Undergraduate Surgery Simplified A Directed Self-learning Course for Undergraduate Surgical Students

Undergraduate Surgery Simplified is a highly illustrated guide for undergraduate surgical students, authored by Peter Lee, former Head of the Department of Surgery at Penang Medical College, Malaysia, and General and Colorectal Surgeon at Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals, UK.

The book is divided into 39 chapters by case scenario. Each chapter provides information on investigation and diagnosis, postoperative care and underlying principles of surgical practice. The scenarios covered range from indigestion and weight loss to head injuries and motor vehicle accidents, with surgical methods detailed for each case.

Undergraduate Surgery Simplified can be used either as a stand-alone course or in conjunction with established medical school curricula. With over 350 images, illustrations and tables, and a question and answer format, this book is also ideal for revision and Modified Essay Question examination practice.

Key Points

• Case-based guide to surgery for  self-taught course for undergraduate students
• 39 case scenarios with detailed surgical methods
• 357 images, illustrations and tables

1. Difficulty in Swallowing
2. Heartburn
3. Indigestion
4. Indigestion and Weight Loss
5. Painful Jaundice
6. Jaundice and Weight Loss
7. Jaundice Fever and Rigors
8. Acute Abdominal Pain
9. Chronic Abdominal Pain
10. Acute Abdominal Pain and Collapse
11. Rectal Bleeding and Change in Bowel
12. Rectal Bleeding and Anal Symptoms
13. Vomiting Blood
14. Diarrhea and Rectal Bleeding
15. Diarrhea and Abdominal Pain
16. Lump in Breast
17. Nipple Discharge/Painful Breast
18. Blood in Urine
19. Difficulty in Passing Urine
20. Loin Pain
21. Swelling in Scrotum
22. Painful Scrotum (Child and Adult)
23. Non-Palpable Testis (Child)
24. Tight Foreskin
25. Head Injury
26. Motor Vehicle Accident
27. Postoperative Pyrexia
28. Postoperative: Wound Pain, Chest Pain, Abdominal Pain, Leg Pain, Wound Discharge Vomiting, Constipation, Breathlessness, Low Urine Output
29. Passing Blood with Low Blood Count Postoperative Anemia Reaction to Blood Transfusion
30. Pain in Calf on Walking
31. Acutely Painful Lower Limb
32. Postoperative Pain in Calf (DVT)
33. Ulcer on Leg
34. Swollen Leg
35. Varicose Veins
36. Lump in Neck
37. Lump in Groin
38. Burns
39. Fluid and Electrolytes

Peter Lee
Ex-Professor and Head, Department of Surgery, Penang Medical College, Penang, Malaysia, Consultant, General and Colorectal Surgeon, Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals, UK