Surgery at a glance
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Surgery at a glance
（At a glance series）
Wiley-Blackwell, 2013
5th ed
- : pbk
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Includes index
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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
Table of 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
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