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Clinical Surgery

Clinical Surgery

  • Cuschieri A.  Grace P A.  Darzi A.  Borley N.  Rowley D I.
  • Paperback.  832 pages.  Published Aug 03
  • Blackwell Science.  ISBN 0632063947
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Blackwell's Clinical Surgery has established itself as an excellent indispensable resource for undergraduate medical students and house officers. The first edition was Awarded 1997 BMA Certificate of Commendation. Written by an outstanding team of editors and expert contributors, the new updated and revised edition has been designed as a complete learning guide. Unlike competing titles, Clinical Surgery covers the following all in one book! Symptoms and signs of surgical disease Diagnosis and investigations Treatment and procedures. The book is divided into five sections: Clinical Skills and Investigations Perioperative Care The Management Of Acute Surgical Illness and Trauma General Surgery Specialist Surgery The new edition features: Revised chapters with updated and refreshed material, written in a systematic format to aid learning and enhance understanding 15 new chapters with more information providing you with everything you need to know 'at a Glance' boxes for the most common surgical conditions and common clinical presentations 'Must Know/ Must Do' boxes - to aid learning and revision through self-assessment Clinically orientated information on practical procedures Evidence Based Medicine references for further reading and research Excellent full colour illustrations and a new attractive and easy to use format The second edition of Clinical Surgery is perfect for undergraduate and junior doctors alike as well as other health professionals who need a comprehensive account of surgery in all the major medical specialities. With a strong emphasis on clinical practice and the necessary knowledge and skills, this is a must-buy for anyone going on a surgical rotation. Clinical Surgery is intended to teach you everything you need to know about surgery at the start of your career.
Clinical Surgery: With STUDENT CONSULT Online Access: With Student Consult Access

Clinical Surgery

  • Henry M H.  Thompson J N
  • Paperback.  824 pages.  Published Dec 04
  • Elsevier Saunders  ISBN 0702027197
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A comprehensive and attractively presented 4-colour textbook of clinical surgery aimed primarily at medical students but also of use to junior doctors, allied health students, nurses or anyone who needs a comprehensive and systematic textbook of surgery. Features include information boxes and clear illustrations.  Provides students with coverage of every aspect of surgery and has been designed and written to be the 'surgical companion' to Kumar and Clark's Clinical Medicine. Also offers an online version to all purchasers of the book.
Essential Surgery: Problems, Diagnosis and Management (MRCS Study Guides)

Essential Surgery

  • Burkitt G.  Quick C R G
  • Paperback.  720 pages.  Published Oct 01
  • Churchill Livingstone.  ISBN 0443063753

This surgical textbook attempts to explain the pathophysiological basis of surgical diseases and of their management to bridge the gap between the basic medical sciences and clinical problems. It uses a problem-solving rather than a disease-oriented approach to diagnosis and treatment. The book includes information about epidemiology, disease prevention and the provision of health care. It tries to relate the community aspects of surgical problems to aetiology, disease prevention and primary care. the book contains outlines of common surgical operations, to enable students and junior doctors to explain operations to patients and to allow them to participate intelligently in the operating department, as well as giving them an understanding of how to prevent complications. There is a major section on accident surgery related to the general surgeon.
Principles and Practice of Surgery

Principles and Practice of Surgery

  • Garden O J.  Bradbury A W.  Forsythe J L R
  • Paperback.  656 pages.  Published Mar 02
  • Churchill Livingstone.  ISBN 0443064938

Learning about specific diseases that are usually treated with surgery, as well as understanding the principles of managing surgical patients, is integral to the education of undergraduate and postgraduate students and an essential precursor to the study of operative surgery.  The new 4th edition of this book presents a systematic approach to these key topics and familiarises students with surgical processes and protocols.  In this edition a new editorial team, along with a large number of contributors, offers a current and up-to-date approach to each subject.  Stronger links to the renowned companion text, Davidson's Principles and Practice of Medicine, give students a seamless method for cross-referencing relevant facts and ideas in general practice and surgery
Browse's Introduction to the Symptoms and Signs of Surgical Disease

Browse's Introduction to the Symptoms and Signs of Surgical Disease

  • Browse N.  Black J.  Burnand K G.  Thomas W E G
  • Paperback.  456 pages.  Published Jun 05
  • Arnold.  ISBN 034081571X

The fourth edition of this essential textbook has been fully revised and updated to ensure it continues to meet the needs of all those learning the principles of surgical examination. Together with Sir Norman Browse, the three new authors bring their specialised knowledge and experience to complement the book's much-praised clear, didactic approach and broad insight into the principles of surgery in general. The authors have updated all chapters in line with current developments, paying especial attention to 'Muscles, tendons, bones & joints', and to 'The breast', where the terms describing benign breast disease and the classification of cancer staging have been fully revised.
The book's numerous illustrations have also been fully revised, with many new photographs showing the more subtle surgical signs and demonstrating new approaches to surgical examination. In addition, there is greater emphasis on the doctor-patient relationship and patient confidentiality.
Lecture Notes: General Surgery

Lecture Notes on General Surgery

  • Ellis H.  Calne R.  Watson C.
  • Paperback.  408 pages.  Published Sep 06
  • Blackwell Science.  ISBN 1405139110

Lecture Notes on General Surgery introduces the student to the principles of common surgical operations and systematically covers all clinical problems where surgical intervention is indicated. This popular and classic text will appeal to all medical students and junior doctors on foundation programmes who want a concise introduction to the fundamental aspects of general surgery and will provide the core knowledge for final exams and the MRCS examination.
Surgical Signs: Colour Guide (Colour Guides)

Colour Guide: Surgical Signs

  • Campbell B.  Cooper M 
  • Paperback.  152 pages.  Published Dec 99
  • Churchill-Livingstone.  ISBN 0443061459

This colour guide to clinical signs is aimed primarily at undergraduates, but can also be used as a revision aid for postgraduate surgical examinations. The emphasis is on common conditions, but rarer diseases which present with classic clinical features are included. Some common and important conditions produce few specific signs which are difficult to photograph, and depend on special investigation for diagnosis, such as upper gastrointestinal cancer and pancreatitis. There are scans and radiographs for some of these, while others, such as oesophageal carcinoma, have been purposely omitted.
Surgery at a Glance

Surgery at a Glance

  • Grace P A.  Borley N R
  • Paperback.  200 pages.  Published Sep 09
  • Blackwell Science.  ISBN 0632059885
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Surgery at a Glance is designed to be a concise, readily accessible guide and revision aid to undergraduate surgery.  Arranged into sections, each topic is presented as a double-page spread in the familiar style of the At a glance series.  The key facts are accompanied by clear but informative line diagrams illustrating the essential points.  Although not intended to be a complete text of surgery, this book will enhance and complement any of the major texts by providing a quick revision or directing further reading about a topic.
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