| All-Hazards Preparation |
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| 214 | Terrorism and Its Impact on the Practice of Surgery | 214 | 2002 May |
| 298 | Disasters follow no rules: Preparing your hospital for disaster response | 298 | 2008 Oct |
| 347 | Damage Control Surgery: medical professionals work quickly to save patients with penetrating wounds. | 347 | 2012 Nov |
| Anatomy & Physiology |
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| 207 | The Autonomic Nervous System | 207 | 2001 Nov |
| 223 | Chronic stress and stress disorders: The effects of stress system malfunction | 223 | 2002 Nov |
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| 264 | Embryological development | 264 | 2005 Dec |
| 274 | Blood Clotting Mechanism | 274 | 2006 Oct |
| 293 | Blood Pressure | 293 | 2008 May |
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| Cardiovascular |
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| 196 | Perfusion - A Historical Perspective | 196 | 2001 Feb |
| 197 | Thoracic Trauma | 197 | 2001 Feb |
| 290 | Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery | 290 | 2008 Feb |
| 318 | Bronchoesophageal Fistulae Repair: Open Thoracotomy Approach | 318 | 2010 Jun |
| 353 | Aortic Valve Replacement | 353 | 2013 May |
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| 380 | Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR) | 380 | 2015 Aug |
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| Disinfection & Sterlization |
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| 252 | Third-Party Reprocessing of Single-Use Devices in the Operating Room: A Managerial Perspective | 252 | 2005 Feb |
| 291 | Sterilization - Killing the Prehistoric Beast | 291 | 2008 Mar |
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| Equipment & Supplies |
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| 218 | Tourniquet safety: Preventing skin injuries | 218 | 2002 Aug |
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| General |
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| 206 | Understanding Stomas | 206 | 2001 Oct |
| 225 | Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy & Lymphoscintigraphy | 225 | 2003 Jan |
| 226 | Appendectomy Case Study | 226 | 2003 Feb |
| 227 | Paraesophageal Hernia: Description & Identification | 227 | 2003 Mar |
| 228 | Laparoscopic Antireflux Surgery | 228 | 2003 Apr |
| 239 | Crohn's Disease and New Orleans | 239 | 2004 Jan |
| 241 | Pediatric Liver Transplant | 241 | 2004 Mar |
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| 256 | Role of the surgical technologist in bariatric surgery | 256 | 2005 May |
| 267 | Treating Colon Cancer Surgically | 267 | 2006 Mar |
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| 305 | Obesity: An American Epidemic | 305 | 2009 May |
| 310 | Radical Mastectomy and Reconstruction | 310 | 2009 Oct |
| 322 | Radical Neck Dissection | 322 | 2010 Oct |
| 324 | Vertical Sleeve Gastrectomy: A Patient's Journey | 324 | 2010 Dec |
| 342 | Adenocarcinoma of the Appendix | 342 | 2012 Jun |
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| 368 | Total Thyroidectomy | 368 | 2014 Aug |
| 349 | Hepatectomy to Treat Hepatocellular Cancer | 349 | 2013 Jan |
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| 383 | Partial Nephrectomy | 383 | 2015 Nov |
| 386 | Parotidectomy with Facial Nerve Dissection | 386 | 2016 Feb |
| 388 | Burn Surgery | 388 | 2016 Apr |
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| Genitourinary |
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| 221 | Obstructive Uropathies | 221 | 2002 Oct |
| 238 | A Robot's View of the Prostate | 238 | 2003 Dec |
| 277 | Renal Autotransplatation | 277 | 2007 Jan |
| 354 | Hypospadias Repair with Bilateral Orchiopexy | 354 | 2013 Jun |
| 360 | Left Ureteral Reimplantation | 360 | 2013 Dec |
| 334 | Exploring the Penile Prosthesis Procedure | 334 | 2011 Oct |
| Hemostasis |
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| 250 | Hemostasis | 250 | 2004 Dec |
| 253 | Electrosurgery | 253 | 2005 Feb |
| Legal Issues |
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| 233 | The Challenges of Medical Futility | 233 | 2003 Aug |
| 242 | DNR: The ethics of resuscitation | 242 | 2004 Apr |
| 265 | Palliative care education in the acute-care setting, part 1 | 265 | 2006 Jan |
| 266 | Palliative care education in the acute-care setting, part 2 | 266 | 2006 Feb |
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| 284 | Bioethics in Solid Organ Transplantation | 284 | 2007 Aug |
| 288 | Improving Health Care Access for Children | 288 | 2007 Dec |
| 303 | Advance Directives | 303 | 2009 Mar |
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| Microbiology |
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| 326 | Microbiology Review: Pathogens and Disease | 326 | 2011 Feb |
| 327 | Transmission-Based Isolation Precautions in the OR: Critical Practices to Prevent the Spread of Infectious Diseases in the Operative Setting | 327 | 2011 Mar |
| 338 | A Crash Course in Microbiology Review: Pathogens and Diseases | 338 | 2012 Feb |
| 339 | Taking Control of Infection Control | 339 | 2012 Mar |
| 350 | The Rise of MRSA | 350 | 2013 Feb |
| 374 | Dealing with Infectious Disease – Ebola | 374 | 2015 Feb |
| Miscellaneous |
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| 296 | Treatment of war causalties | 296 | 2008 Aug |
| 178 | Civil War Medicine | 178 | 2000 Jan |
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| 213 | Heavy Metals | 213 | 2002 Apr |
| 235 | Technology for the Twenty-First Century | 235 | 2003 Oct |
| 246 | Lightning | 246 | 2004 Aug |
| 272 | Surgery in Ancient Rome | 272 | 2006 Aug |
| 276 | Resolving Conflict in the O.R. | 276 | 2006 Dec |
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| 308 | Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs | 308 | 2009 Aug |
| 329 | Surgery for Space Exploration | 329 | 2011 May |
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| 348 | Organ Procurement | 348 | 2012 Dec |
| 351 | Patient Safety Equals: Aseptic Technique, Surgical Conscience and Time Out | 351 | 2013 Mar |
| 332 | McSleepy Advances: Automated Anesthesia and Natural Orifice Transluminal Endoscopic Surgery | 332 | 2011 Aug |
| 379 | Refusal of Blood Transfusion | 379 | 2015 Jul |
| 384 | The Nation's Changing Healthcare System | 384 | 2015 DEC |
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| Neurosurgical |
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| 179 | Food for thought: How food interacts at the most basic levels of the human nervous system | 179 | 2000 Feb |
| 182 | Operative Solutions to Axial Lumbar Pain | 182 | 2000 May |
| 199 | High grade astrocytoma in the adult: Biology, pathology, diagnostics, & treatment, Part 1 | 199 | 2001 Mar |
| 200 | High grade astrocytoma in the adult: Biology, pathology, diagnostics, & treatment, Part 2 | 200 | 2001 Apr |
| 208 | General principles & instrumentation for cranial neurosurgery, Part 1 | 208 | 2001 Dec |
| 209 | General principles & instrumentation for cranial neurosurgery, Part 2 | 209 | 2002 Jan |
| 220 | Glioblastoma multiforme: From biology to treatment | 220 | 2002 Oct |
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| 255 | Microvascluar decompression for control of trigeminal neuralgia | 255 | 2005 Apr |
| 262 | Caudia equina lipoma | 262 | 2005 Oct |
| 269 | Type II Odontoid Process Fractures | 269 | 2006 May |
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| 333 | Minimally Invasive Posterior Spinal Fusion | 333 | 2011 Sep |
| 359 | Cervical Laminoplasty | 359 | 2013 Nov |
| 372 | Treating Cerebral Aneurysms | 372 | 2014 Dec |
| 356 | Treating Glioblastoma Multiforme | 356 | 2013 Aug |
| 385 | Stereotactic Deep Brain Stimulation for Parkinson's Disease | 385 | 2016 Jan |
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| OB/GYN |
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| 180 | Pelvic inflammatory disease: The most serious & costly bacterial sexually transmitted disease | 180 | 2000 Mar |
| 188 | Structural and Mechanical Factors Associated with the Birth Process | 188 | 2000 Oct |
| 243 | Ovarian Cystectomy and Bilateral Tubal Ligation: Part 1 | 243 | 2004 May |
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| 248 | Gynecologic Surgery: Perioperative Considerations, Part. 1 | 248 | 2004 Oct |
| 249 | Gynecologic surgery: Problems & complications, part. 2 | 249 | 2004 Nov |
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| 280 | Total Abdominal Hysterectomy | 280 | 2007 Apr |
| 289 | Repeat Cesarean Section | 289 | 2008 Jan |
| 292 | When Unexpected Complications Arise During Surgery | 292 | 2008 Apr |
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| 315 | Understanding Menorrhagia: Office-based Ablation Treatment | 315 | 2010 Mar |
| 320 | Emergency Cesarean Delivery in the Labor and Delivery Room | 320 | 2010 Aug |
| 343 | Single-Site Laparoscpic Total Hysterectomy | 343 | 2012 Jul |
| 340 | The Modern Day C-Section | 340 | 2012 Apr |
| 358 | Total Abdominal Hysterectomy with Bilateral Salphngo-Oophorectomy | 358 | 2013 Oct |
| Ophthalmic |
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| 210 | The Surgical Reversal of Presbyopia | 210 | 2002 Feb |
| 222 | Rhegmatogenous Retinal Detatchments | 222 | 2002 Nov |
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| 330 | Cannulated Retinal Surgery | 330 | 2011 Jun |
| 375 | Pedatric Cataract Surgery | 375 | 2015 Mar |
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| Orthopedic |
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| 392 | The Surgical Repair of Transverse Patella Fractures | 392 | 2016 Aug |
| 185 | IntraDiscal Electrothermal Therapy: A Novel Approach to Lumbar Disc Degeneration & Herniation | 185 | 2000 Aug |
| 190 | Posterior Spinal Surgery | 190 | 2000 Nov |
| 191 | The Illizarov Technique | 191 | 2000 Nov |
| 192 | Fat Embolism: A Complication of Long Bone Fracture | 192 | 2000 Nov |
| 201 | Posterior Spinal Surgery: 20th Century Advances | 201 | 2001 May |
| 215 | Bone Healing | 215 | 2002 May |
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| 229 | Anterior Cervical Corpectomy, Fusion and Stabilization | 229 | 2003 May |
| 268 | Total Knee Arthroplasty | 268 | 2006 Apr |
| 275 | Avascular Necrosis of Femoral Head: Diagnosis to Treatment | 275 | 2006 Nov |
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| 314 | Total Knee Arthroplasty | 314 | 2010 Feb |
| 316 | Acquired Adult Flatfoot Deformity | 316 | 2010 Apr |
| 317 | Hip Arthroscopy: Treating Femoroacetabular Impingement | 317 | 2010 May |
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| 325 | Open Reduction Internal Fixation: Proximal Interphalangeal Facture and Dislocation of the Fingers | 325 | 2011 Jan |
| 335 | Mass Casualty on Deck: Accident Leads to Emergency Amputation. | 335 | 2011 Nov |
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| 364 | Radiostereometric Analysis in Orthopaedic Surgery | 364 | 2014 Apr |
| 312 | Management and Prevention of Infection in Orthopedic Surgical Procedures | 312 | 2009 Dec |
| 370 | Achilles Tendon Repair with Graft Jacket | 370 | 2014 Oct |
| 371 | Orthopedic Surgery during the American Civil War | 371 | 2014 Nov |
| 373 | Trochanteric Fixation Nail | 373 | 2015 Jan |
| 377 | Bupivacaine Liposome Injectable Solutions | 377 | 2015 May |
| 378 | Posteromedial Release of a Clubfoot | 378 | 2015 Jun |
| 387 | Biomechanics and Biomaterials in Orthopedic Surgery | 387 | 2016 Mar |
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| Otorhinolaryngologic |
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| Pathophysiology |
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| 181 | Osteoporosis unveiled: Answers to Your Questions | 181 | 2000 Apr |
| 189 | Ovarian Cancer | 189 | 2000 Oct |
| 212 | Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease | 212 | 2002 Apr |
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| 254 | Chronic Regional Pain Syndrome: The Facts with a Patient's Perspective | 254 | 2005 Mar |
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| 300 | Gangrene: Recognizing and treating cellular necrosis | 300 | 2008 Dec |
| 362 | The Spread of the Superbug | 362 | 2014 Feb |
| 352 | Surgery and Von Willebrand Disease | 352 | 2013 Apr |
| Pediatric |
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| 211 | Neonatal Assessment | 211 | 2002 Mar |
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| 389 | Disc Battery Ingestion in Pediatric Patients | 389 | 2016 May |
| Perioperative Patient Care |
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| Peripheral Vascular |
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| 263 | Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Resection | 263 | 2005 Nov |
| 281 | Bilateral femoral-popliteal bypass | 281 | 2007 May |
| 363 | Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair | 363 | 2014 Mar |
| Pharmacology & Anesthesia |
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| 187 | From Aphrodite to Aphrodisiacs | 187 | 2000 Oct |
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| 237 | Understanding Anaphylaxis | 237 | 2003 Nov |
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| 299 | Pain management for patients with a substance abuse history | 299 | 2008 Nov |
| 328 | Malignant Hyperthermia Crisis | 328 | 2011 Apr |
| 337 | Alternatives to Blood Transfusions | 337 | 2012 Jan |
| 301 | Drug Discovery: Development and Approval Processes | 301 | 2009 Jan |
| Physical Environment |
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| 194 | Safety in the OR: Latex Allergy | 194 | 2001 Jan |
| 195 | Hazards of Vaporized Tissue | 195 | 2001 Jan |
| 236 | Care of the Latex Allergic Patient | 236 | 2003 Nov |
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| 313 | Radiation Risk | 313 | 2010 Jan |
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| Plastic |
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| Reconstructive |
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| Robotics |
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| 394 | Robotic Sigmoid Colectomy with NOSE | 394 | 2016 Oct |
| 193 | Robotics In Minimally Invasive Surgery | 193 | 2000 Dec |
| 366 | A Safety Approach to Robotic Surgery | 366 | 2014 Jun |
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| Thoracic |
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| 224 | Cervical Mediastinal Exploration for Staging of Lung Cancer | 224 | 2002 Dec |
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| 323 | Pectus Carinatum: Pigeon Chest | 323 | 2010 Nov |
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| Wound Healing |
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| 204 | Wound Healing in the 21st Century | 204 | 2001 Aug |
| 306 | The Role of the Surgical Technologist in Wound Management | 306 | 2009 Jun |