Summary of 53 topics relevant to the model general and orthopaedic surgery as a third but also fifth year medical student. All topics are structured as
... [Show More] possible in: aetiology / risk factors, pathophysiology, classifications, symptoms, investigations, management / therapy, complications, prevention and prognosis.
Table of Contents
Upper gastrointestinal conditions 3 Gastric cancer 3 Oesophageal cancer 6 Peptic ulcer disease 8 Lower gastrointestinal / colorectal conditions 12 Colorectal carcinoma (colon cancer) 12 Diverticular disease (Diverticulosis) 16 Chronic inflammatory bowel disease: Ulcerative colitis 18 Chronic inflammatory bowel disease: Crohn’s disease 23 Perianal conditions: Anal abscess and fistula 27 Perianal conditions: Fissure 29 Perianal conditions: Haemorrhoids 31 Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary 34 Acute pancreatitis 34 Biliary Cancer: Cholangiocarcinoma and gallbladder CA 38 Acute (Ascending) Cholangitis 41 Acute cholecystitis 43 Chronic pancreatitis 45 Liver cancer: Hepatocellular CA 48 Pancreatic cancer (including Whipple procedure) 51 Urological conditions 54 Urinary tract cancer 54 Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BP) 57 Prostate cancer 60 Renal tract stones: Nephrolithiasis 63 Urological emergencies 67 Acute Abdomen 73 Differential Diagnosis of Acute Abdomen 73 Appendicitis 76 Diverticulitis 78 Ectopic pregnancy 81 Inguinal Hernia 84 Femoral Hernia 87 Ischaemic colitis (colonic ischaemia) 89 Intussusception 91 Mesenteric Ischaemia: Acute (AMI) and Chronic (CMI) 93 Bowel Obstruction 96 Ovarian (adnexal or tubo-ovarian) torsion 99 Testicular torsion 100 Paralytic Ileus: Functional/Adynamic bowel obstruction 102 Gastrointestinal / Bowel Perforation 105 Primary Peritonitis (Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis – SBP) 107 Volvulus and intestinal malrotation 110 Vascular Surgical conditions 113 Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) 113 Aortic dissection 116 Carotid arterial disease / stenosis (CAS) 119 Peripheral vascular/arterial disease 121 Venous diseases: Varicose veins and chronic venous insufficiency 124 General Conditions 126 Necrotising soft tissue infections 126 Skin lesions 128 Orthopaedic conditions & emergencies 132 Compartment syndrome 132 Hip dislocation/luxation (risk of Avascular 134 necrosis) 134 Hip replacement / Joint replacement: Arthroplasty 135 Neck of femur fractures (NOF) 136 General principles of fractures: Especially Open fractures 138 Osteomyelitis 141 Septic Arthritis (Infectious arthritis) 143 [Show Less]