A question-and-answer approach makes this MRCS examination revision guide ideal for surgeons studying in a busy clinical environment. This concise clear pocketbook presents a structured, systems-based approach to revising for the MRCS examination, written to reflect recent changes in the exam. This volume reduces the need for bulky textbooks by providing a quick reference guide for busysurgical trainees. This concise clear pocketbook presents a structured, systems-based approach to revising for the MRCS examination, written to reflect recent changes in the exam. This volume reduces the need for bulky textbooks by providing a quick reference guide for busy surgical trainees. The new MRCS structure replaces the vivas and clinical style examinations with an OSCE-based system. This revision guide - the first in a series - fully reflects this new format and provides a structured, systems-based approach to revision. Key aspects of anatomy, physiology, critical care, surgical pathology and operative careare combined whilst focusing on the questions commonly asked in the exam. Thematerial is presented in a practical, question-and-answer based format to help readers retain details whilst providing all of the essential information needed for examination success. MRCS Revision Guide: Trunk and Thorax is a concise, clear pocketbook that reduces the need for bulky textbooks by providing a quick reference guide for busy surgical trainees. If you are studying for the MRCS examination, you need this book. INDICE: Preface; Part I. Clinical Surgery in General: 1. Clinical surgery in general; Part II. Thorax: 2. Applied surgical anatomy; 3. Applied surgical physiology: cardiovascular; 4. Surgical approaches to the chest; 5. The mediastinum and diaphragm; 6. The breast; Part III. Trunk: 7. Applied surgical anatomy; 8. Applied surgical physiology; 9. The abdominal wall; 10. Abdominal aortic aneurysms; 11. The oesophagus, stomach and small bowel; 12. The liver, biliary tree and pancreas; 13. The spleen; 14. The large bowel; 15. The rectum and anus; 16. The kidneys and genitourinary system; References; Index.
- ISBN: 978-0-521-14551-0
- Editorial: Cambridge University
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 184
- Fecha Publicación: 12/01/2012
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés