Publisher's Synopsis
With an emphasis on humanitarian care, this book offers practical advice on diagnosis, investigation and clinical management, fully covering relevant emerging technologies. It provides practical and relevant information about the investigation, diagnosis and preoperative management of patients admitted to general surgical services for elective and acute surgery. Common and important clinical problems are clearly dealt with.;This edition represents the most extensive revision of the text since it was first published and reflects the substantially changed focus and attitudes in clinical practice. Nearly all chapters have had a major overhaul and new illustrations of practical procedures have been included. Full of advice, this is a survival guide for daily use by house surgeons. It is suitable as a text for final year medical students in their senior clinical attachments and provides a secure theoretical base linking student learning with the continuum of education in the house officer year.
