Take Charge! General Surgery and Urology

A practical guide to patient management

Alexander Trevatt, Richard Boulton, Daren Francis (Autoren)

Buch | Softcover

320 Seiten

2020
Crc Press Inc (Verlag)
978-1-4987-8604-1 (ISBN)

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This pocket-sized book provides a quick, reliable reference guide for the initial management of the common surgical referrals, with guidance as to what complaints require admission and which can be sent home for outpatient or GP follow-up. This book will help relieve the stressful experience of being on-call, making on-call shifts more bearable.

As a junior doctor starting a surgery or urology rotation, you are expected to take charge of referrals from - and give specialist advice to - A&E, GPs and other specialties. Often you will have had very limited surgical experience and only an off-site registrar for support. This pocket-sized book provides a quick, reliable reference guide for the initial management of the common surgical referrals, with guidance as to what complaints require admission and which can be sent home for outpatient or GP follow-up. It will help relieve the stressful experience of being on-call, alleviating some of the anxiety and making shifts more bearable.

Alexander Trevatt is a Foundation Year 2 doctor currently working in general surgery at Barnet Hospital, Royal Free NHS London Trust. Richard Boulton is a General Surgery Specialist Registrar, currently working at Barnet Hospital, Royal Free NHS London Trust. Daren Francis is a Consultant General and Colorectal Surgeon, currently working at Barnet Hospital, Royal Free NHS London Trust.

ABDOMINAL EXAMINATION. Abdominal examination and surgical scars. Stomas. GASTROINTESTINAL (GI) TRACT. Lower gastrointestinal bleeding. Bowel obstruction. Acute diverticulitis. Management of colorectal cancer. Perianal disease. Upper gastrointestinal emergencies. Acute appendicitis. Hernias. Bowel perforation. Acute mesenteric ischaemia. ABDOMINAL VISCERA. Gallstone disease. Acute pancreatitis. Hepatobiliary and pancreatic emergencies. Endocrine surgery. Vascular emergencies. POST-OPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS. Wound infections and dehiscence. Management of an anastomotic leak. Trauma. Trauma principles. Burns. Head injuries. SKIN VII. Necrotising fasciitis and Fournier’s gangrene. Breast lump assessment. UROLOGICAL DISORDERS. Testicular lumps. Genitourinary malignancies. Urinary calculus disease. Catheter management. Benign prostatic hyperplasia. Haematuria. Urinary retention. Testicular torsion. Obstructive uropathy.

Erscheinungsdatum	25.02.2020
Reihe/Serie	Take Charge
Zusatzinfo	47 Tables, black and white; 70 Illustrations, color
Verlagsort	Bosa Roca
Sprache	englisch
Maße	138 x 216 mm
Gewicht	460 g
Themenwelt	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Chirurgie
Themenwelt	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Urologie
ISBN-10	1-4987-8604-9 / 1498786049
ISBN-13	978-1-4987-8604-1 / 9781498786041
Zustand	Neuware