This book is a concise revision guide to the core basic sciences ? anatomy, physiology and pathology ? which comprise the essential knowledge required by the trainee entering the specialty of surgery. It has been written in a style to facilitate easy learning of the essential facts, with indications of both their clinical relevance and importance. This book concentrates on those topics which tend to be recurring examination themes for initial surgical training. It will be an invaluable resource for the basic surgical trainee studying for the Intercollegiate MRCS examination, as well as proving useful for those in higher surgical training and for the surgically inclined, well-motivated student.
In this Second Edition, chapters have been updated and sections expanded to cover topics which are particularly relevant to examinations. The microbiology chapter has been rewritten, and the section on skin healing has also been extensively rewritten to include a section on burns, skin grafting and the anatomy of flaps. Each chapter has new OSCE scenario questions added to bring together the basic science and its clinical application in OSCE examinations. 1 The thorax 2 The abdomen, pelvis, and perineum 3 The upper limb and breast 4 The lower limb 5 The head, neck, and spine 6 The nervous system II Physiology 7 General physiology 8 Respiratory system 9 Cardiovascular system 10 Gastrointestinal system 11 Urinary system 12 Endocrine system 13 Nervous and locomotor systems III Pathology 14 Cellular injury 15 Disorders of growth, morphogenesis, and differentiation 16 Inflammation 17 Thrombosis, embolism and infarction 18 Neoplasia 19 Immunology 20 Haemopoietic and lymphoreticular system 21 Basic microbiology 22 System-speci?c pathology IV Appendix OSCE scenario answers