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Nov 2018
36m 12s

Chapter 13: General Surgery

Ted O'Connell, MD
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Content covered in this episode includes:  [0:40]: Question Dissection: A 45 year old female presents with a chief complaint of upper gastric pain 30 minutes following a meal.. [3:44] General surgery chapter of S2S including questions like: - What should you do if you are not sure whether a stable patient has an acute abdomen? - What are the common causes of ... Show More
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