About this book
Built specifically for nurse practitioners and physician assistants on neurosurgical services, this companion volume distills the same Fundamentals approach into the workflows APPs encounter day to day — pre-operative evaluation, intraoperative coordination, post-operative management, and inpatient and outpatient follow-up.
Chapters address the neurological exam, neurocritical care, brain and spinal cord injury, spine and cranial pathology, and the multidisciplinary handoffs that span neurology, orthopedics, physical medicine, pain management, and interventional radiology.
Key Features
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Top Hits
Focused, high-yield questions reinforce day-to-day decision making on the wards and in clinic.
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Real-Life Application
Workflows reflect how APPs actually move patients through pre-op, the OR, and recovery.
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Visual Reinforcement
Illustrations, photographs, and radiographs anchor the text to recognizable anatomy.
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Fundamentals
Diseases, tests, and operative approaches are summarized at a level pitched for clinical practice.
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Neurosurgical Pearls
Practical advice drawn from APPs and surgeons working alongside each other.
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Easy to Digest
Concise, scannable, and built to live on a workstation or in a coat pocket.
About the Editors
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Abigail Crum, MPAS, PA-C
Co-Author
Completed her academic training at Duquesne University in the five-year physician assistant program (BS 2021, MPAS 2022). Her practice centers on multidisciplinary care for patients with complex spinal conditions — collaborating with neurology, orthopedics, physical medicine and rehabilitation, pain management, and interventional radiology.
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Nitin Agarwal, MD, MBA, FACS
Editor
Associate professor at the University of Pittsburgh Department of Neurological Surgery, director of the Minimally Invasive Spine and Robotics Surgery program, and associate program director of the UPMC/Pitt neurological surgery residency. His research and writing center on spine outcomes, neurotrauma, and patient education.