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Acute Pancreatitis: Medicine vs Surgery with Dr. Roberts

Dr. Roberts addresses one of the age-old discussions between medicine and surgery: what to do with an inflamed pancreas? He does a brief review of  presentation, etiology, severity assessment, complications of pancreatitis and then spends a good deal of time on endoscopic and surgical treatments for pancreatitis and it's complications.

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The Acute Abdomen with Dr. Farmer

Dr. Russell Farmer covers the acute abdomen for internists (from a surgeon's perspective). He reviews history and physical findings tailored to an acute abdomen and works through cases to discuss the following: diverticulitis, appendicitis, pancreatitis, peptic ulcer disease, bowel obstruction, cholecystitis, ovarian torsion, testicular torsion. 

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