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What's Inside (12 Sections, 120+ Q&As)
| # | Topic | Key Highlights |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hernia | Hesselbach's triangle, direct vs indirect, Richter's, sliding, all eponyms (Littre, Maydl, Amyand, Pantaloon) |
| 2 | Thyroid | Berry's ligament, RLN/SLN injury, Pemberton's sign, thyroid cancer classification with mutations |
| 3 | Breast | Triple assessment, Paget's disease, axillary levels, SLNB, winged scapula, BRCA1 vs BRCA2 |
| 4 | Appendix | McBurney's vs Lanz's, Alvarado/MANTRELS score, Rovsing/Psoas/Obturator signs, appendix positions |
| 5 | Upper GI | Billroth I vs II, early vs late dumping, peptic ulcer complications, pyloric stenosis electrolytes, Barrett's |
| 6 | Colorectal | Haemorrhoid grading, Dukes staging, colostomy vs ileostomy, Hartmann's, TME, Crohn's vs UC table |
| 7 | Hepatobiliary | Charcot's triad vs Reynold's pentad, jaundice classification, Calot's triangle, Murphy's sign, portal HTN |
| 8 | Vascular | Fontaine classification, ABPI interpretation, 6 Ps of acute ischaemia, AAA repair thresholds, Trendelenburg test |
| 9 | Urology | Testicular torsion vs epididymo-orchitis, PSA interpretation, ureteric colic management |
| 10 | Endocrine/Misc | Phaeochromocytoma (10% rule), MEN1/2A/2B, post-splenectomy care, Conn's vs Cushing's, wound healing |
| 11 | Anatomy Quickfire | Full table - nerves at risk in every operation, triangles, canals, blood supplies |
| 12 | Killer Questions | Courvoisier's law, CEPOD classification, gangrene types, second-hit hypothesis, strangulation vs obstruction |
Design features: Green tips for exam phrases to use, red warnings for dangerous mistakes, blue mnemonic boxes, comparison tables, and a quick revision checklist at the end. Good luck in your viva!
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