THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH
DEPARTMENT OF SURGERY

CORE PRESENTATION TOPICS
YEAR THREE SURGERY CLERKSHIP

 

A. Acute Abdominal Pain

1. Upper:
Peptic Ulcer Disease-PUD/Cholecystitis/Cholelithiasis-
Choledocholithiasis/Gallstone/Pancreatitis -
Cholangitis, Liver Abscess, Choolecystitis
Gastric Cancer/Pancreatic Cancer (surgical jaundice)

2. Mid: Appendicitis/Small Bowel Obstruction - Meckel's Diverticulum

3. Lower: Colon Ishemic Bowel Syndrome/Diverticular Disease - Colon Ischemia

B. 4. Abdominal Wall - Intra Abdominal Mass/Hernias

C. 5. Breast Complaints
· Masses
· Discharge
· Pain

6. GI hemorrhage
· Upper
· Lower

7. Jaundice
· Acute
· Chronic

8. Perianal
· Pain
· Masses
· Discharge

9/10. Trauma 11.
· Neck Masses
· Elevated Calcium
· Asymptomatic adrenal masses

12. Vascular   13.
· AAA: Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
· TIA: Transient Ischemic Attack
· Corotid Bruits
· Acute Extremity (ischemia/necrosis/gangrene)
· Thrombosis
· Ischemia
· Atherosclerosis
· Claudication
· DUT

14. Plastics
· Non-healing Wound
· Hand Injury
· Evaluation of hand injuries
· Infections

15. Neurosurgery
· Alter Neuro Status
· Head Bump
· Close Head Injury

16. Orthopaedics
· Low Back Pain
· Cervical Upper Extremity Problems
· Fractures

17/21. Urology >2
· Scrotal pain
· Hematuria
· Incontinence
· Prostate/elevated PSA

22. CT
· pneumothorax
· coin lesions

23. Pediatrics
· Bowel Obstruction
· Abdominal Pain
· Tumors/Masses
· UTI
· Undescended testicles
· Hernias
· Congenital amomalies
· Pediatric Trauma

Other
24. Fluid & Electrolytes: Shock & Acid/base
25. Peri-operative Complications
26. Bowel Obstruction
27. Tumors/Masses Abdominal Pain