Description
Book SynopsisUndergraduate Surgery Simplified is a highly illustrated guide for undergraduate surgical students, authored by Peter Lee, former Head of the Department of Surgery at Penang Medical College, Malaysia, and General and Colorectal Surgeon at Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals, UK.
The book is divided into 39 chapters by case scenario. Each chapter provides information on investigation and diagnosis, postoperative care and underlying principles of surgical practice. The scenarios covered range from indigestion and weight loss to head injuries and motor vehicle accidents, with surgical methods detailed for each case.
Undergraduate Surgery Simplified can be used either as a stand-alone course or in conjunction with established medical school curricula. With over 350 images, illustrations and tables, and a question and answer format, this book is also ideal for revision and Modified Essay Question examination practice.
Key Points
- Case-based guide to surgery for self-taught course for undergraduate students
- 39 case scenarios with detailed surgical methods
- 357 images, illustrations and tables
Table of Contents
- Difficulty in Swallowing
- Heartburn
- Indigestion
- Indigestion and Weight Loss
- Painful Jaundice
- Jaundice and Weight Loss
- Jaundice Fever and Rigors
- Acute Abdominal Pain
- Chronic Abdominal Pain
- Acute Abdominal Pain and Collapse
- Rectal Bleeding and Change in Bowel
- Rectal Bleeding and Anal Symptoms
- Vomiting Blood
- Diarrhea and Rectal Bleeding
- Diarrhea and Abdominal Pain
- Lump in Breast
- Nipple Discharge/Painful Breast
- Blood in Urine
- Difficulty in Passing Urine
- Loin Pain
- Swelling in Scrotum
- Painful Scrotum (Child and Adult)
- Non-Palpable Testis (Child)
- Tight Foreskin
- Head Injury
- Motor Vehicle Accident
- Postoperative Pyrexia
- Postoperative: Wound Pain, Chest Pain, Abdominal Pain, Leg Pain, Wound Discharge Vomiting, Constipation, Breathlessness, Low Urine Output
- Passing Blood with Low Blood Count Postoperative Anemia Reaction to Blood Transfusion
- Pain in Calf on Walking
- Acutely Painful Lower Limb
- Postoperative Pain in Calf (DVT)
- Ulcer on Leg
- Swollen Leg
- Varicose Veins
- Lump in Neck
- Lump in Groin
- Burns
- Fluid and Electrolytes
