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Abstract
With the intension that the students enter the clinical side with a clear concept, this clinical surgery manual is presented with a step-by-step approach. The chapters are designed in such a way that the students come to a diagnosis with an orderly approach. The value addition to this manual is the analysis of symptoms done individually in every chapter for making the understanding very clear. This manual has been evolved to rekindle the interest in students, the desire to improve the art of clinical diagnosis, and will be useful to any surgery student at any level, more importantly the undergraduates.
• More than 1800 colour photographs are used to enhance clarity
• Clear drawings complement the chapters where photographs cannot be used
• Covers all branches of surgery, including Gynaecology, Orthopaedics and ENT with the equal importance as the other chapters.
• Chapters written by meticulously chosen recognized and experienced teachers
• First multi-author clinical surgery manual from India
Table of Contents
| Section Title | Page | Action | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Front cover | cover | ||
| Clinical manual of surgery | iii | ||
| Copyright | iv | ||
| Dedication | v | ||
| Contributors | vii | ||
| Contributors of photographs | ix | ||
| Preface | xi | ||
| Acknowledgements | xii | ||
| Table of content | xiii | ||
| Abbreviations used | xvi | ||
| I General | 1 | ||
| 1 Introduction | 2 | ||
| 1.1 How to use this manual | 2 | ||
| While evaluating an organ (e.g., breast) | 2 | ||
| While evaluating a symptom | 3 | ||
| While evaluating a sign (e.g., lump) | 3 | ||
| 2 Patient and the surgeon | 4 | ||
| 2.1 Introduction | 4 | ||
| 2.2 Appearance | 4 | ||
| 2.3 Behaviour | 4 | ||
| 2.4 Doctor-patient relationship | 4 | ||
| 2.5 Examination of the patient | 5 | ||
| 2.6 Frank communication | 5 | ||
| 2.7 Counselling | 5 | ||
| 2.8 Management of patients in the hospital | 5 | ||
| 2.9 Maintenance of records | 5 | ||
| 2.10 Surgical ethics | 5 | ||
| 2.11 Informed consent | 5 | ||
| 3 Eliciting history | 6 | ||
| 3.1 Introduction | 6 | ||
| 3.2 Chief complaint**The symptom presentation should be in the patient’s own words. | 6 | ||
| 3.3 History of present illness | 7 | ||
| 3.4 Previous history of present complaint | 7 | ||
| 3.5 Past medical history | 7 | ||
| 3.6 History of drug intake and allergies | 8 | ||
| 3.7 Social and personal history | 8 | ||
| 3.8 Family history | 8 | ||
| 3.9 History of immunization | 8 | ||
| 3.10 Analysis of symptoms | 8 | ||
| Pain | 9 | ||
| 3.11 Examining a child | 9 | ||
| 3.12 Difficulties in history taking | 9 | ||
| 4 General physical examination | 10 | ||
| 4.1 Introduction | 10 | ||
| 4.2 At the time of patient’s entry or separately | 10 | ||
| Gait | 10 | ||
| Posture | 10 | ||
| Clothing | 10 | ||
| 4.3 Eliciting history | 10 | ||
| 4.4 Height and weight measurements | 11 | ||
| 4.5 Examination of the patient on the couch | 11 | ||
| Physique | 11 | ||
| Facies | 11 | ||
| Complexion | 11 | ||
| Scratch marks | 11 | ||
| Body odour | 11 | ||
| 4.6 General system examination | 11 | ||
| Skin | 11 | ||
| Eyes | 11 | ||
| Oral cavity | 12 | ||
| Hands and feet | 12 | ||
| Anaemia | 13 | ||
| Jaundice | 13 | ||
| Cyanosis | 14 | ||
| Pulse, temperature and respiration | 14 | ||
| Blood pressure | 15 | ||
| Lymphatic system | 15 | ||
| Chest and abdomen | 15 | ||
| Summary | 15 | ||
| 4.7 Method of general physical examination | 15 | ||
| Ambience | 15 | ||
| Patient | 15 | ||
| Method of examination | 16 | ||
| Examining a child | 16 | ||
| 4.8 Conclusion | 16 | ||
| II Symptoms and Signs | 17 | ||
| 5 Dysphagia | 18 | ||
| 5.1 Introduction | 18 | ||
| 5.2 Surgical anatomy of oesophagus | 18 | ||
| 5.3 Causes of dysphagia | 18 | ||
| 5.4 Diseases of oesophagus | 19 | ||
| Osophageal atresia | 19 | ||
| III System and Region Based Diseases | 123 | ||
| 12 Lymphatic system | 124 | ||
| 12.1 Anatomy of lymphatic system | 124 | ||
| Lymphatics | 124 | ||
| Lymph nodes | 124 | ||
| Lymph nodes of the head and neck | 124 | ||
| Superficial cervical lymph nodes | 124 | ||
| Deep cervical lymph nodes | 125 | ||
| Lymphatic drainage | 125 | ||
| 12.2 Causes of lymphadenopathy | 125 | ||
| 12.3 Diseases of lymphatic system | 125 | ||
| 12.4 Diseases of lymphatics | 129 | ||
| Primary lymphoedema | 129 | ||
| Incidence and aetiology | 129 | ||
| Clinical presentation | 129 | ||
| IV Polytrauma | 929 | ||
| 50 Polytrauma | 930 | ||
| 50.1 introduction | 930 | ||
| 50.2 preparation | 930 | ||
| Pre-hospital communication | 930 | ||
| Trauma reception team | 930 | ||
| Team leader | 930 | ||
| Team members | 930 | ||
| 50.3 receiving the patient | 931 | ||
| 50.4 primary survey and resuscitation | 931 | ||
| Airway and cervical spine control | 931 | ||
| Breathing | 931 | ||
| Circulation and haemorrhage control | 931 | ||
| Recognition and assessment of hypovolemia | 932 | ||
| Fluid resuscitation | 932 | ||
| Disability | 932 | ||
| Exposure | 932 | ||
| 50.5 secondary survey | 932 | ||
| 50.6 clinical evaluation | 932 | ||
| Eliciting history | 932 | ||
| Physical examination | 932 | ||
| Scalp | 932 | ||
| Neurological state | 933 | ||
| Base of skull | 933 | ||
| Neck | 933 | ||
| Eyes | 933 | ||
| Face | 933 | ||
| Thorax | 933 | ||
| Abdomen | 933 | ||
| Extremities | 933 | ||
| Definitive care | 934 | ||
| 50.7 conclusion | 934 | ||
| Index | 935 | ||
| A | 935 | ||
| B | 936 | ||
| C | 936 | ||
| D | 937 | ||
| E | 938 | ||
| F | 938 | ||
| G | 939 | ||
| H | 939 | ||
| I | 940 | ||
| J | 940 | ||
| K | 940 | ||
| L | 940 | ||
| M | 941 | ||
| N | 941 | ||
| O | 941 | ||
| P | 942 | ||
| Q | 943 | ||
| R | 943 | ||
| S | 943 | ||
| T | 944 | ||
| U | 945 | ||
| V | 945 | ||
| W | 945 | ||
| Z | 945 |