Abdominal and pelvic masses manifest as swellings in specific areas of the abdomen and pelvis. They are often incidentally picked up on physical examination. Most causes of abdominal masses are benign, but some might indicate a serious underlying pathology.
This video will provide a comprehensive diagnostic approach to a patient with an abdominal/pelvic mass. Critical questions to ask in history, such as intercurrent symptoms of change in bowel habit or urinary difficulties, and important features on physical examination, such as reducible masses and midline pulsatile masses, will be reviewed. Laboratory and imaging investigations, while not absolutely necessary, can be ordered and the significance of findings on these will also be discussed. Lastly, you will learn about the management of some serious causes of abdominal masses, such as abdominal aortic aneurysm and hernias.
About the Author
Dennis Kasper, MD is Professor of Medicine at Harvard and a leading researcher of the health and disease implications related to host-microbe interactions and the human microbiome.
Anthony Fauci, MD is Director of the National Institutes for Allergy and Infectious Diseases, and recipient of the Lasker Prize for Medicine. He is a leading authority in HIV and AIDS, immunology, and management of Ebola Virus Disease.
Dan Longo, MD is Deputy Editor, New England Journal of Medicine and Professor of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital/Harvard Medical School. Dr. Longo is a highly regarded cancer specialist.
Stephen Hauser MD is Robert A. Fishman Distinguished Professor and Chair, Department of Neurology, UCSF School of Medicine. He is a leading authority on multiple sclerosis.
J. Larry Jameson, MD, PhD is Robert G. Dunlop Professor of Medicine, Dean, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, and Executive Vice President, University of Pennsylvania Health System.
Joseph Loscalzo MD, PhD is Hersey Professor of the Theory and Practice of Medicine, Harvard Medicine School and a leading authority in many aspects of cardiovascular medicine.
Anthony Fauci, MD is Director of the National Institutes for Allergy and Infectious Diseases, and recipient of the Lasker Prize for Medicine. He is a leading authority in HIV and AIDS, immunology, and management of Ebola Virus Disease.
Dan Longo, MD is Deputy Editor, New England Journal of Medicine and Professor of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital/Harvard Medical School. Dr. Longo is a highly regarded cancer specialist.
Stephen Hauser MD is Robert A. Fishman Distinguished Professor and Chair, Department of Neurology, UCSF School of Medicine. He is a leading authority on multiple sclerosis.
J. Larry Jameson, MD, PhD is Robert G. Dunlop Professor of Medicine, Dean, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, and Executive Vice President, University of Pennsylvania Health System.
Joseph Loscalzo MD, PhD is Hersey Professor of the Theory and Practice of Medicine, Harvard Medicine School and a leading authority in many aspects of cardiovascular medicine.
Description: The most trusted textbook in medicine -- featuring the acclaimed Harrison's DVD with 57 additional chapters and exclusive video and tutorials
Now presented in TWO VOLUMES
Extensively revised and expanded by the world’s leading physicians, Harrison’s Principles of Internal Medicine, 18e continues to set the standard as the pinnacle of current medical knowledge and practice, offering the definitive review of disease mechanisms and management.
CURRENT
All chapters have been completely updated to reflect the latest knowledge and evidence, and important new chapters have been added, including: "Systems Biology in Health andDisease," "The Human Microbiome," "The Biology of Aging," and "Neuropsychiatric Illnesses in War Veterans.
All chapters have been completely updated to reflect the latest knowledge and evidence, and important new chapters have been added, including: "Systems Biology in Health andDisease," "The Human Microbiome," "The Biology of Aging," and "Neuropsychiatric Illnesses in War Veterans.
CONNECTED
Harrison's covers more global aspects of medicine than any other textbook, and features such chapters as "Global Issues in Medicine," by Jim Yong Kim, Paul Farmer, and Joseph Rhatigan, and new to the 18th edition, "Primary Care in Low and Middle Income Countries."
Harrison's covers more global aspects of medicine than any other textbook, and features such chapters as "Global Issues in Medicine," by Jim Yong Kim, Paul Farmer, and Joseph Rhatigan, and new to the 18th edition, "Primary Care in Low and Middle Income Countries."
COMPREHENSIVE
No other resource delivers coverage of disease mechanisms and management like Harrison's, including world-renowned chapters on HIV/AIDS, STEMI and non-STEMI myocardial infarction, cancer biology, multiple sclerosis, and diabetes.
No other resource delivers coverage of disease mechanisms and management like Harrison's, including world-renowned chapters on HIV/AIDS, STEMI and non-STEMI myocardial infarction, cancer biology, multiple sclerosis, and diabetes.
The Harrison’s Multi-Media DVD— Better Than Ever!
The Harrison’s DVD has been expanded to include an extensive video demonstration ofthe neurological physical examination, and video tutorials on how to perform essential clinical procedures, including:
The Harrison’s DVD has been expanded to include an extensive video demonstration ofthe neurological physical examination, and video tutorials on how to perform essential clinical procedures, including:
- Thoracentesis
- Abdominal Paracentesis
- Endotracheal Intubation
- Central Venous Catheter Placement
57 additional chapters and more than 2,000 images make the companion DVD an essential part of every physician's education, practice, and lifelong learning.The DVD also features PowerPoint presentations from fifty chapters to facilitate classroom lectures, and a free trial subscription to AccessMedicine.com (including Harrison's Online).
Harrison’s 18e is proud to present a tribute to longtime editor, Eugene Braunwald, MDfor his outstanding and continuing contributions to medical knowledge and practice.
About the Editors
Dan L. Longo, MD,
Lecturer, Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Senior Physician, Brigham and Women's Hospital
Deputy Editor, New England Journal of Medicine
Boston, MA
Adjunct Investigator, National Institute of Aging
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, MD
Dennis L. Kasper, MD
William Ellery Channing Professor of Medicine
Professor of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics
Harvard Medical School
Director, Channing Laboratory, Department of Medicine
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Boston, MA
J. Larry Jameson, MD, PhD
Robert G. Dunlap Professor of Medicine
Dean, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
Executive Vice-President of the University of
Pennsylvania for the Health System
Philadelphia, PA
Anthony S. Fauci, MD
Chief, Laboratory of Immunoregulation
Director, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious
Diseases, National Institute of Health
Bethesda, MD
Stephen L. Hauser, MD
Robert A. Fishman Distinguished Professor and Chairman
Department of Neurology
University of California, San Francisco
San Francisco, CA
Joseph Loscalzo, MD, PhD
Hersey Professor of the Theory and Practice of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Chairman,Department of Medicine
Physician-in-Chief, Brigham and Women's Hospital
Boston, MA
Description: This volume features multiple choice questions designed to help students acquire the factual knowledge necessary for good medical practice. The questions have been arranged to correspond with the chapters of "Davidson's Principles and Practice of Medicine" (18th edition). The questions are worded to avoid ambiguity and are not designed to trick the unwary. There are annotated answers.
