Succeeding in Paediatric Surgery Examinations, Volume 1

A Complete Resource for MCQs

Brice Antao, Michael S Irish

• Publisher: CRC Press
• Year: 2017
• Print ISBN:
  9781138449978
• eBook ISBN:
  9781315342900
• Topic: Medicine
• Subtopic: Medical Theory, Practice & Reference

This is a comprehensive yet concise review textbook and examination guide covering the entire spectrum of paediatric surgery. The 1272 questions and associated explorations are structured such that the complete curriculum is addressed in a systematic manner simply by solving the MCQs and reading the subsequent discussions. Each chapter provides relevant information and evidence-based facts and figures on a specific area, alongside practical discussions from the expert panel of internationally acclaimed authors. It further acts as a compendium of current research by compiling salient details from other texts. Succeeding in Paediatric Surgery Examinations Volume 1 is highly recommended for candidates of postgraduate paediatric examinations. It's an excellent overview that will also be of great benefit to practicing paediatric surgeons and urologists, paediatricians, urologists, general surgeons and orthopaedic surgeons.

Index

11β-hydroxylase deficiency 602

17-hydroxyprogesterone 144, 602

21-hydroxylase deficiency 601–2

5β-reductase deficiency 606

AAST Organ Injury Grading Scale 73, 87

ABC (aneurysmal bone cyst) 773–4

abdominal compartment syndrome 76, 270

abdominal distension and jejunoileal atresia 304–5

and meconium ileus 322

and trauma 53

abdominal pain

and ATDs 340

and CDH 735

and choledochal cyst 437, 727, 730

colicky 390, 393

differential diagnosis of 374, 394

and genital tract obstruction 622

and GOR 231

and intussusception 344–5, 390

investigations of 488

and ovarian torsion 628

and radiation enteritis 643

abdominal radiograph

and caustic ingestion 220

and intussusception 346

and malrotation 712

and meconium ileus 327

abdominal trauma

blunt, see blunt abdominal trauma

evaluation of 80

indicators of 121

organs injured in 71

abdominal wall contusion 76–7

abdominal wall defects embryogenesis of 278

and GORD 228

and inguinal hernia 284

and intestinal atresia 303

abdominal wall hernias 288–9

abdominal X-ray (AXR), and foreign bodies 206

accessory nerve 131–2

ACE (antegrade continence enema) 416, 552, 560

acid burn 113

acid ingestion 218–19, 223

aciduria, paradoxical 297

ACL (anterior cruciate ligament) injuries 98–9

acupuncture 540–1

Addison’s disease 137–8

adenocarcinoma

and Barrett’s oesophagus 696–7

hilar 441

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Table of contents

• Cover Page
• Title page
• Copyright Page
• Contents
• Foreword by Anthony Lander
• Foreword by Steven S Rothenberg
• Preface
• Dedication
• List of contributors
• Section I General
• Section II Critical care
• Section III Trauma
• Section IV Head and neck
• Section V Thorax
• Section VI Cardiovascular
• Section VII Abdomen
• Section VIII Gastroenterology
• Section IX Hepatobiliary disorders
• Section X Genitourinary disorders
• Section XI Oncology
• Section XII Special areas of paediatric surgery
• Index