Succeeding in the MRCS Part B Exam (Medipass)

Succeeding In The MRCS Part B Exam\n	Contents\n	Free Companion Material\n	About the Publisher\n	Preface\n	About the Authors\n	Acknowledgements\n	Foreword\n	The exam and preparation for succeeding\n	Chapter 1 Anatomy\n		Overview\n		Head\n		Neck\n		Upper extremity\n		Lower extremity\n		The thorax\n		The abdomen\n		The gastrointestinal tract\n		The abdominal aorta\n		The urogenital tract\n		Further reading\n	Chapter 2 Surgical pathology\n		Overview\n		Acute inflammation\n		Gallstone disease\n		Upper gastrointestinal pathology\n		Lower gastrointestinal pathology\n		Urogenital pathology\n		Malignant tumours of the skin\n		Breast pathology\n		Thyroid pathology\n		Further reading\n	Chapter 3 Applied surgical science\n		Overview\n		Day surgery\n		Venous thromboembolic disease\n		Diathermy\n		Tourniquets\n		Lasers\n		Principles of laparoscopic surgery\n		Preoperative assessment\n		Organising the operating list\n		Further reading\n	Chapter 4 Critical care\n		Overview\n		Care of critically ill surgical patients\n		Respiratory physiology and critical care topics\n		Renal physiology and critical care\n		Interpretation of arterial blood gases\n		Burns\n		Sepsis\n		Temperature regulation in the surgical patient\n		Cardiovascular physiology and shock\n		Principles of fracture healing\n		Further reading\n	Chapter 5 Communication skills (Giving and receiving information)\n		Overview\n		Introduction\n		Changes in the health system\n		Format of MRCS Part B communication skills section\n		Calgary-Cambridge framework\n		Breaking bad news\n		Examples of Scenarios\n		Further reading\n	Chapter 6 History taking\n		Overview\n		Haematuria\n		Erectile dysfunction\n		Back pain\n		Constipation\n		Diarrhoea\n		Faecal incontinence\n		Dysphagia\n		Upper gastrointestinal bleeding\n		Lower gastrointestinal bleeding\n		Jaundice\n		Leg pain\n		Pyrexia of unknown origin\n		Postoperative pyrexia\n		Further reading\n	Chapter 7 Clinical examinations\n		Overview\n		Arterial system\n		Venous system\n		Breast examination\n		Examination of the groin and scrotum\n		Examination of the abdominal system\n		Examination of the respiratory system\n		Examination of the neck and thyroid\n		Orthopaedic examinations\n			Examination of the hip joint\n			Examination of the knee joint\n			Examination of the shoulder\n			Examination of the elbow\n			Examination of the hand\n			Examination of the spine\n			Examination of foot and ankle\n		Further reading\n	Chapter 8 Procedural skills\n		Overview\n		Intravenous access and fluid management\n		Blood cultures\n		Urinary catheterisation\n		Insertion of nasogastric tube\n		Scrubbing and gowning\n		Surgical Site Infections (SSI)\n		Basic suturing skills\n		Tissue biopsy\n		Further reading\n	References\n	Index