100 Cases in Surgery, Second Edition
James Gossage (Author), Bijan Modarai (Author), Arun Sahai (Author), Richard Worth (Author), Kevin G Burnand (Editor)
A 64-year-old woman has been referred to the on-call general surgical team by her GP. She has been complaining of pain in the upper part of her abdomen and generalized itching. Her daughter has also noticed a yellowish discolouration of her skin. The symptoms started a week ago and are gradually getting worse. You have been assigned her initial assessment¢Â€Â¦
100 Cases in Surgery presents 100 scenarios requiring surgical treatment commonly seen by medical students and junior doctors in the emergency department or outpatient clinic. A succinct summary of the patient's history, examination, and initial investigations¢Â€Â”including photographs where relevant¢Â€Â”is followed by questions on the diagnosis and management of each case. The answer includes a detailed discussion on each topic, with further illustration where appropriate, providing an essential revision aid as well as a practical guide for students and junior doctors.
Making speedy and appropriate clinical decisions, and choosing the best course of action to take as a result, is one of the most important and challenging parts of training to become a doctor. These true-to-life cases will teach students and junior doctors to recognize important surgical conditions, and help to develop their diagnostic and management skills.
Product Details
Series: 100 Cases
Paperback: 247 pages
Publisher: CRC Press; 2 edition (December 12, 2013)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1444174274
ISBN-13: 978-1444174274