p>Preface  List of abbreviations  Part 1 Clinical presentations at a glance 1 Neck lump  2 Dysphagia  3 Haemoptysis  4 Breast lump  5 Breast pain  6 Nipple discharge  7 Gastrointestinal bleeding 8 Dyspepsia  9 Vomiting  10 Acute abdominal pain  11 Chronic abdominal pain  12 Abdominal swellings (general)  13 Abdominal swellings (localized): upper abdominal  14 Abdominal swellings (localized): lower abdominal  15 Jaundice  16 Diarrhoea  17 Altered bowel habit/constipation  18 Groin swellings  19 Claudication  20 Acute warm painful leg  21 Acute 'cold' leg  22 Leg ulceration  23 Dysuria  24 Urinary retention  25 Haematuria  26 Scrotal swellings  27 Stomas and incisions  Part 2 Surgical diseases at a glance 28 Anaesthesia  29 Hypoxia  30 Surgical infection  31 Sepsis  32 Systemic inflammatory response syndrome  33 Shock  34 Acute renal failure  35 Fractures  36 Orthopaedics: congenital and childhood disorders 37 Orthopaedics: metabolic and infective disorders 38 Arthritis 39 Musculoskeletal tumours 40 Burns  41 Major trauma-basic principles  42 Head injury (traumatic brain injury)  43 Gastro-oesophageal reflux  44 Oesophageal carcinoma  45 Peptic ulceration  46 Gastric carcinoma  47 Malabsorption  48 Crohn's disease  49 Acute appendicitis  50 Diverticular disease  51 Ulcerative colitis  52 Colorectal carcinoma  53 Benign anal and perianal disorders  54 Intestinal obstruction  55 Abdominal hernias  56 Gallstone disease  57 Pancreatitis  58 Pancreatic tumours  59 Benign breast disease  60 Breast cancer  61 Goitre  62 Thyroid malignancies  63 Parathyroid disease  64 Pituitary disorders  65 Adrenal disorders  66 Skin cancer  67 Ischaemic heart disease  68 Valvular heart disease  69 Peripheral arterial disease  70 The diabetic foot  71 Aneurysms  72 Extracranial arterial disease  73 Venous thromboembolism  74 Varicose veins  75 Lymphoedema  76 Postoperative pulmonary complications  77 Lung cancer  78 Urinary tract infection  79 Benign prostatic hypertrophy  80 Renal (urinary) calculi  81 Renal cell carcinoma  82 Carcinoma of the bladder  83 Carcinoma of the prostate  84 Testicular cancer  85 Urinary incontinence  86 Solid organ transplantation  87 Paediatric 'general' surgery  Index

This new edition of Surgery at a Glance provides a concise and visually-orientated summary of a comprehensive lecture course in surgery. Following the easy-to-use at a Glance format, each topic is presented with clear illustrations and key facts encapsulating all that you need to know.

This new edition of Surgery at a Glance provides a concise and visually-orientated summary of a comprehensive lecture course in surgery. Following the easy-to-use at a Glance format, each topic is presented with clear illustrations and key facts encapsulating all that you need to know. The book is coherently divided into clinical presentations followed by major surgical conditions. Exploring core principals and important diseases, it is an accessible companion to any surgery core text, and is ideally placed to support the current curriculum. Surgery at a Glance : • Features brand new chapters on Orthopaedics and updates on the management of surgical conditions • Includes more revision-friendly elements for quick reference • Is fully supported by a resource website at www.testgeneralsurgery.com containing both MCQs and short answer questions This new edition of Surgery at a Glance provides a concise and visually-orientated summary of a comprehensive lecture course in surgery. Following the easy-to-use at a Glance format, each topic is presented with clear illustrations and key facts encapsulating all that you need to know. The book is coherently divided into clinical presentations followed by major surgical conditions. Exploring core principals and important diseases, it is an accessible companion to any surgery core text, and is ideally placed to support the current curriculum. Surgery at a Glance : • Features brand new chapters on Orthopaedics and updates on the management of surgical conditions • Includes more revision-friendly elements for quick reference • Is fully supported by a resource website at www.testgeneralsurgery.com containing both MCQs and short answer questions

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