General Surgery & Urology (Eureka) (Original PDF from Publisher)

Eureka – an innovative series for students that fully integrates core science, clinical medicine and surgery. With its engaging and authoritative text, featuring insightful clinical cases, graphic narratives, SBAs and a wealth of other learning tools, Eureka has everything students need to succeed in medicine and pass their exams. Series features across titles: Engaging clinical cases show how skilled clinician would work through a presentation, and put diseases and biomedical principles into patient context Innovative graphic narratives bring clinical cases to life, show how to approach difficult scenarios and convey the experience of being a patient Starter questions – stimulating answers to intriguing questions make learning fun Boxes highlight tips, tricks and key learning points General Surgery & Urology First principles chapter clearly explains key concepts such as assessment of the patient fitness for surgery, patient consent and pain management Clinical essentials chapter provides an overview of the symptoms and signs of surgical disease, investigations and management options Disease-based chapters briefly describe, by system, relevant structure and function, history and examination and main surgical presentations, each chapter introduced by engaging clinical cases that feature unique graphic narratives Emergencies chapter covers the principles of immediate care in situations such as acute appendicitis Self-Assessment – 80 multiple choice questions in clinical SBA format, in line with current exam format