Exam Preparatory Manual for Undergraduates: Surgery (2nd Edition)

Description

This second edition has been thoroughly revised to provide surgery students with a preparatory manual for their exams. It includes new sections on the perioperative journey of a patient, the transplant journey of a patient, bariatric surgery, more detailed discussion on portal hypertension, fluid and electrolyte abnormalities, and much more. Updated guidelines have been summarised, including new definitions of shock, compartment syndromes, tuberculosis management, urological cancers, and sepsis. New short notes have been added in light of advances in the field of surgery.

Key Features

•  The second edition is based on question-answer pattern on surgery and revised thoroughly with all its modifications and refinement in the process of learning about the fascinating field of surgery
• Covers the entire subject across its 45 chapters with latest guidelines and classifications
• Discusses key topics related indirectly to surgery such as radiology, anesthesia, transplant, and the important medical topics in entirely separate chapters
• Provides a lot of tables, flow charts and line diagrams for easy understanding and reproducibility in examinations
• Focuses on topics frequently encountered in theory and mUltiple choice questions
• Fulfils all the requirements of the final year student prior to the surgery examinations.

Table of Contents

1. Section 1: General Surgery
   1. Perioperative Journey of a Patient
   2. Wound Healing
   3. Fluid, Electrolyte and Acid-Base Imbalance
   4. Metabolism and Nutrition
   5. Blood Transfusion and Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation
   6. Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome, Shock and Multiple Organ Dysfunction Syndrome
   7. Basics of Surgical Technologies and Advanced Surgery
   8. Surgical Infections
   9. Trauma and Damage Control Surgery
   10. Surgery of the Salivary Glands
   11. Miscellaneous General Surgery Topics of Importance
   12. Medicine in Surgery
2. Section 2: Gastrointestinal Surgery
   1. Esophagus
   2. Stomach
   3. Small Intestine
   4. Large Intestine and Appendix
   5. Rectum and Anal Canal
   6. Liver
   7. Gallbladder and Bile Duct
   8. Pancreas
   9. Spleen
   10. Hernias
   11. Gastrointestinal Oncosurgery
   12. Miscellaneous
3. Section 3: Genitourology
   1. Kidney and Ureter
   2. Urinary Bladder
   3. Prostate
   4. Testis and Scrotum
   5. Penis and Urethra
   6. Uro-oncology
4. Section 4: Neurosurgery
   1. Neurosurgery
5. Section 5: Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery
   1. Cardiothoracic and Thoracic Surgery
   2. Peripheral Arterial Disease for Lower Limb
   3. Peripheral Venous Diseases
   4. Miscellaneous Topics in CTVS
6. Section 6: Endocrine Surgery
   1. Breast
   2. Thyroid
   3. Parathyroid and Adrenal
   4. Section 7: Radiology
   5. Radiology
7. Section 8: Miscellaneous
   1. Anesthesia
   2. Skin
   3. Burns and Plastic Surgery
   4. Head and Neck Surgery
   5. Oncosurgery Basics
   6. Transplantation

Authors Biography

Gunjan S Desai MS FMAS MRCS (Eng)

Verushka Mansukhani DNB (Surg) FMAS MRCS (Edin)

Prasad Pande MS FMAS