Fundamentals of Surgical Practice, Third Edition: A Preparation Guide for the Intercollegiate MRCS Examination (Cambridge Medicine (Paperback))

Cambridge University Press
Edition: 3, 3/17/2011
EAN 9780521137225, ISBN10: 0521137225

Paperback, 678 pages, 24.6 x 19 x 3 cm
Language: English
Originally published in English

This extensively revised and updated edition of Fundamentals of Surgical Practice is a key surgical textbook for the intercollegiate MRCS examination. Mirroring the entire new syllabus, it offers trainees a clear understanding of the core knowledge required for examination success and incorporates new material reflecting recent developments and the new examination. Designed to achieve maximum efficiency in learning, the content provides ample detail with key points and suggestions for further reading. In addition to a detailed index, each chapter has its own table of contents to enhance ease of use. The contributors are acknowledged experts, many of whom are recognised in their fields as innovators, practical clinicians, and Royal College examiners. This text is indispensable for the new trainee and provides established surgeons and other healthcare professionals working in the surgical environment with a modern, authoritative overview of the key areas of surgical practice.

Preface
Part I. Basic Sciences Relevant to Surgical Practice
1. Pharmacology and the safe prescribing of drugs Jamie J. Coleman, Anthony R. Cox and Nicholas J. Cowley
2. Fundamentals of general pathology Gerald Langman
3. Fundamentals of surgical microbiology Richard Cunningham
4. Fundamentals of radiology Arvind Pallan
Part II. Basic Surgical Skills
5. Surgical techniques and technology Michael A. Scott and Mark G. Coleman
6. Professionalism – including academic activities
clinical research, audit, consent and ethics Evangelos Mazaris, Paris Tekkis and Vassilios Papalois
7. Management of the dying patient
fundamentals of palliative and end of life care Chantal Meystre and Riffatt Hussein
Part III. The Assessment and Management of the Surgical Patient
8. Preoperative assessment Jeffrey L. Tong
9. Fundamentals of anaesthesia Jeffrey L. Tong
10. Principles of cancer management Mark Duxbury
Part IV. Perioperative Care of the Surgical Patient
11. Fundamentals of intestinal failure Tim Campbell Smith and Alistair Windsor
12. Enhanced recovery after surgery John Evans and Robin H. Kennedy
13. Fundamentals of intensive care Angela L. Neville
14. Caring for surgical patients
complications and communication Douglas M. Bowley
15. Management of sepsis Mark J. Midwinter
Part V. Common Surgical Conditions
16. Assessment and early treatment of the patient with trauma Ross Davenport and Nigel Tai
17. Fundamentals of the central nervous system James Palmer and Anant Kamat
18. Fundamentals of head and neck surgery John K. S. Woo and Walter W. K. King
19. Fundamentals of thoracic surgery Richard S. Steyn and Deborah Harrington
20. Fundamentals of oesophago-gastric surgery Timothy Wheatley
21. Fundamentals of hepatobiliary and pancreatic surgery Mark Duxbury and Rowan Parks
22. Fundamentals of endocrine surgery Peter Cant
23. Fundamentals of the breast Steven D. Heys
24. Fundamentals of lower gastrointestinal surgery Chris Cunningham
25. Fundamentals of the genitourinary system Angela Cottrell and Andrew Dickinson
26. Hernias Andrew N. Kingsnorth
27. Fundamentals of vascular surgery Donald J. Adam, Martin W. Claridge and Antonius B. M. Wilmink
28. Fundamentals of orthopaedics Jon Clasper
29. Fundamentals of plastic surgery Tania C. S. Cubison
30. Surgical care of the paediatric patient Paul K. H. Tam
31. Fundamentals of organ and tissue transplantation Matthew Bowles
Index.

Review of the second edition: 'Overall I found Fundamentals of Surgical Practice comprehensive but succinct, and would recommend it to all surgical trainees.' British Journal of Surgery