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This is the only guide you need to pass the MRCS Part B OSCE examination. Written by a team of editors and authors with extensive experience of the exam and all the recent changes, it covers topics that can prove to be difficult, including communication and history taking. Volume 1 covers basic surgical skills, including peri-operative care, as well as patient safety, history-taking, communication skills, applied surgical sciences and critical care. Practice scenarios and model answers show you exactly how the examiners will expect you to approach the exam. It also includes over 130 photographs and illustrations to solidify key areas and events common in surgery.

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Author:   Pradip K. Datta (Honorary Consultant Surgeon, Caithness General Hospital; and Wick Member of Council and College Tutor, Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, UK) ,  Chris Bulstrode (Clinical Reader in Trauma and Orthopaedics, University of Oxford, UK) ,  Vasha Kaur (Surgical Trainee, London Deanery, UK)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
Imprint:   Oxford University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 18.60cm , Height: 3.20cm , Length: 24.60cm
Weight:   1.138kg
ISBN:  

9780199582990

ISBN 10:   0199582998
Pages:   570
Publication Date:   08 September 2011
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   To order  
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Table of Contents

Part 1: Surgical skills and patient safety Section 1: Peri-operative Care 1: Pre-operative assessment and preparation of the surgical patient 2: Anaesthetics 3: In the operating theatre 4: Principles of laparoscopic surgery and endoscopic procedures 5: Post-operative care of the surgical patient 6: Imaging in surgery Section 2: Basic skills for the surgical trainee 7: Basic surgical skills and techniques 8: Incisions and wounds 9: Practical procedures Section 3: Evidence-based surgical practice and professional skills 10: Clinical governance, patient safety and critical incidents 11: Consent, confidentiality and information management 12: Ethics, probity and medical negligence Part 2: History-taking and communication skills 13: Tips for effective communication 14: History-taking stations 15: Dealing with difficult situations 16: Written communication Part 3: Applied surgical sciences and critical care Section 1: Applied surgical pathology 17: Microbiology and healthcare-associated infections 18: Carcinogenesis and neoplasia 19: Haemodynamic disorders and thrombosis 20: Trauma 21: Surgical disorders of the skin and subcutaneous tissue Section 2: Applied surgical physiology and critical care 22: Basic cellular physiology 23: Assessing the critically ill surgical patient 24: Shock and haemorrhage 25: Sepsis and multi-organ failure 26: Respiratory system in critical care 27: Cardiovascular system in critical care 28: Renal system in critical care 29: Gastrointestinal system in critical care 30: The liver 31: Neurological system in critical care 32: Brain stem death and end of life care

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Pradip Datta has worked in the NHS for 38 years and as a Consultant Surgeon in Wick for almost 25 years. He has been a Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (RCSEd) College Tutor since 1996, is a Member of the Council of RCSEd between 2000 and 2012 and was the former Honorary Secretary to the RCSEd from 2003 to 2007. Vasha Kaur is a Surgical Trainee in the London Deanery, UK. Chris Bulstrode has worked in Oxford for 23 years as a joint replacement surgeon then as a trauma surgeon. He specializes in teaching medical students at Oxford University. He is also an elected member of the Council of the Royal College of Surgeons Edinburgh and of the General Medical Council chairing the undergraduate board. He has recently returned from a 6-month tour of Afghanistan as a major in the Territorial Army, dealing with restructuring of health care services in Helmand Province.

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