Rapid Surgery (PDF)

This pocket revision guide is a must for all medical studentspreparing for a major exam in clinical surgery or needing a rapidreminder during a clinical attachment.
Rapid Surgery is the sixth title in the new Rapid seriesand is the ideal companion for medical students and junior doctors,covering key facts in a simple and memorable fashion, using amnemonic to aid recall. The text contains over 100 common surgicalconditions and over 30 practical surgical procedures. The bookcontains over 35 illustrations and radiographs of numerousconditions to help aid in consolidating memory. Arranged in A-Zformat, each topic is covered using the same headings - Definition,Aetiology, Associations / Risk Factors, Epidemiology, History,Examination, Pathology, Investigations, Management, Complicationsand Prognosis.
The surgical procedures are divided using the headings -Indication, Anatomy, Preoperative Investigations, Procedure,Complications and Prognosis.
* * A-Z format for easy and rapid access to information
* Strict organisation of facts on each page following the newRapid series mnemonic with one side set aside for eachcondition
* Includes drawings to help vizualise difficult concepts
* Handy pocketbook for quick reference in a surgicalsetting
* Written by students and junior doctors with expert editorialadvice
Rapid Surgery is authored by a team of students andjunior doctors from the Royal Free and University Medical School,London.