Andrew T. Raftery Book order (chronological)

This comprehensive and highly illustrated textbook is designed for clinical medical students and junior surgical trainees preparing for postgraduate qualifications in surgery, such as the MRCS. It covers a wide range of specialties, including general surgery, trauma, orthopaedics, vascular surgery, paediatric surgery, cardiothoracic surgery, and urology, integrating essential basic science throughout. The book aims to enhance the reader's enjoyment and understanding of surgical practice through a problem-solving approach that highlights diagnostic processes and treatment rationales. It discusses the pathophysiological basis of surgical diseases in relation to their management, bridging basic medical sciences with clinical issues. The uniform writing style and clarity encourage continued reading, while a focus on surgical principles fosters a deeper understanding of the subject. Extensive original illustrations, boxes, and tables emphasize key concepts and support revision. The text explains operative surgery and perioperative care, detailing common procedures to help students and trainee surgeons engage intelligently in the operating room. A major revision incorporates advancements in surgical practices and new topics aligning with the UK Intercollegiate MRCS curriculum, including patient safety, surgical ethics, communication, consent, clinical audit, and research principles. The contributions of two new authors bring fresh i

Stanovení správné diagnózy je zásadním předpokladem úspěšné léčby pacienta. Tato přehledná publikace vynikajícím způsobem pomáhá výstižně a spolehlivě objasnit příčiny zdravotních problémů pacienta a následně stanovit správnou diagnózu. Kniha obsahuje více než 100 obecných témat z interních i chirurgických oborů. Každá kapitola zahrnuje seznam obecných příčin, diferenciální diagnózu i doporučení, která vyšetření by měla být provedena.