Surgery 101

In this podcast Dr. Leah Gramlich, a gastroenterologist from the University of Alberta, will discuss weight loss. Weight loss is a common problem seen by generalists. Patients who are overweight or obese may intentionally lose weight to improve their health. However, progressive unintentional (involuntary) weight loss often indicates a serious medical or psychiatric illness. This podcast will discuss the approach to unintentional weight loss in the adult patient.

After listening to this podcast you should be able to:

• Describe significant weight loss
• Discuss the impact of unintentional weight loss
• Discuss the etiology of unintentional weight loss
• Describe an approach to unexplained weight loss

PDF Notes for Surgery 101 episode on Nutrition.

In this podcast Dr. Leah Gramlich, a gastroenterologist at the University of Alberta, discusses nutrition in patients.

After listening to this podcast you should be able to:

In this podcast Dr. Leah Gramlich, a gastroenterologist at the University of Alberta, discusses nutrition in patients.

After listening to this podcast you should be able to:

• Describe why (mal)nutrition is important in your patients
• Describe dietary components, guidelines and food considerations in hospitalized patients
• Describe strategies to enhance food intake in hospitalized surgery patients
• Discuss alternatives to oral diet – rationale, routes
• Describe Enteral Nutrition- indications, contraindications, complications
• Describe Parenteral Nutrition – indications, contraindications, complications

PDF Notes for Surgery 101 episode on Jaundice.

In this podcast General Surgeon, Dr. Mike McCall, will review Jaundice.

After listening to this podcast you should be able to:

In this podcast General Surgeon, Dr. Mike McCall, will review Jaundice.

After listening to this podcast you should be able to:

• Understand the most likely causes
• Explain diagnosis and management
• Form a differential diagnosis

In this podcast, Dr. Mike McCall, a General Surgeon at the University of Alberta will discuss Cholangitis.

After listening to this podcast you should be able to:

In this podcast, Dr. Mike McCall, a General Surgeon at the University of Alberta will discuss Cholangitis.

After listening to this podcast you should be able to:

• Describe the presentation of Cholangitis
• Review treatment and management options of Cholangitis

PDF Notes for Surgery 101 episode on Cholangitis.