Surgery Skills | How to Present New Patients

How do you present that new patient on surgery rounds? This is a skill and you will develop it over time! You’ve been called down to the emergency department to see a child with abdominal pain. You take the history, you perform the exam, you review the labs and imaging, establish a diagnosis and you’ve got a plan. Now what? MUST HAVE SURGERY BOOKS Moore’s Clinically Oriented Anatomy Netter’s Anatomical Atlas Schwartz Principles of Surgery Fischer’s Mastery of Surgery Zollinger’s Atlas of Surgical Operations Top Knife (MUST MUST HAVE) Sign up and join the CITIZENSURGEON Community: In this video I’m going to show you what I think is the most effective way to present patients from the point of view of the listener. This information will be helpful for everyone because “how we present patients“ is critical at every level from the student to the intern, chief resident, fellow and attending. We’re going to cover a few clinical cases as well in this video and I’ll give you examples throughout the video of exactly what you could say in particular scenarios. Check out these AMAZING timestamps and fast forward if you need to: Start 00:00 The Style of Your Presentation 01:14 The Structure of Your Presentation 05:50 REFERENCES Clinical Examination Talley and O’Conner (MUST HAVE) MY FAVORITE SOFTWARE: Evernote ​​ SOME RECENT READS The Miracle Morning by Hal Elrod - Atomic Habits by James Clear - BE MY FRIEND Sign up and join the CITIZENSURGEON Community: My Website: ​​ Instagram: ​​ Twitter: ​​ Koji: ​​ WHO AM I? I’m Dr. Erik Pearson, FACS and I am a board certified pediatric surgeon living in Las Vegas. I make surgical education videos on all topics in general surgery as well as talks on lifestyle design as a surgeon, book reviews, and studying effectively. I also write a weekly newsletter called the Saturday Six where I identify Six different discoveries of the week. You can get the weekly newsletter by signing up to the CITIZENSURGEON Community! WHERE TO GO FROM HERE: Check out my Favorite Books in Surgery: ​​ Check out The Learning Center: ​​ Check out the Surgery Basics Playlist ​. DISCLAIMER While my aim is to help educate you for the ward, the surgical ICU, the operating room and your exams remember these videos are not a replacement for your reading, your medical school and residency preparation and most important your own decision making. If you have medical questions definitely consult a medical professional. Good luck and enjoy! Affiliate Links - There are a few links in the description that may lead to a kickback to me to help support the channel.