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Approach to the Patient with Shock

    • New Sepsis-3 criteria for evaluating sepsis and septic shock using the SOFA score (replacing the previous SIRS score).
    • FAST and EFAST examination to determine causes of shock in trauma patients.
    • Intra-aortic balloon pump placement for assist in cases of cardiogenic shock.

Approach to the Patient with Shock

    • New Sepsis-3 criteria for evaluating sepsis and septic shock using the SOFA score (replacing the previous SIRS score).
    • FAST and EFAST examination to determine causes of shock in trauma patients.
    • Intra-aortic balloon pump placement for assist in cases of cardiogenic shock.

Approach to the Patient with Shock

    • New Sepsis-3 criteria for evaluating sepsis and septic shock using the SOFA score (replacing the previous SIRS score).
    • FAST and EFAST examination to determine causes of shock in trauma patients.
    • Intra-aortic balloon pump placement for assist in cases of cardiogenic shock.

Approach to the Patient with Shock

    • New Sepsis-3 criteria for evaluating sepsis and septic shock using the SOFA score (replacing the previous SIRS score).
    • FAST and EFAST examination to determine causes of shock in trauma patients.
    • Intra-aortic balloon pump placement for assist in cases of cardiogenic shock.

Approach to the Patient with Shock

Esperance A K Schaefer, MD, MPH
    • New Sepsis-3 criteria for evaluating sepsis and septic shock using the SOFA score (replacing the previous SIRS score).
    • FAST and EFAST examination to determine causes of shock in trauma patients.
    • Intra-aortic balloon pump placement for assist in cases of cardiogenic shock.

Esophageal Adenocarcinoma

Steven N Hochwald, MD, FACS, Rupen Shah, MD
    • Nomograms and consensus management of complications of esophageal surgery
    • Multimodality treatment approaches using neoadjuvant carboplatin, paclitaxel, and radiation therapy followed by surgery
    • Results from minimally invasive treatment approaches
    • Trastuzumab for anti-growth factor treatment in cases of metastatic adenocarcinoma of the esophagus

Esophageal Adenocarcinoma

Steven N Hochwald, MD, FACS, Rupen Shah, MD
    • Nomograms and consensus management of complications of esophageal surgery
    • Multimodality treatment approaches using neoadjuvant carboplatin, paclitaxel, and radiation therapy followed by surgery
    • Results from minimally invasive treatment approaches
    • Trastuzumab for anti-growth factor treatment in cases of metastatic adenocarcinoma of the esophagus

Urinary Tract Obstruction

Adel Bozorgzadeh, MD, FACS, Paulo N Martins, MD, PhD, FAST, Marie Anne Sosa, MD
    • lithotripsy and endoscopic procedures
    • prophylactic antibiotics
    • orchiopexy, and abdominoplasty
    • appendicovesicostomy
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