The Washington manual surgery survival guide. / 
[edited by] Jeremy Goodman, Nirmal K. Veeramchaneni, Emily R. Winslow. 
 - Philadelphia:  Lippincott Williams & Wilkins,  2003. 
 - xvii, 321 p. :  ill. ;  20 cm. 
 - Washington manual survival guide series .
<br/><br/> Includes index. 
<br/><br/>Contents: Keys to survival -- Daily routine for the surgery intern: Organizing your day -- Call night -- Talking to families -- Discharges -- Against medical advice -- Expirations -- Resources: Books -- Internet resources -- Perioperative care and conduct: Preoperative cardiac assessment -- Preoperative blood work and imaging -- Bowel prep -- Preoperative diet -- Preoperative antibiotics -- Preoperative holding area -- Consent -- OR conduct -- Postoperative check -- Radiology and vascular studies: Communicating with the radiology department -- Contrast agents -- Neuroradiology -- Chest radiology -- Abdominal and pelvic radiology -- Interventional radiology -- Vascular studies -- Common calls: Common calls: general procedure -- Chest pain -- Confusion, mental status change and agitation -- Constipation -- Diarrhea -- Fever -- Hypotension -- Hypertension -- Low urine output -- Nausea and vomiting -- Shortness of breath -- Tachycardia -- Diet status -- Falls -- Insomnia -- Lost IV access -- Pain -- "Patient doesn't look right" -- Pharmacy questions -- Wound drainage -- Common problems: Breast -- Esophagus and upper GI -- General abdominal surgery -- Herniorrhaphy -- Laparoscopy -- Liver/Pancreas/Gallbladder -- Lower GI -- Neck -- Abdominal observation patients -- Spleen -- Trauma -- Vascular -- Critical care: Crashing patient -- Codes -- Ventilators -- Invasive monitoring -- Medications -- Bleeding -- Nutrition: Common surgical diets -- Estimating nutritional needs -- Tube feeding -- Total parenteral nutrition -- Nothing by mouth (NPO) -- Diabetes -- Tubes and drains: Nasoenteric tubes -- Surgically placed feeding tubes -- Tracheostomy -- Closed suction drain -- Surgical subspecialties: neurosurgery -- Neurosurgery essentials -- Neurosurgery: general approach -- Approach to common problems in neurosurgery -- Surgery subspecialties: orthopedic surgery -- Orthopedic surgery essentials -- Orthopedic surgery: emergencies -- Approach to orthopedic injuries --  
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780781743686 0781743680 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2003044666 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Surgery--Handbooks, manuals, etc.<br/>Surgery--Study and teaching (Residency)--Handbooks, manuals, etc.<br/>Residency (Medicine)--Handbooks, manuals, etc.<br/>Surgical Procedures, Minor--methods<br/>Internship and residency--Handbooks
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>RD37.G66 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>617