Course Description
Surgical review for Step 2 CK covering general surgery, trauma, and surgical subspecialties. Focus on surgical decision-making, preoperative evaluation, postoperative management, and acute surgical emergencies.
Learning Objectives
- Identify surgical emergencies requiring immediate intervention
- Evaluate patients for surgical candidacy and risk
- Manage common postoperative complications
- Apply trauma protocols (ATLS principles)
- Select appropriate surgical procedures for common conditions
Topics
- Acute Abdomen: Appendicitis, cholecystitis, bowel obstruction, perforation
- Trauma: ATLS, hemorrhage control, solid organ injury, orthopedic trauma
- Vascular: AAA, peripheral arterial disease, venous disease
- Breast: Masses, cancer, screening
- Thyroid and Parathyroid: Nodules, cancer, hyperparathyroidism
- Hernias: Inguinal, femoral, incisional
- Preoperative Evaluation: Cardiac risk, anticoagulation bridging
- Postoperative Complications: Fever, wound infection, DVT, ileus
Materials
- 25 hours of video lectures
- 400+ surgery questions
- Surgical decision algorithms
- Imaging interpretation for surgical conditions