Description

The “Clinical Surgery” is a handbook for all trainees in surgery, providing an invaluable and expert guide to all aspects of clinical surgery that the trainee will encounter during their day to day work. There are many General chapters on clinical examination, pre-operative, peri-operative and post-operative care are accompanied by expert guidance on how to deal with specific surgical problems, such as respiratory failure, wound healing, MRSA infection, tropical surgery and acute ischaemia. Further chapters provide invaluable information on topics including nutrition, anaesthsia, sutures and surgical incisions. The special problems associated with the surgical management of elderly patients are discussed, and the reader is introduced to the principles of surgical oncology and laparoscopic surgery. The book requires all MBBS students to gain adequate knowledge of theory and practical's in surgery. The practical examination includes patient examination in the form of long and short cases. This makes it mandatory for the students to learn and cultivate the art of clinical science. Clinical science comprises a good history- taking and a correct method of clinical or physical examination with the main purpose to arrive at a clinical diagnosis.