The general surgeon

From the Surgeon General.

Surgeon-General John Murray

formation and solution of urinary calculi. Thus early he took up the study of a special subject, which was of great use to him in his subsequent career, and he attained considerable celebrity, when Civil Surgeon of Agra, as a lithotomist. But this was not the only branch in which he excelled ; for, in general surgery, he was well known to be a bold and skilful operator. When a young man, he pro...

The Late Surgeon-General Robert Harvey, I.M.S.

physician. He was educated by private tuition and at Aberdeen and Glasgow Universities, and took the degrees (with honours) M.B. and C. M. in 1863, at the age of twenty-one. In 1883 he became M.D. (Aber.), M.R.C.P. (Lond.), in 1889, and F.R.C.P. in 189-i. He was also made an LL.D. of Aberdeen. Shortl}7 after his arrival in India Harvey saw his first field service in the Bhootan War of 1865-6, f...

Malignant hyperthermia: considerations for the general surgeon.

Malignant hyperthermia is a potentially fatal genetic myopathy that presents when the patient is under anesthesia. It manifests as a hypermetabolic state involving tachycardia, hypercarbia, base deficit, rigidity and fever. Many of the hallmark traits of an acute malignant hyperthermic crisis overlap with signs and symptoms of an emergent abdominal condition. Historically, there has been a relu...

Vivek Murthy for Surgeon General.

Surgeons general of the United States have often championed important causes that improve the nation’s health. Leroy Burney and Luther Terry took on the issue of smoking and health. C. Everett Koop championed the treatment of HIV-AIDS as a medical condition. With the nomination of Dr. Vivek Murthy, who aims to take on the epidemic of obesity, President Barack Obama is striving to continue this ...