Pocket essentials of clinical surgery

This is a brand new edition to the growing Pocket Essentials series. Under the overall editorship of Kumar and Clark this series provides students and junior doctors with concise, practical texts in the major medical specialties. As well as core information, all books in the series include emergencies, practical procedures and self-assessment. It covers all aspects of general surgery and is ideal for revision and examination preparation. It is also a portable andconvenient mini textbook for medical students, house officers and trainee surgeons. It is also available as PDA software on a CD-ROM (ISBN 0702028150) or as a combined pack (book and PDA CD-ROM, ISBN 0702028061). INDICE: SECTION I: Introduction: 1.General issues and legal aspects; 2.Overview of surgery. SECTION II: The general surgical take: 3.Care of the critically ill surgical patient; 4.Trauma; 5.Common surgical emergencies. SECTION III: The surgical specialties: 6.Surgical oncology; 7.Upper gastrointestinal disease and disorders of the small bowel; 8.Hepatobiliary disease; 9.Colorectal disorders; 10.Breast disease; 11.Endocrine surgery; 12.Transplant surgery; 13.Vascular and endovascular surgery; 14.Cardiothoracic surgery; 15.Hernia; 16.Urology; 17.Paediatric surgery; 18.Plastic surgery; 19.Orthopaedics; 20.Disorders of the eye; 21.Ear, nose and throat; 22.Neurosurgery. SECTION IV: Practical skills in surgery: 23.General operative principles; 24.Simple practical procedures; 25.Important steps in common operations. SECTION V: Self-assessment: 26.True/False questions and answers.

• ISBN: 978-0-7020-4362-8
• Editorial: Saunders
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 440
• Fecha Publicación: 04/06/2012
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés