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Surgery: Diagnosis and Management is a concise pocket-sized book for use in the day-to-day management of surgical patients. This highly respected, popular guide (previously Dunn's Surgical Diagnosis and Management ) is perfect for on-the-ward reference. This 4th edition has been fully updated. It is particularly valued for its consistent structure in conveying practical information. It also provides a comprehensive foundation for those contemplating a surgical career. It is divided into two parts. Part one (Chapters 1-2) introduces general surgical assessment, ward care, and the principles of surgical practice. Part two (Chapters 3-15) deals with specific surgical conditions and for each includes: A brief description of the condition, to enable clinical understanding the typical 'pattern' of symptoms and signs at presentation the steps needed to prove the diagnosis the general, operative and post operative management This new 4th edition will prove to be invaluable for the busy junior surgical trainee and clinical medical student.

Plastic Surgery Emergencies presents a concise guide to the principles and procedures for rapidly evaluating and treating acute care problems in the emergency room setting or during on-call consultations. Using succinct descriptions and easily accessible bullet-points, the book instructs the reader in the protocols for a range of common and uncommon problems, from simple suture repair of lacerations to managing facial trauma to treating compartment syndrome of the upper extremity. Features: * Easy-to-follow diagrams demonstrating key procedures * Full-color photographs for rapid diagnosis * Comprehensive discussion of common pharmacotherapy * Concise review of specific anatomy to aid rapid identification of injuries * Descriptions of the various types and uses of different sutures and the techniques for suturing complex wounds * Instructions for performing regional blocks of the face and hand * Guidelines for the assessment and treatment of simple burn wounds, severely burned patients, and patients with bites and stings * Recommendations for managing postoperative and free flap complications * Extensive discussion of how to address soft tissue and traumatic hand injuries, with detailed descriptions of upper extremity splinting techniques This handy, pocket manual is an indispensable resource for clinicians, residents, and trainees in plastic surgery. It is also ideal for all emergency room personnel, including ER physicians, physicians' assistants, and nurse practitioners, as well as family practice physicians.

This unique book applies a systematic approach to explain the role of surgery in treating childhood diseases. Throughout the book key subject areas are supported by case vignettes as well as high quality photographs and illustrations. Building on the successful style of previous editions, this sixth edition of Jones' Clinical Paediatric Surgery is substantially revised exploring fundamental topics such as: Neonatal Emergencies Head and Neck Abdomen Abdominal Mass Urinary Tract Trauma Orthopaedics Chest Skin/Soft Tissues Jones' Clinical Paediatric Surgery provides paediatricians and surgeons with a straightforward and clear explanation of the surgical options available for the care of the paediatric patient.

Nutrition is no longer a soft science,as the literature is exploding with prospective randomized trials that serve to guide clinical practice. When a critically ill patient is admitted to the intensive care unit, rapid placement of a feeding tube and initiation of early enteral feeding is one of the more important therapeutic strategies capable of actually changing clinical outcome. A key role is emerging for the nutrition support endoscopist, a physician with the skills to achieve enteral access, to determine the appropriate tube and level of infusion of formula within the gastrointestinal tract, and to monitor tolerance in patients prone to ileus and pulmonary aspiration. This issue illustrates how endoscopy has revolutionized the delivery of enteral nutrition to widely disparate patient populations: establishing the means by which such nutrition support is provided while promoting safety measures to protect against potential complications.

This exam-orientated book will help to alleviate some of the suffering of the nail-biting weeks just prior to the final clinical examinations in general surgery. It covers the clinical part of the exam usually now examined as OSCEs and approaches the usual surgical problems from that perspective. It concentrates on the type of questions asked by the examiners and how to respond in a way that will give the candidate the best chance of success.

A complete full-color overview of obesity surgery -- written by the field's foremost experts A Doody's Core Title for 2011! Obesity Surgery: Principles and Practice brings together the top minds in the discipline who, collectively, deliver a benchmark reference that will prove indispensable for general and bariatric surgeons and residents. In page after page, the book's esteemed editors take you step by step through the very latest, most advanced surgical techniques and clinical protocols. Using full color throughout, this logically organized guide begins with an insightful look at the general principles of obesity surgery--one that provides a vital theoretical framework for subsequent chapters. The next sections of the book offer an in-depth review of surgical procedures and postoperative management that no other text can match. Features: Unequaled coverage that delivers an up-to-date, comprehensive survey of today's obesity surgery practice Valuable, skill-building insights that reflect the expertise of an international pool of editors and authors in the field of bariatric surgery Focus on topics not covered in other books, including Surgery in Adolescents, Cost Analysis of Laparoscopic versus Open Surgery, and Surgery in the "Super Obese" Unique DVD with videoclips of critical need-to-know procedures Full-color art program to clarify surgical protocols

First Prize in the Electronic Media category at the British Medical Association Book Awards 2008 Allay your anxieties about performing complex practical procedures under pressure and increase your confidence and competence with Invasive Medical Skills: A Multimedia Approach. This multimedia package, with DVD and accompanying book, covers all the core invasive medical skills required by senior medical students and junior doctors, including injections, cannulation, airway management, catheterization and chest drain insertion. All the clinical procedures are covered by videos and commentaries and are also supported at the click of your mouse with: *Animations explaining what is occurring under the skin, or how complications can occur *Notes which include indications, contraindications, theory and technology, tricks of the trade, complications and references *Anatomy portrayed with relevant diagrams and photos with an on/off labels feature *Equipment photographs of everything required to perform the procedure. Invasive Medical Skills: A Multimedia Approach gives an opportunity to develop in-depth understanding of the principles of invasive clinical techniques and knowledge of how to conduct them safely and comfortably for patients. An ideal product for medical students and junior doctors, it will assist those learning skills for the first time as well as those seeking a visual refresher on skills not frequently practised. "The content for each available entry is excellent. The videos are clear and instructive. The animations are a helpful addendum. The notes, and in particular the sections on complications of the procedure are outstanding and this information is often difficult to find elsewhere. I particularly like the fact that there is an included section on anatomy for each clinical skill, with clear photographs and labels. I have looked for this kind of information before and it was very difficult to find!" Medical student, Oxford University "It is often quite difficult to learn clinical skills as you have to see the procedure at least once before you are allowed to try yourself! For some of the rarer procedures it can be very difficult to even see one let alone practise yourself. I think this type of resource would be excellent to allow students and doctors observe the procedures in the 'ideal' situation before practising on the clinical skills dummies we have in the hospital." Medical student, Oxford University