Book Description
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 contirbutors, the new updaetd 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.
Pre-publication quotes
"I do not think it is an understatement to say that it is a revolutionary book. It is obviously written with integrated courses very much in mind and manages to integrate the basic sciences with clinical information very well…Maybe above all things, this is a very practically orientated book and really attempts to mould the medical student in to a very good house officer."
SHO, Leeds
--This text refers to the
Paperback
edition.
Synopsis
Clinical Surgery is a core textbook of surgery that will enable medical students and junior doctors to: * diagnose the disease * prepare the patient for an operation * deal with patient after an operation, including the management of any complications that may arise Clinical Surgery: * combines symptoms and signs with a comprehensive overview of surgical practice * stresses that common things are common by prioritising the core information that students must know * is ideal for revision with 52 At a Glance boxes summarising the important features of the common surgical diseases on one page * emphasises the importance of clinical skills in a section on history taking, examination and investigations * highlights the surgical emergencies in a section on the management of acute surgical illness and trauma * gives a comprehensive overview of general and specialist surgery in which
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