I Want to Be a Surgeon: What Next?

Oct 6, 2017 by in GENERAL SURGERY Comments Off on I Want to Be a Surgeon: What Next?

© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2017Rebecca A. Fisher, Kamran Ahmed and Prokar Dasgupta (eds.)Introduction to Surgery for Studentshttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-43210-6_26 26. I Want to Be a Surgeon: What Next? Angela E. Fanshawe1   and Michael E. Ibrahim2, 3   (1) General Surgery, Northwick Park…

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Vascular Surgery

Oct 6, 2017 by in GENERAL SURGERY Comments Off on Vascular Surgery

© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2017Rebecca A. Fisher, Kamran Ahmed and Prokar Dasgupta (eds.)Introduction to Surgery for Studentshttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-43210-6_18 18. Vascular Surgery Aminah N. Ahmad1   and Rachel Bell2   (1) GKT School of Medical Education, King’s College London, Great Maze Pond,…

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Patient Safety

Oct 6, 2017 by in GENERAL SURGERY Comments Off on Patient Safety

© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2017Rebecca A. Fisher, Kamran Ahmed and Prokar Dasgupta (eds.)Introduction to Surgery for Studentshttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-43210-6_8 8. Patient Safety Anam Parand1   (1) Department of Surgery and Cancer, NIHR Imperial Patient Safety Translational Research Centre, Imperial…

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Radiology for Surgeons

Oct 6, 2017 by in GENERAL SURGERY Comments Off on Radiology for Surgeons

Diagnostic procedure Equivalent number of chest X-rays Approximate equivalent period of natural background radiation Chest X-ray 1 3 days Hip X-ray 20 2 months Abdominal X-ray 35 4 months CT…

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EMERGENCIES

Sep 27, 2017 by in PATHOLOGY & LABORATORY MEDICINE Comments Off on EMERGENCIES

Chapter 6EMERGENCIES This chapter covers the most common medical and surgical emergencies you are likely to see as a foundation doctor or whilst in A&E. We have provided common algorithms…

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RADIOLOGY

Sep 27, 2017 by in PATHOLOGY & LABORATORY MEDICINE Comments Off on RADIOLOGY

Chapter 14RADIOLOGY With contributions from Dr Rahul Mukherjee Radiology is central to the clinical practice of medicine. Information gained from different imaging modalities can be used for diagnosis, monitoring treatment,…

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COMMON CALLS

Sep 27, 2017 by in PATHOLOGY & LABORATORY MEDICINE Comments Off on COMMON CALLS

Chapter 8COMMON CALLS How to use this section Considerations for all ward calls Abdominal pain Differential diagnoses Anaemia Arrhythmia Calcium Hypercalcaemia Hypocalcaemia Chest pain Confusion Differential diagnoses Constipation Differential diagnoses…

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