Surgery

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The focus of the course is on the approach to clinical diagnoses, and management of the surgical patient. Topics include but are not limited to anesthesia, preoperative, intra-operative, and postoperative care, hernias, gastrointestinal disorders, liver disorders, pancreatic disease, gallbladder disease, colorectal disorders, cardiothoracic diseases, orthopedic disorders, vascular disorders, urologic disorders, and neurosurgical disorders. Prerequisites: Successful completion of the spring semester of the didactic year of the graduate program in Physician Assistant Studies. The pre-requisites of MS 502B, 503B, 504B, 507, 508A, 509 and 510 are all required.