VOLUME 1

PART ONE: GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS IN THE MANAGEMENT OF SURGICAL PATIENTS
     1. Metabolic Response to Starvation, Stress and Sepsis
     2. Pathophysiology of Fluid and Electrolyte Disorders
     3. Surgical Nutrition
     4. The Immune System and the Immunocompromised Patient
     5. Physiologic Basis of Transplantation
     6. Surgical Infection: Principles of Management and Antibiotic Usage
     7. Hemostasis and Thrombosis in the Surgical Patient
     8. Pathophysiology of Shock
     9. Neoplastic Disease: Pathophysiology and Rationale for Treatment
     10. Physiology of Anesthesia and Pain
     11. Sepsis and the Syndrome of Multiple Organ Failure
     12. Application of Cellular and Molecular Biology to Surgical Care
     13. Physiologic Principles in Preparing Patients for Surgery

PART TWO: THE ALIMENTARY TRACT
     14. Physiologic Dysfunction of the Esophagus
     15. Gastric Physiology and Acid-Peptic Disorders
     16. Physiology of Digestion and Absorption
     17. Intestinal Circulation and Vascular Disorders of the Splanchnic Vascular Bed
     18. Inflammatory Disorders of the Small Bowel and Colon
     19. Hepatic Physiology
     20. Portal Hypertension
     21. Calculous Disease of the Gallbladder and Common Bile Duct
     22. Normal Exocrine Function and Inflammatory Diseases of the Pancreas
     23. The Jaundiced Patient
     24. The Spleen
     25. Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage
     26. Anatomy, Physiology and Differential Diagnosis of Acute Abdominal Pain
     27. Neoplastic Disorders of the Gastrointestinal Tract
     28. Mechanical Disorders of the Stomach, Duodenum, and Intestine
     29. Physiologic Derangements of the Anorectum and the Defecatory Pelvic      Floor
     30. Derangements in Gastrointestinal Function Secondary to Previous Surgery

VOLUME 2

PART FOUR: THE URINARY SYSTEM
     37. Urine Formation: From Normal Physiology to Florid Renal Failure
     38. Urinary Tract Obstruction
     39. Neurogenic Lower Urinary Tract Dysfunction

PART FIVE: THE CENTRAL AND PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM
     40. Pathophysiology and Management of Head Injury
     41. Pathophyiology of Spinal Cord Disruption and Injury
     42. Injuries to Peripheral Nerves

PART SIX: THE PERIPHERAL VASCULAR SYSTEM
     43. Physiology of Arterial, Venous, and Lymphatic Flow
     44. Aorta and Arterial Disease of the Lower Extremity
     45. Cerebrovascular Disease and Upper Extremity Vascular Disease
     46. Venous and Lymphatic Abnormalities of the Limbs
     47. Diseases of the Thoracic Aorta
      48. Secondary Hypertension: Pathophysiology and Operative Treatment

PART SEVEN: THE ENDOCRINE SYSTEM
     49. Calcium and Phosphorous Metabolism and the Parathyroid Gland
     50. Pituitary Dysfunction
     51. Adrenal Glands
     52. The Thyroid Gland
     53. Endocrine Pancreas
     54. Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia: Types 1 and 2

PART EIGHT: THE INTEGUMENT AND BODY WALL
     55. The Biology of Wound Healing
     56. Breast: Physiologic Considerations in Normal, Benign and Neoplastic States
     57. Hernias of the Abdominal Wall and its Contents
     58. Pathophysiology of Thermal Injury

PART NINE: SPECIAL PHYSIOLOGIC CONSIDERATIONS
     59. Physiologic Problems in the Pediatric Surgical Patient
     60. Physiologic Considerations in the Elderly Surgical Patient
     61. Surgery for Morbid Obesity