Description
An indispensable study guide to help surgical trainees prepare and perform for their fellowship exam.Examination Surgery offers invaluable insight into the format and content of the Fellowship Examination in General Surgery.This study guide addresses the most frequently encountered topics from the last 10 years of examinations. It helps surgical trainees organise their studies and optimise their performance in what is reputedly one of the most rigorous postgraduate exams.The general surgery fellowship tests clinical wisdom, judgement, insight and safe practice, and Examination Surgery's preparation material accurately reflects what you will encounter in the exam.Arranged to mirror the exam's individual components, Examination Surgery is divided into the following sections:- The written papers- Clinical viva voces- Surgical anatomy viva voce- Operative surgery viva voce- Pathophysiology and critical care and clinical reasoning viva voceThis Elsevier study guide is aimed at candidates preparing for the Fellowship Examination in General Surgery of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons. It is, however, also relevant for candidates in the UK, Ireland, Canada, South Africa and Hong Kong, plus all general surgeons, surgical residents and medical students.- How to approach each exam- Most frequently encountered topics- Common questions and scenarios with 'model answers'- Fellowship examination format and recommended technique- Proven study strategies
Table of Contents
Section 1 Examination information and preparationChapter 1.1 Basic examination requirements and organisationThe Fellowship in AustralasiaThe Intercollegiate Specialty Examination in General Surgery in the UK and IrelandChapter 1.2 Preparation for the fellowship examinationPlan, prepare and practiseAwareness of the aims, format and marking scheme of the ExaminationSyllabus of the Fellowship exam (FRACS only)Structure, structure, structureSummary/key pointsChapter 1.3 Important topics for the fellowship examinationWritten paper 1Written paper 2Clinical viva 1Clinical viva 2Chapter 1.4 Suggested reading listWhat to read? So many books, so little time!Written examinations 1 and 2Clinical vivasAnatomy vivaOperative vivaPathophysiology and critical care and clinical reasoning vivaGeneral readingSection 2 The written papersChapter 2.1 The written examination paper 1 — spot test questionsThe examination formatExam techniquePreparation and practisingChapter 2.2 Common written examination spot test questions: model answers2.2.1 Scrotal swelling2.2.2 Breast cancer.2.2.3 Bilateral gynaecomastia2.2.4 Paget's disease of the nipple2.2.5 Rectal cancer2.2.6 Clostridium difficile colitis2.2.7 Colitis2.2.8 Large bowel obstruction2.2.9 Rectal prolapse2.2.10 Appendiceal mucocoele2.2.11 Fistula in ano2.2.12 Fissure-in-ano2.2.13 Anal squamous cell carcinoma2.2.14 Small bowel obstruction2.2.15 Meckel's diverticulum2.2.16 Gastrointestinal stromal tumour2.2.17 Parathyroid adenoma2.2.18 Pancreatic cystic lesion2.2.19 Submandibular duct stone2.2.20 Malignant melanoma2.2.21 Basal cell carcinoma2.2.22 Squamous cell carcinoma2.2.23 Lymphoscintogram2.2.24 Pelvic fracture2.2.25 Splenic trauma2.2.26 Seatbelt injury2.2.27 Barium swallow: oesophageal cancer and achalasia2.2.28 Gastric ulcer2.2.29 Choledochal cyst2.2.30 Pancreatic pseudocyst2.2.31 Diabetic foot2.2.32 Ischaemic leg2.2.33 Psoas abscessChapter 2.3 The written examination paper 2 – short answer questionsThe examination formatExam techniquePreparation and practisingChapter 2.4 Common written examination short answer questions2.4.1 Genetics of colorectal cancer syndromes2.4.2 Autonomic innervation of the pelvis2.4.3 Management of large bowel obstruction/role of colonic stents2.4.4 Colonoscopic surveillance and complications2.4.5 Enterocutaneous fistula2.4.6 Solitary thyroid nodules2.4.7 Thyrotoxicosis2.4.8 Primary hyperparathyroidism2.4.9 Phaeochromocytoma2.4.10 Anterior and posterior neck triangles2.4.11 Laparostomy2.4.12 Malignant melanoma2.4.13 Renal transplantation: short- and long-term complications2.4.14 Blunt abdominal injury2.4.15 Burns2.4.16 Gastro-oesophageal refl ux disease2.4.17 Obesity/bariatric surgery2.4.18 Upper GI haemorrhage2.4.19 Complications after laparoscopic cholecystectomy2.4.20 Solid liver lesions2.4.21 Pancreatic mass2.4.22 Venous thromboembolism prophylaxis2.4.23 Leg ulcers2.4.24 Needle stick injurySection 3 The clinical examinationChapter 3.1 An approach to the clinical examinationThe examination formatExam techniquePreparation and practisingChapter 3.2 The medium case clinical examinationThe examination formatExam techniquePreparation and practisingChapter 3.3 Common medium cases3.3.1 Breast cancer3.3.2 Rectal cancer3.3.3 Colon cancer3.3.4 Ulcerative colitis3.3.5 Oesophageal carcinoma3.3.6 Chronic liver disease3.3.7 Liver metastases3.3.8 Abdominal mass3.3.9 Malignant melanomaChapter 3.4 The short case clinical examinationThe examination formatExam techniquePreparation and practisingChapter 3.5 Common short cases3.5.1 Inguinal hernia3.5.2 Incisional hernia3.5.3 Goitre3.5.4 Parotid mass3.5.5 Neck lymphadenopathy3.5.6 Dupuytren's contracture3.5.7 Leg ulcers3.5.8 Peripheral occlusive arterial disease3.5.9 Lymphoedema3.5.10 Varicose veins3.5.11 Median nerve palsy3.5.12 Ulnar nerve palsy3.5.
