Dunn's Surgical Diagnosis and Management: A Guide to General Surgical Care, 3rd Edition

by David C. Dunn (MChir FRCSConsultant Surgeon, Department of GeneralSurgery, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge.); Nigel Rawlinson (Consultant, British Royal Infirmary, Bristol)

• ISBN13: 9780865427181
• ISBN10: 0865427186
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-05-01
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

Summary

Dunn's Surgical Diagnosis and Management has become the standard textbook for house surgeons and final year medical students. The book is particularly valued for its consistent structure and practical information. Unlike similar texts, the book gives details of the day-to-day management of patients. The first part of the book covers general surgical management and ward care. The second part deals with the principles of surgical practice including fluid balance, sutures and drains and communicating with relatives and general practitioners.

Table of Contents

David Dunn	v
The Contributors	x
Preface to the Third Edition	xi
Preface to the First Edition	xiii
Acknowledgements	xv
The Layout of this Book	xvii
The Daily Management of Patients in Surgical Wards	1	(84)
Admitting the surgical patient	3	(7)
Preparing for the operation	10	(4)
The management of patients with pre-existing medical diseases	14	(16)
The operation and afterwards	30	(3)
Postoperative complications: presenting symptoms	33	(9)
Gastrointestinal and respiratory complications	42	(6)
Cardiovascular complications	48	(11)
Urinary complications	59	(7)
Infections, abscesses and fistulae	66	(12)
Laparoscopic and endoscopic surgery	78	(4)
The intensive care unit	82	(3)
Prescriptions and Other Tasks	85	(50)
Management of intravenous fluids	87	(14)
Prescribing drugs for surgical patients	101	(14)
Sutures and drains	115	(9)
Relatives, discharges, deaths and documents	124	(11)
Head and Neck Surgery	135	(44)
Lumps in the head and neck	137	(16)
Cervical lymphadenopathy	153	(6)
Conditions of the mouth	159	(11)
Conditions of the tongue	170	(9)
Endocrine Surgery	179	(36)
Lumps in the thyroid gland and goitres	181	(17)
Parathyroids	198	(6)
Adrenals, benign pancreatic tumours	204	(11)
Breast Surgery	215	(36)
Breast lumps and benign breast conditions	217	(17)
Carcinoma of the breast	234	(14)
Conditions of the male breast	248	(3)
Chest Surgery	251	(10)
Chest drainage and thoracotomy	253	(8)
Upper Gastrointestinal Surgery	261	(68)
Oesophageal problems	263	(23)
Stomach and duodenum	286	(30)
Central abdominal pain	316	(13)
Hepatobiliary, Pancreatic and Splenic Surgery	329	(42)
Hepatobiliary disease	331	(25)
Pancreas and spleen	356	(15)
Colorectal Surgery and Perianal Pain	371	(46)
Colorectal surgery	373	(32)
Perianal pain	405	(12)
Hernias	417	(22)
Hernias and other groin lumps	419	(18)
Skeletal pain	437	(2)
Urinary Tract Surgery	439	(70)
Disorders of the upper urinary tract	441	(17)
Conditions of the lower urinary tract	458	(28)
Male genitalia	486	(23)
Vascular Surgery	509	(54)
Assessment of chronic ischaemia of the leg	511	(11)
Management of the ischaemic limb	522	(11)
Aneurysms, acute ischaemia and arteriovenous fistulae	533	(12)
Other arterial conditions	545	(6)
Venous disorders	551	(9)
Lymphoedema	560	(3)
Skin Surgery	563	(38)
Benign lesions of the skin	565	(13)
Pigmented naevi and malignant skin conditions	578	(9)
Skin infections and hyperhidrosis	587	(14)
Surgery of Children	601	(26)
Surgical conditions of neonates	603	(11)
Surgical conditions of children	614	(10)
General management of the paediatric patient	624	(3)
Trauma Surgery	627	(58)
Dealing with a major accident	629	(5)
Head injuries	634	(12)
Chest and abdominal injury	646	(16)
Spinal and pelvic injuries	662	(6)
Trauma to the skin and limbs	668	(17)
List of Operations	685	(4)
Index	689