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620 pages : color illustrations ; 25 cm |
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Contents note continued: Abdominal pain caused by intra-abdominal or retroperitoneal haemorrhage -- Extra-abdominal and medical conditions causing acute abdominal pain -- Causes of acute upper abdominal pain -- Acute central abdominal pain -- Acute lower abdominal pain -- Chronic abdominal pain -- Chronic upper abdominal pain -- Chronic central abdominal pain -- Chronic lower abdominal pain -- Conditions presenting with dysphagia -- Conditions presenting with vomiting -- Conditions presenting with haematemesis or melaena -- Conditions presenting with jaundice -- Conditions presenting with diarrhoea -- Abdominal masses: causes and signs -- Causes of a mass in the right iliac fossa -- Causes of a mass in the left iliac fossa -- Causes of a lump in the groin -- Abdominal distension -- 16.The Rectum And Anal Canal / Ruth McKee -- Applied anatomy -- Symptoms of ano-rectal disease -- Technique for digital ano-rectal examination -- Sigmoidoscopy and proctoscopy -- |
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Contents note continued: Benign subcutaneous swellings -- Tumours of the skin appendages -- Premalignant skin lesions -- Malignant diseases of the skin -- Other common skin conditions sometimes seen in surgical patients -- The fingernails -- The toenails -- 5.The Symptoms, Signs And Emergency Management Of Major Injuries / Tom Carrell -- First aid -- The primary survey and management at the site of the event -- The primary survey in the accident and emergency department -- The secondary survey -- General examination of a conscious patient -- The secondary survey in the unconscious patient -- Assessment of multiple casualties -- Scoring systems -- 6.Bones, Joints, Muscles And Tendons / Kevin G Burnand -- Common symptoms -- A general plan for examining the muscles, bones and joints of a limb -- Examination of the muscles -- Examination of the bones -- Examination of the joints -- General examination of the limb -- Common conditions affecting muscles -- Fibrous tissue -- |
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Contents note continued: Chest and cardiac trauma -- Chest wall abnormalities -- Finger clubbing -- Ankle swelling -- Cyanosis -- Horner's syndrome -- 3.The Brain, Central Nervous System And Peripheral Nerves / Peter Bullock -- History -- Neurological symptoms arising from cranial conditions -- Neurological symptoms arising from spinal conditions -- Neurological examination -- Head and spine -- Practical neurological examination -- Specific intracranial conditions -- Head injury -- Brain tumours -- Brain haemorrhage -- Infections of the brain -- Hydrocephalus -- Peripheral nerve injury -- 4.The Skin And Subcutaneous Tissues / Samer Saour -- Anatomy and function -- Diagnosis of skin conditions -- Congenital skin disorders -- Genetic skin disorders -- Non-genetic congenital skin disorders -- Haemongiomas/lymphangiomas -- Acquired dermatological conditions -- Conditions of the skin caused by trauma -- Infections of the skin -- Pruritus -- Benign skin lumps -- |
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Contents note continued: Conditions presenting with rectal bleeding -- Conditions presenting with anal pain -- Conditions presenting as an anal lump with or without pain -- Prolapse of the rectum -- Conditions presenting with pruritus ani -- Conditions presenting with faecal incontinence -- 17.The Kidney, Urinary Tract And Prostate / Ben Challacombe -- Symptoms of renal and urinary tract disease -- Diseases of the urinary tract -- Retention of urine -- The prostate gland -- The urethra -- Trauma to the urinary tract -- 18.The External Genitalia / Ben Challacombe -- Examination of the male genitalia -- The penis -- The scrotal skin -- The testes -- The female external genitalia -- Intersex conditions |
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Contents note continued: Different forms of goitre -- Thyrotoxicosis and myxoedema (hyperthyroidism and hypothyroidism) -- Carcinoma of the thyroid gland -- Thyroiditis -- Parathyroid disease -- 13.The Breast / John Black -- History and examination of breast disease -- Presentation of breast disease -- Carcinoma of the female breast -- Benign breast tumours -- Benign breast disease -- The nipple -- Breast abscess -- Pregnancy -- The male breast -- 14.The Abdominal Wall, Hernias And The Umbilicus / John Black -- Abdominal hernia -- Inguinal hernia -- Femoral hernia -- Umbilical hernia -- Epigastric hernia -- Incisional hernia -- Divarication of the recti -- Rare abdominal hernias -- The umbilicus -- 15.The Abdomen / Kevin G Burnand -- Examination of the abdomen -- Abdominal pain -- The pathology of the acute abdomen -- Inflammation of a viscus -- Perforation of a viscus -- Obstruction of a viscus/intestinal obstruction -- Infarction of a viscus -- |
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Contents note continued: Fractures of the shafts of the radius and ulna -- Fractures of the distal radius and ulna -- Fractures of the scaphoid bone -- Perilunate and lunate and dislocation of the wrist -- Metacarpal fractures and dislocations -- Fractures and dislocations of the phalanges -- 8.Lower Limb Symptoms And Signs / Jay D Smith -- The hip -- Symptoms -- Plan for examination of the hip joint -- Causes of pain in the hip -- The knee joint -- Symptoms -- Plan for examination of the knee joint -- Causes of knee pain -- The foot and ankle -- The ankle joint -- The foot arches -- Symptoms -- Plan for examination of foot and ankle -- Congenital and acquired conditions of the foot and ankle -- Fractures of the lower limb -- Proximal femoral fractures -- Dislocations of the hip -- Fractures of the femoral shaft -- Supracondylar fractures of the femur -- Fractures of the patella -- Dislocation of the patella -- Dislocation of the knee -- |
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Contents note continued: Proximal fractures of the tibia and fibula -- Fractures of the shafts of the tibia and fibula -- Fractures of and around the ankle -- Ankle dislocation -- Fractures of the talus and calcaneum -- Mid-tarsal fractures -- Metatarsal fractures -- Fractured toes -- Fractured sesamoid bones -- 9.The Spine And Pelvis / Jonathan Lucas -- The cervical spine -- Examination of the cervical spine -- Common conditions of the cervical spine -- The thoraco-lumbar-sacral spine -- Examination of the thoraco-lumbar-sacral spine -- Common conditions of the thoraco-lumbar-sacral spine -- Fractures of the spine and pelvis -- Fractures of the cervical spine -- Fractures of the thoraco-lumbar spine -- Fractures of the sacrum and coccyx -- Pelvic fractures -- 10.The Arteries, Veins And Lymphatics / Bijan Modarai -- The arteries -- Clinical assessment of the arterial circulation of the lower limb -- Symptoms produced by acute arterial insufficiency of the limbs -- |
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Contents note continued: Symptoms of chronic arterial insufficiency of the lower limb -- Haemorrhage -- Transient and permanent neurological weakness, paralysis and blindness -- Cold, blue digits, hands and feet -- Erythromelalgia -- Large limbs -- Surgically correctable causes of hypertension -- Intestinal ischaemia -- The veins -- Clinical assessment of the venous circulation of the lower limb -- Lower limb venous disease -- The lymphatics -- Conditions affecting the lymph glands -- 11.The Mouth, Tongue And Lips / Leandros-Vassilios Vassiliou -- Congenital orofacial abnormalities -- The lips, buccal mucosa and tongue -- Other conditions of the tongue -- The palate -- The tonsils -- The floor of the mouth -- The gums -- The jaw -- 12.The Neck / William EG Thomas -- History and examination of swellings in the neck -- Cervical lymphadenopathy and other neck swellings -- The salivary glands -- Symptoms of thyroid disease -- Examination of the thyroid gland -- |
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Contents note continued: Tendons and tendon sheaths -- Conditions of bones -- Fractures -- Bone diseases and deformities -- Abnormalities of bone metabolism -- Infections of bone -- Miscellaneous conditions of bone -- Conditions of joints -- Congenital/genetic disorders of bones and joints -- 7.Upper Limb Symptoms And Signs / Steven A Corbett -- Shoulder -- Plan for examination of the shoulder -- Causes of shoulder pain -- Elbow joint -- Plan for examination of the elbow -- Causes of elbow pain -- The hand -- Plan for examination of the hand -- Abnormalities and conditions of the hand -- Fractures and dislocations of the upper limb -- Fractures of the clavicle -- Fractures of the scapula -- Injuries of the acromioclavicular joint -- Injuries of the sternoclavicular joint -- Dislocation of the glenohumeral joint -- Fractures of the humerus -- Dislocation of the elbow -- Fractures of head and neck of radius -- Fractures of the olecranon -- |
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Machine generated contents note: 1.History-Taking And Clinical Examination / Norman L Browse -- How to take the history -- An example of how to take a detailed history of pain -- The clinical examination -- General assessment -- General appearance -- The patient's size, shape and physical characteristics -- The examination -- History and examination of a lump -- History and examination of an ulcer -- 2.The Heart, Lungs And Pleura / Timothy JP Batchelor -- Introduction -- Breathlessness -- Pneumothorax -- Pleural effusion -- Mesothelioma -- Empyema -- Pulmonary embolism -- Lung cancer -- Heart failure -- Valvular disease -- Infective endocarditis -- Congenital heart disease -- Left atrial myxoma -- Cough -- Inhaled foreign body -- Pneumonia -- Lung abscess -- Bronchiectasis -- Chest pain -- Chronic stable angina -- Acute coronary syndromes -- Aortic dissection -- Mediastinal masses and tumours -- Other symptoms/signs -- Stridor -- Haemoptysis -- Distended neck veins -- |
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Includes index |
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Previous edition: London: Hodder Arnold, 2005 |
| Subject |
Diagnosis, Surgical.
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Diseases.
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| Author |
Black, John, author
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Browse, Norman L. (Norman Leslie).
Introduction to the symptoms & signs of surgical disease
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Corbett, Steve, author
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Thomas, William, author
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| ISBN |
1444146033 |
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9781444146035 |
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