
• Describe clinical indications of readiness for extubation

By the end of this episode you will be able to:

PDF Notes for Episode on Ventilators (Part 1)

By the end of this episode you will be able to:

• Understand the concepts of ventilation and oxygenation
• Describe the essential settings available on the ventilator
• Recognize and problem solve basic ventilation and oxygenation problems you might encounter in the OR

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

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

• Develop a differential diagnosis for heavy, irregular vaginal bleeding.
• Outline the diagnostic work-up for cervical cancer and interpret based cervical biopsy results.
• Describe the general staging system for cervical cancer and explain how it guides treatment-intent.
• List the pros and cons of the different treatment modalities available for cervical cancer, along with their side-effects.