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Surgery

The surgery shelf is internal medicine with a clock running. Same diseases, but the question is when to cut, when to wait, and what kills the patient first. Every Bone Wizardry deep-dive that maps to the surgical exam, organized by service. (A focused starting set, growing.)

Read for the time-critical finding: the perforation, the ischemia, the bleed, the airway. Then the indication, then the next step.

01

GI & Acute Abdomen

Yield 26-32%
PancreatitisPro
GI · Causes, severity, complications
Gallstone IleusPro
GI · Air in biliary tree
GERD & Peptic UlcerPro
GI · When it becomes surgical
Colon Polyps & Villous AdenomaPro
GI · Malignant potential
Pyloric StenosisFree
Peds · The olive, the alkalosis
Hepatocellular CarcinomaPro
GI · Cirrhosis, AFP, LI-RADS
02

Vascular

Yield 14-18%
PE & DVTPro
Resp · Wells, anticoagulation
Chronic Venous InsufficiencyPro
Cardio · Stasis, ulcers
Aorta & Its BranchesPro
Repro · Surgical anatomy
03

Breast & Endocrine Surgery

Yield 20-26%
Breast NeoplasmsPro
Repro · Benign vs malignant
Thyroid DisordersPro
Endo · Nodule to cancer
PheochromocytomaPro
Endo · Resect after alpha-block
MEN SyndromesPro
Endo · The familial clusters
Pancreatic TumorsPro
Endo · Functional islet tumors
InsulinomaPro
Endo · Whipple triad
Adrenal AdenomasPro
Endo · Functional vs incidental
04

Trauma & Perioperative

Yield 18-24%
CoagulationPro
Heme · Periop bleeding risk
Clotting CascadePro
Heme · Intrinsic/extrinsic
ElectrolytesPro
Renal · Periop derangements
Post-MI ComplicationsPro
Cardio · The timeline
Abdominal Aortic AneurysmPro
Surgery · Screen, size, rupture
DiverticulitisPro
Surgery · LLQ, CT, Hinchey