Surgery 101

PDF Notes for the episode on Inclusive Medicine.

After listening to this podcast listeners should be able to:

• Discuss the impact of a significant medical event on someone's life
• Recognize that our actions can have an impact on a patient's life forever
• Identify what inclusive medicine is and why it is important
• Describe the history of inclusive medicine
• Identify what you can do to create an inclusive profession

After listening to this episode, learners will be able to:

PDF Notes for Episode on Skin Grafts

After listening to this episode, learners will be able to:

• Describe the basic physiology of skin grafts.
• List the indications for skin grafting.
• Explain the differences between STSG and FTSG, as well as their respective advantages/disadvantages.
• List the complications that can occur from skin grafting.
• Outline the post-operative care and expected outcomes of a patient with a recent skin graft.

Short Bowel Syndrome (SBS).

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

Define and recognize SBS in post-surgical patients

Describe the pathophysiology of SBS

List prognostic factors for SBS

Describe the basis and indications for medical and surgical therapy for SBS.

PDF Notes for Episode on Short Bowel Syndrome (SBS)

Short Bowel Syndrome (SBS).

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

Define and recognize SBS in post-surgical patients

Describe the pathophysiology of SBS

List prognostic factors for SBS

Describe the basis and indications for medical and surgical therapy for SBS.

The parathyroid glands are important organs implicated in the regulation of calcium and phosphate homeostasis. Due to their small size, complicated physiology and variable location they proved difficult for early clinicians and scientists to fully understand. Today, disease of the parathyroid glands is a commonly recognized endocrine disorder that is often managed surgically.

By the end of this podcast, listeners will be able to:

PDF Notes for the Surgery 101 Episode on Parathyroid Disease and Surgery.