MRCS Revision Guide: Trunk and Thorax

A question-and-answer approach makes this MRCS examination revision guide ideal for surgeons studying in a busy clinical environment.

Mazyar Kanani (Author), Leanne Harling (Author)

9780521145510, Cambridge University Press

Paperback, published 12 January 2012

184 pages, 13 b/w illus.
18.6 x 12.5 x 0.9 cm, 0.2 kg

The new MRCS structure replaces the vivas and clinical style examinations with an OSCE-based system. This revision guide - the first in a series - fully reflects this new format and provides a structured, systems-based approach to revision. Key aspects of anatomy, physiology, critical care, surgical pathology and operative care are combined whilst focusing on the questions commonly asked in the exam. The material is presented in a practical, question-and-answer based format to help readers retain details whilst providing all of the essential information needed for examination success. MRCS Revision Guide: Trunk and Thorax is a concise, clear pocketbook that reduces the need for bulky textbooks by providing a quick reference guide for busy surgical trainees. If you are studying for the MRCS examination, you need this book.

Preface
Part I. Clinical Surgery in General: 1. Clinical surgery in general
Part II. Thorax: 2. Applied surgical anatomy
3. Applied surgical physiology: cardiovascular
4. Surgical approaches to the chest
5. The mediastinum and diaphragm
6. The breast
Part III. Trunk: 7. Applied surgical anatomy
8. Applied surgical physiology
9. The abdominal wall
10. Abdominal aortic aneurysms
11. The oesophagus, stomach and small bowel
12. The liver, biliary tree and pancreas
13. The spleen
14. The large bowel
15. The rectum and anus
16. The kidneys and genitourinary system
References
Index.

Subject Areas: Surgery [MN]