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Rapid Surgery

Ebube Obi, Cara R. Baker, Mark Teo, James T. H. Teo

ISBN: 978-1-4051-4099-7

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232 pages

February 2009, Wiley-Blackwell

US $29.99

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This pocket revision guide is a must for all medical students preparing for a major exam in clinical surgery or needing a rapid reminder during a clinical attachment.

Rapid Surgery is the sixth title in the new Rapid series and is the ideal companion for medical students and junior doctors, covering key facts in a simple and memorable fashion, using a mnemonic to aid recall. The text contains over 100 common surgical conditions and over 30 practical surgical procedures. The book contains over 35 illustrations and radiographs of numerous conditions to help aid in consolidating memory. Arranged in A-Z format, each topic is covered using the same headings - Definition, Aetiology, Associations / Risk Factors, Epidemiology, History, Examination, Pathology, Investigations, Management, Complications and Prognosis.

The surgical procedures are divided using the headings - Indication, Anatomy, Preoperative Investigations, Procedure, Complications and Prognosis.

A-Z format for easy and rapid access to information
Strict organisation of facts on each page following the new Rapid series mnemonic with one side set aside for each condition
Includes drawings to help vizualise difficult concepts
Handy pocketbook for quick reference in a surgical setting
Written by students and junior doctors with expert editorial advice

Rapid Surgery is authored by a team of students and junior doctors from the Royal Free and University Medical School, London.