Main description:

MRCS Applied Basic Science and Clinical Topics offers a complete and up-to-date guide to specialty training in surgery, covering all the core topics examined in the MRCS Part A and B exams.

Presented in a clear layout, chapters are mapped to the syllabus to deliver structured revision in all the systems.

Featuring concise and easy-to-digest notes, this book provides clinical knowledge, practical skills and the essential revision tool to maximise chances of exam success.

Key Points

Presents topics in an accessible double-page format for rapid access to information

Covers the full knowledge-base examined by the Royal College of Surgeons

Highly illustrated with clinical photographs, imaging and diagrams to aid visual memory of topics

Equips candidates with the necessary basic science and clinical knowledge to succeed in the MRCS exams

Complements MRCS Part A: 500 SBAs and EMQs and MRCS Part B OSCE: Anatomy

Highly Commended at the BMA Medical Book Awards 2013

Contents:

* Preface

* About the Author

* MRCS examination

* Glossary

Chapter 1: Professional Skills in Clinical Practice

Chapter 2: Perioperative Care

Chapter 3: Perioperative Management and Critical Care

Chapter 4: Surgical Technique and Technology

Chapter 5: Evidence-Based Surgical Practice

Chapter 6: Surgical Pathology and Microbiology

Chapter 7: Emergency Medicine and the Management of Trauma

Chapter 8: Principles of Surgical Oncology

Chapter 9: Cardiothoracic Surgery

Chapter 10: General Surgery

Chapter 11: Abdominal Wall

Chapter 12: Upper Gastrointestinal Surgery

Chapter 13: Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery

Chapter 14: Colorectal Surgery

Chapter 15: Breast Disease

Chapter 16: Endocrine Surgery

Chapter 17: Vascular Disease

Chapter 18: Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery

Chapter 19: Paediatric Surgery

Chapter 20: Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Chapter 21: Neurosurgery

Chapter 22: Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery

Chapter 23: Urology