Abdominal Key

Peripheral Arterial Occlusive Disease Charles W. Sternbergh III David Brown is a 68-year-old retired carpenter who for the past 2 years has had cramps and aching in the right calf…

Pediatric Surgery Daniel A Saltzman Sean J. Barnett Nathan Kreykes Robert D. Acton Author’s Note: Pediatric surgery is an encompassing field that covers many aspects of the surgical diseases of…

Common Postoperative Complications: Oliguria, Dyspnea, Fever, and Hypotension Bruce Simon Oliguria Mrs. Jones is a 70-year-old woman without previous known medical history who had not seen a physician in many…

Trauma Michel B. Aboutanos John Smith is a 30-year-old man brought in by the emergency medical team (EMT) after a high-speed motor vehicle collision (MVC). He is unconscious and does…

Melanoma William P. Reed Dennis O’Shea is a 45-year-old executive who undergoes a shave biopsy of a mole on the upper part of his right back. He has always had…

Surgery for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disorder Pasquale Ferraro André Duranceau Jerry Robinson, a retired 52-year-old postal worker, goes to his local hospital’s emergency department for shortness of breath. Mr. Robinson…

Lung Cancer Pasquale Ferraro André Duranceau Derek Ferguson is a 59-year-old auto mechanic who is admitted to the hospital with a fever, persistent cough, and blood-streaked sputum. He was treated…

Valvular Heart Disease James S. Gammie Aortic Stenosis Stanley Osis is a 75-year-old man with no significant medical history. While mowing his lawn, he suffers a brief syncopal event. He…

Coronary Artery Disease Cornelius Dyke Mr. Sternbergh is a 62-year-old salesman who presents to the emergency room with chest pain that began 2 hours earlier. He has had occasional episodes…