
Pocket Essentials of Clinical Surgery PDA Software
- 1st Edition - December 11, 2007
- Imprint: Saunders Ltd.
- Authors: Ian J. Franklin, Peter M. Dawson
- Language: English
This title is directed primarily towards health care professionals outside of the United States. It is the PDA version of Pocket Essentials of Clinical Surgery, which is a brand… Read more
Purchase options

This title is directed primarily towards health care professionals outside of the United States. It is the PDA version of Pocket Essentials of Clinical Surgery, which is a brand new edition to the growing Pocket Essentials series. Under the overall editorship of Kumar and Clark this series provides students and junior doctors with concise, practical texts in the major medical specialties. As well as core information, all books in the series include emergencies, practical procedures and self-assessment. It covers all aspects of general surgery and is ideal for revision and examination preparation. It is also a portable and convenient mini textbook for medical students, house officers and trainee surgeons. The book version is ISBN 0702026336; a pack is also available of both the PDA CD-ROM and the book (ISBN 0702028061).
- Succinct guide on PDA to general surgery and a key addition to the growing Pocket Essentials Series.
- Covers basic issues of pre- and post-operative care; common surgical problems; and a systematic review of surgery by system.
- Similar in style and format to the very popular Ballinger and Patchett: Pocket Essentials of Clinical Medicine.
- Easy to search and retrieve vital information quickly.
- Part of the Kumar and Clark family.
SECTION I: Introduction
1.General issues and legal aspects
2.Overview of surgery
SECTION II: The general surgical take
3.Care of the critically ill surgical patient
4.Trauma
5.Common surgical emergencies
SECTION III: The surgical specialties
6.Surgical oncology
7.Upper gastrointestinal disease and disorders of the small bowel
8.Hepatobiliary disease
9.Colorectal disorders
10.Breast disease
11.Endocrine surgery
12.Transplant surgery
13.Vascular and endovascular surgery
14.Cardiothoracic surgery
15.Hernia
16.Urology
17.Paediatric surgery
18.Plastic surgery
19.Orthopaedics
20.Disorders of the eye
21.Ear, nose and throat
22.Neurosurgery
SECTION IV: Practical skills in surgery
23.General operative principles
24.Simple practical procedures
25.Important steps in common operations
SECTION V: Self-assessment
26.True/False questions and answers
1.General issues and legal aspects
2.Overview of surgery
SECTION II: The general surgical take
3.Care of the critically ill surgical patient
4.Trauma
5.Common surgical emergencies
SECTION III: The surgical specialties
6.Surgical oncology
7.Upper gastrointestinal disease and disorders of the small bowel
8.Hepatobiliary disease
9.Colorectal disorders
10.Breast disease
11.Endocrine surgery
12.Transplant surgery
13.Vascular and endovascular surgery
14.Cardiothoracic surgery
15.Hernia
16.Urology
17.Paediatric surgery
18.Plastic surgery
19.Orthopaedics
20.Disorders of the eye
21.Ear, nose and throat
22.Neurosurgery
SECTION IV: Practical skills in surgery
23.General operative principles
24.Simple practical procedures
25.Important steps in common operations
SECTION V: Self-assessment
26.True/False questions and answers
- Edition: 1
- Published: December 11, 2007
- Imprint: Saunders Ltd.
- Language: English
IF
Ian J. Franklin
Affiliations and expertise
Consultant Surgeon, Charing Cross and Kingston Hospitals, London; Honorary Clinical Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College, London, UKPD
Peter M. Dawson
Affiliations and expertise
Consultant Surgeon, Charing Cross Hospital, London; Honorary Clinical Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College, London, UK