Surgery at a Glance

by Grace, Pierce A.; Borley, Neil R.

• ISBN13: 9781405183253
• ISBN10: 140518325X
• Edition: 4th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-10-06
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

Summary

Following the familiar, easy-to-use at a Glance format, and now in full-colour, Surgery at a Glance is an accessible introduction and revision text for medical students. Fully revised and updated, this at a Glance provides a user-friendly overview of surgery to encapsulate all that the student needs to know.This new edition of Surgery at a Glance: Is presented in full colour format for ease of use Focuses on the core principles and the important diseases appropriate to the current curriculum Features extended coverage of anaesthesia and paediatric surgery Divides the 'Paediatric surgery' chapter into two new chapters to feature infantile pyloric stenosis, intussusception and malrotation of the gut Reflects the latest practice, e.g. new therapies for varicose veins resection Includes more practical information in the Presentations section on specifically ward-based topicsSurgery at a Glance is an invaluable resource for all clinical medical students, junior doctors, and surgical nurses.Reviews of the previous edition"'This book is ideal for finals as diagrams help the revision numbed mind to retain information. It is extremely quick and easy to read and the list-based information is an ideal basis for short-answer questions." Barts and the London Chronicle"Delightful book... the quality of the diagrams is such that for the majority of topics the text is almost superfluous." British Journal of SurgeryTitles of related interestSurgery: Clinical Cases UncoveredEllis and Watson20089781405158985Surgery: Diagnosis and Management, Fourth EditionRawlinson and Alderson20089781405129213Lecture Notes: General Surgery, Eleventh EditionEllis, Calne and Watson20069781405139113Medicine and Surgery: A Concise TextbookKendall, Shiu and Johnston20059780632064922Textbook of Surgery, Third EditionTjandra, Clunie, Kaye and Smith20059781405126274Rapid SurgeryObi, Baker, Teo and Teo20049781405114356Clinical Surgery, Second EditionCuschieri, Grace, Darzi, Borley and Rowley20039780632063949

Author Biography

Professor Pierce Grace (MCh, FRCSI, FRCS) is Professor of Surgical Science and Consultant Vascular Surgeon at the University of Limerick.

Mr Neil Borley (MBBS, FRCS) is Consultant Colorectal Surgeon at Cheltenham General Hospital.

Table of Contents

Preface

List of Abbreviations

Clinical Presentations at a Glance

Neck lump

Dysphagia

Haemoptysis

Breast lump

Breast pain

Nipple discharge

Gastrointestinal bleeding

Dyspepsia

Vomiting

Acute abdominal pain

Chronic abdominal pain

Abdominal swellings (general)

Abdominal swellings (localized): upper abdominal

Abdominal swellings (localized): lower abdominal

Jaundice

Diarrhoea

Altered bowel habit / constipation

Groin swellings

Claudication

Acute warm painful leg

Acute 'cold' leg

Leg ulceration

Dysuria

Urinary retention

Haematuria

Scrotal swellings

Stomas and incisions

Surgical Diseases at a Glance

Anaesthesia

Hypoxia

Surgical infection

Sepsis

Systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS)

Shock

Acute renal failure

Fractures

Burns

Major trauma - basic principles

Head injury

Gastro-oesophageal reflux

Oesophageal carcinoma

Peptic ulceration

Gastric carcinoma

Malabsorption

Crohn's disease

Acute appendicitis

Diverticular disease

Ulcerative colitis

Colorectal carcinoma

Benign anal and perianal disorders

Intestinal obstruction

Abdominal hernias

Gallstone disease

Pancreatitis

Pancreatic tumours

Benign breast disease

Breast cancer

Goitre

Thyroid malignancies

Parathyroid disease

Pituitary disorders

Adrenal disorders

Skin cancer

Ischaemic heart disease

Valvular heart disease

Peripheral arterial disease (PAD)

The diabetic foot

Aneurysms

Extracranial arterial disease

Venous thromboembolism

Varicose veins

Lymphoedema

Postoperative pulmonary complications

Bronchial carcinoma

Urinary tract infection

Benign prostatic hypertrophy

Renal (urinary) calculi

Renal cell carcinoma

Carcinoma of the bladder

Carcinoma of the prostate

Testicular cancer

Urinary incontinence

Solid organ transplantation

Paediatric 'general' surgery

Index

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