This quick reference guide for medical students and junior doctors is essential during surgery rotations.Churchill's Pocketbook of Surgery covers the fundamental principles of all the major surgical specialties including aetiology, diagnosis and management, pre-operative and post-operative care. It includes an overview of important considerations such as consent, clinical audit, common operations, and provides a checklist of emergency situations.Fully updated, succinct and clearly structured, this is a must-have book that you will return to time and again.- New chapter on the heart and thoracic great vessels- Updated content on new surgical approaches and minimally invasive surgery- Shock chapter has been updated to reflect the tenth edition of ATLS- Introductory chapter on consent, medicolegal issues, statistics and clinical audit- New colour illustrations throughout- Small, portable format – refer to it during your surgical rounds- Succinct text and clearly structured – easy to navigate for doctors on the go- Covers all the major surgical specialties- Provides an overview of history-taking, relevant physical signs, differential diagnosis, investigations and practical treatment- Outlines common operations such as appendicectomy and thyroidectomy- Checklist of emergency situations for quick reference- Hints and tips throughout
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Pocketbook of Surgery - E-Book
Pocketbook of Surgery - E-Book
- 624 pages
- English
- PDF
- Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF
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Topic
MedicineSubtopic
Surgery & Surgical MedicineTable of contents
- Front Cover
- Pocketbook of Surgery
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Contributors
- Abbreviations
- Terms and Definitions
- Biochemical Values
- Haematological Values
- Emergencies
- 1 Introduction to Surgery
- 2 An Introduction to Surgical Techniques and Practical Procedures
- 3 Investigative Procedures
- 4 Shock and Trauma
- 5 Preoperative and Postoperative Care
- 6 Infection and Surgery
- 7 Management of Malignant Disease
- 8 Head, Neck and Otorhinolaryngology
- 9 Thorax
- 10 The Heart and Thoracic Great Vessels
- 11 Breast
- 12 Endocrine Surgery
- 13 Abdominal Wall and Hernia
- 14 Acute Abdomen
- 15 Alimentary Tract
- 16 Vascular Surgery
- 17 Urology
- 18 Orthopaedics
- 19 Neurosurgery
- 20 Plastic Surgery and Skin
- 21 Paediatric Surgery
- 22 Organ and Tissue Transplantation
- 23 Gynaecology and Obstetrics
- Index
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