Clinical manual of surgery. ([2015])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: S. Devaji Rao, MS, MNAMS, FICS, Teaching Faculty, National Board of Examinations, Senior Consultant in General Surgery, Surgical Gastroenterology and Surgical Oncology, St. Isabel's Hospital, Chennai Meenakshi Multispecialty Hospital Ltd. and Kauvery Hospital Chennai, India.
• Authors: Rao, S. Devaji
• Contents: Front cover; Front matter; Clinical manual of surgery; Copyright; Dedication; Contributors; Contributors of photographs; Preface; Acknowledgements; Table of contents; Abbreviations used; I General Surgery; 1 Introduction; 1.1 How to use this manual; While evaluating an organ (e.g., breast); While evaluating a symptom; While evaluating a sign (e.g., lump); 2 Patient and the surgeon; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Appearance; 2.3 Behaviour; 2.4 Doctor-patient relationship; 2.5 Examination of the patient; 2.6 Frank communication; 2.7 Counselling; 2.8 Management of patients in the hospital. 2.9 Maintenance of records2.10 Surgical ethics; 2.11 Informed consent; 3 Eliciting history; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Chief complaint**The symptom presentation should be in the patient's own words.; 3.3 History of present illness; 3.4 Previous history of present complaint; 3.5 Past medical history; 3.6 History of drug intake and allergies; 3.7 Social and personal history; 3.8 Family history; 3.9 History of immunization; 3.10 Analysis of symptoms; Pain; 3.11 Examining a child; 3.12 Difficulties in history taking; 4 General physical examination; 4.1 Introduction. 4.2 At the time of patient's entry or separatelyGait; Posture; Clothing; 4.3 Eliciting history; 4.4 Height and weight measurements; 4.5 Examination of the patient on the couch; Physique; Facies; Complexion; Scratch marks; Body odour; 4.6 General system examination; Skin; Eyes; Oral cavity; Hands and feet; Anaemia; Jaundice; Cyanosis; Pulse, temperature and respiration; Blood pressure; Lymphatic system; Chest and abdomen; Summary; 4.7 Method of general physical examination; Ambience; Patient; Method of examination; Examining a child; 4.8 Conclusion; II Symptoms and Signs; 5 Dysphagia. 5.1 Introduction5.2 Surgical anatomy of oesophagus; 5.3 Causes of dysphagia; 5.4 Diseases of oesophagus; Osophageal atresia; Incidence and aetiology; Clinical presentation; Relevant investigations; Treatment; Strictures of oesophagus; Incidence and aetiology; Clinical presentation; Relevant investigations; Treatment; Reflux oesophagitis (gastro-oesophageal reflux disease -- gerd); Incidence and aetiology; Clinical presentation; Relevant investigations; Treatment; Fungal infections of oesophagus; Incidence and aetiology; Clinical presentation; Relevant investigations; Treatment; Benign tumours. Incidence and aetiologyClinical presentation; Relevant investigations; Treatment; Oesophageal malignancy; Incidence and aetiology; Clinical presentation; Relevant investigations; Treatment; Scleroderma; Incidence and aetiology; Clinical presentation; Relevant investigations; Treatment; Diffuse oesophageal spasm; Incidence and aetiology; Clinical presentation; Relevant investigations; Treatment; Achalasia (cardiospasm); Incidence and aetiology; Clinical presentation; Relevant investigations; Treatment; Paterson-kelly (plummer-vinson) syndrome; Incidence and aetiology; Clinical presentation.
• Publisher Details: New Delhi : Elsevier, a division of Reed Elsevier India Private Limited
• Publication Date: 2015
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 617; Surgery -- Handbooks, manuals, etc; Surgery, Operative -- Handbooks, manuals, etc; MEDICAL -- Surgery -- General; Surgery; Surgery, Operative; Electronic books; Handbooks and manuals
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9788131238714; 8131238717
• Related ISBNs: 9788131237953
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