MCQs and EMQs in Surgery

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With over 1000 essential questions, the book assists trainee surgeons as they prepare for examinations and enables them to test their knowledge of the principles and practice of surgery as outlined in Bailey & Love. Each of the 13 subject-specific sections emphasizes the importance of self-assessment within effective clinical examination and soundly based surgical principles, while taking into account the latest developments in surgical practice. While the book is closely aligned with the content of the celebrated Bailey & Love, it also performs well as a standalone self-test guide and may be used independently. It is a valuable revision tool for those studying for the MRCS as well as for the first part of the FRCS (General Surgery) and the new Intercollegiate FRCS (International) exams.

Principles. Metabolic response to trauma. Shock and blood transfusion. Wounds, tissue repair and scars. Basic surgical skills and anastomoses. Surgical infection. Surgery in the tropics. Principles of laparoscopic and robotic surgery. Principles of paediatric surgery. Principles of oncology. Surgical audit and clinical research. Surgical ethics and law. Patient safety. Investigation and diagnosis. Diagnostic imaging. Gastrointestinal endoscopy. Tissue diagnosis. Perioperative care. Preoperative preparation. Anaesthesia and pain relief. Care in the operating room. Perioperative management of the high-risk surgical patient. Nutrition and fluid therapy. Postoperative care. Day case surgery. Trauma. Introduction to trauma. Early assessment and management of trauma. Emergency neurosurgery. Neck and spine. Maxillofacial trauma. Torso trauma. Extremity trauma. Burns. Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Disaster surgery. Elective orthopaedics. History taking and clinical examination in musculoskeletal disease. Sports medicine and sports injuries. The spine. Upper limb: pathology, assessment and management. Hip and knee. Foot and ankle. Musculoskeletal tumours. Infection of the bones and joints. Paediatric orthopaedics. Skin and subcutaneous tissue. Skin and subcutaneous tissue. Head and neck. Elective neurosurgery. The eye and orbit. Cleft lip and palate: developmental abnormalities of the face, mouth and jaws. The nose and paranasal sinuses. The ear. Pharynx, larynx and neck. Oropharyngeal cancer. Disorders of the salivary glands. Breast and endocrine glands. The thyroid and parathyroid glands. The adrenal glands and other abdominal endocrine disorders. The breast. Cardiothoracic. Cardiac surgery. The thorax. Vascular. Arterial disorders. Venous disorders. Lymphatic disorders. Abdominal. History and examination of the abdomen. Abdominal wall, hernia and umbilicus. The peritoneum, omentum, mesentery and retroperitoneal space. The oesophagus. Stomach and duodenum. Bariatric surgery. The liver. The spleen. The gall bladder and bile ducts. The pancreas. The small and large intestine. Intestinal obstruction. The vermiform appendix. The rectum. The anus and anal canal. Genitourinary. Urinary symptoms and investigations. The kidneys and ureters. The urinary bladder. The prostate and seminal vesicles. Urethra and penis. Testis and scrotum. Gynaecology. Transplantation. Transplantation