Modern Surgical Care assists surgeons in the diagnosis and treatment of patients by considering disease as a derangement of normal physiology, thus allowing the surgeon to correlate the appropriate use of laboratory and radiologic modalities.

Arranged according to specific organ systems, Modern Surgical Care is easily accessible and reflects the impact that scientific discoveries and technical advances have had on our understanding of the physiologic processes in surgical patients.

Contents

Volume One

General Considerations in the Management of Surgical Patients

1. Metabolic Response to Starvation, Stress, and Sepsis
2. Pathophysiology of Fluid and Electrolyte Disorders
3. Surgical Nutrition
4. The Immune System and the Immunocompromised Patient
5. Physiologic Basis of Transplantation
6. Surgical Infections: Principles of Management and Antibiotic Usage
7. Hemostasis and Thrombosis in the Surgical Patient
8. Pathophysiology of Shock
9. Neoplastic Disease: Pathophysiology and Rationale for Treatment
10. The Physiology of Anesthesia and Pain
11. Sepsis and the Syndrome of Multiple Organ Failure
12. Application of Cellular and Molecular Biology in Modern Surgical Practice
13. Physiologic Principles in Preparing Patients for Surgery

The Alimentary Tract

14. Physiologic Dysfunction of the Esophagus
15. Gastric Physiology and Acid-Peptic Disorders
16. Physiology of Digestion and Absorption
17. Circulation and Vascular Disorders of the Spanchnic Vascular Bed
18. Inflammatory Disorders of the Small Bowel and Colon
19. Hepatic Physiology
20. Portal Hypertension
21. Calculous Disease of the Gallbladder and Common Bile Duct
22. Normal Exocrine Function and Inflammatory Diseases of the Pancreas
23. The Jaundiced Patient
24. The Spleen
25. Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage
26. The Anatomy, Physiology, and Differential Diagnosis of Acute Abdominal Pain
27. Neoplastic Disorders of the Gastrointestinal Tract
28. Mechanical Disorders of the Stomach, Duodenum, and Intestine
29. Physiologic Derangements of the Anorectum and the Defecatory Pelvic Floor
30. Derangements in Gastrointestinal Function Secondary to Previous Surgery

Volume Two

The Cardiothoracic System

31. Pathobiology of Surgical Relevant Pulmonary Disease
32. Normal Cardiac Function
33. Heart Failure and Resuscitation
34. Mechanical Support for the Failing Heart: Current Physiologic Concepts of Management
35. Congenital Heart Lesions
36. Aquired Cardiac Disorders

The Urinary System

37. Urine Formation: From Normal Physiology to Florid Kidney Failure
38. Urinary Tract Obstruction
39. Neurogenic Lower Urinary Tract Dysfunction

The Central and Peripheral Nervous Systems

40. Pathophysiology and Management of Head Injury
41. Spinal Cord Injury
42. Injuries to Peripheral Nerves

The Peripheral Vascular System

43. Physiology of Arterial, Venos, and Lymphatic Flow
44. Aorta and Arterial Disease of the Lower Extremity
45. Cerebrovascular Disease and Upper-Extermity Vascular Disease
46. Venous and Lymphatic Abnormalities of the Limbs
47. Diseases of the Thoracic Aorta
48. Secondary Hypertension: Pathophysiology and Operative Treatment

The Endocrine System

49. Calcium and Phosphorus Metabolism and the Parathyroid Gland
50. Pituitary Dysfunction
51. Adrenal Glands
52. The Thyroid Gland
53. Endocrine Pancreas
54. Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia: Types 1 and 2

The Integument and Body Wall

55. The Biology of Wound Healing
56. Breast: Physiologic Considerations in Normal, Benign, and Neoplastic States
57. Hernias of the Abdominal Wall and Its Contents
58. Pathophysiology of Thermal Injury

Special Physiologic Considerations

59. Physiologic Problems in the Pediatric Surgical Patient
60. Physiologic Considerations in the Elderly Surgical Patient
61. Surgery for Morbid Obesity

Index

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