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Main description:
This new edition of Surgery at a Glance provides a concise and visually-orientated summary of a comprehensive lecture course in surgery. Following the easy-to-use at a Glance format, each topic is presented with clear illustrations and key facts encapsulating all that you need to know. The book is coherently divided into clinical presentations followed by major surgical conditions. Exploring core principals and important diseases, it is an accessible companion to any surgery core text, and is ideally placed to support the current curriculum. Surgery at a Glance: Features brand new chapters on Orthopaedics and updates on the management of surgical conditions Includes more revision-friendly elements for quick reference Is fully supported by a resource website at www.testgeneralsurgery.com containing both MCQs and short answer questions
Contents:
Preface 6 List of abbreviations 7 Part 1 Clinical presentations at a glance 1 Neck lump 10 2 Dysphagia 12 3 Haemoptysis 14 4 Breast lump 16 5 Breast pain 18 6 Nipple discharge 20 7 Gastrointestinal bleeding 22 8 Dyspepsia 26 9 Vomiting 28 10 Acute abdominal pain 30 11 Chronic abdominal pain 32 12 Abdominal swellings (general) 34 13 Abdominal swellings (localized) upper abdominal 36 14 Abdominal swellings (localized) lower abdominal 40 15 Jaundice 42 16 Diarrhoea 44 17 Altered bowel habit/constipation 46 18 Groin swellings 48 19 Claudication 50 20 Acute warm painful leg 52 21 Acute cold leg 54 22 Leg ulceration 56 23 Dysuria 58 24 Urinary retention 60 25 Haematuria 62 26 Scrotal swellings 64 27 Stomas and incisions 66 Part 2 Surgical diseases at a glance 28 Anaesthesia 68 29 Hypoxia 72 30 Surgical infection 74 31 Sepsis 78 32 Systemic infl ammatory response syndrome 80 33 Shock 82 34 Acute renal failure 84 35 Fractures 86 36 Orthopaedics congenital and childhood disorders 88 37 Orthopaedics metabolic and infective disorders 90 38 Arthritis 92 39 Musculoskeletal tumours 95 40 Burns 98 41 Major trauma basic principles 100 42 Traumatic brain injury (head injury) 102 43 Gastro-oesophageal refl ux disease 106 44 Oesophageal carcinoma 108 45 Peptic ulcer disease 110 46 Gastric carcinoma 112 47 Malabsorption 114 48 Crohn s disease 116 49 Acute appendicitis 118 50 Diverticular disease 120 51 Ulcerative colitis 122 52 Colorectal carcinoma 124 53 Benign anal and perianal disorders 126 54 Intestinal obstruction 128 55 Abdominal hernias 130 56 Gallstone disease 132 57 Pancreatitis 136 58 Pancreatic tumours 138 59 Benign breast disease 140 60 Breast cancer 142 61 Goitre 144 62 Thyroid malignancies 146 63 Parathyroid disease 148 64 Pituitary disorders 150 65 Adrenal disorders 152 66 Skin cancer 154 67 Ischaemic heart disease 157 68 Valvular heart disease 160 69 Peripheral arterial disease 162 70 The diabetic foot 164 71 Aneurysms 166 72 Extracranial arterial disease 168 73 Venous thromboembolism 170 74 Varicose veins 173 75 Lymphoedema 176 76 Postoperative pulmonary complications 178 77 Lung cancer 180 78 Urinary tract infection 182 79 Benign prostatic hypertrophy 184 80 Renal (urinary) calculi 186 81 Renal cell carcinoma 188 82 Carcinoma of the bladder 190 83 Carcinoma of the prostate 192 84 Testicular cancer 194 85 Urinary incontinence 196 86 Solid organ transplantation 198 87 Paediatric general surgery 200 Index 204
PRODUCT DETAILS
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Ltd (John Wiley & Sons Inc)
Publication date: April, 2013
Pages: 208
Weight: 588g
Availability: Available
Subcategories: General, Medical Study and Teaching Aids
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