Surgery at a glance

Cover; Title page; Copyright page; Contents; Part 1 Clinical presentations at a glance; Part 2 Surgical diseases at a glance; Preface; List of abbreviations; 1: Neck lump; Definition; Differential diagnosis; Thyroid; Neoplasm; Inflammatory; Congenital; Vascular; Important diagnostic features; Children; Young adults; Over-40s; 2: Dysphagia; Definition; Important diagnostic features; Mural causes; Intraluminal causes; Extramural causes; 3: Haemoptysis; Definition; Important diagnostic features; Spurious haemoptysis; True haemoptysis; 4: Breast lump; Definition; Differential diagnosis; Swelling of the whole breast (mammoplasia) Localized swellings in the breast; Swellings behind the breast; 5: Breast pain; Definition; Important diagnostic features; Non-breast conditions; Mastalgia due to breast pathology; Mastalgia without breast pathology; 6: Nipple discharge; Definition; Differential diagnosis; Physiological discharges; Pathological discharges; 7: Gastrointestinal bleeding/1; Definitions; Upper GI bleeding; Important diagnostic features; Oesophagus; Stomach; Duodenum; Gastrointestinal bleeding/2; Lower GI bleeding; Important diagnostic features; Small intestine; Colon; Rectum Anus; 8: Dyspepsia; Definition; Differential diagnosis; Oesophagus; Stomach; Duodenum; Gallstones; 9: Vomiting; Definitions; Important diagnostic features; Central vomiting; Reflex vomiting; 10: Acute abdominal pain; Definitions; Important diagnostic features; History of the pain; Abdominal examination; 11: Chronic abdominal pain; Definition; Important diagnostic features; Irritable bowel syndrome; Adhesions; Mesenteric angina; Meckel's diverticulum; 12: Abdominal swellings (general); Definition; Important diagnostic features; 'Fat'; 'Flatus'; 'Fluid'; 'Faeces'; 'Fetus'; 'Flipping big mass'13: Abdominal swellings (localized) - upper abdominal/1; Abdominal swellings (localized) - upper abdominal/2; 14: Abdominal swellings (localized) - lower abdominal; 15: Jaundice; Definition; Differential diagnosis; Pre-hepatic/haemolytic jaundice; Hepatic/hepatocellular jaundice; Post-hepatic/obstructive jaundice; 16: Diarrhoea; Definitions; Important diagnostic features; Acute diarrhoea; Chronic diarrhoea; 17: Altered bowel habit/constipation; Definitions; Important diagnostic features; Chronic constipation; 18: Groin swellings; Definition; Important diagnostic features; Inguinal hernia Femoral hernia; Principles of hernia surgery; 19: Claudication; Definition; Differential diagnosis; Vascular; Neurological; 20: Acute warm painful leg; Definitions; Important diagnostic features; Infection; Trauma; Degenerative; Tumours; Vascular; 21: Acute 'cold' leg; Definition; Important diagnostic features; Isolated arterial embolus; Trauma; Thrombosis (in situ); 22: Leg ulceration; Definition; Important diagnostic features; Venous ulcers; Arterial ulcers; Diabetic ulcers; Malignant ulcers; Miscellaneous ulcers; 23: Dysuria; Definitions; Important diagnostic features; Urinary tract infection.

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.