Basic Science for the MRCS

A revision guide for surgical trainees

Andrew Raftery, BSc MBChB(Hons) MD FRCS(Eng) FRCS(Ed), Clinical Anatomist Formerly Consultant Surgeon, Shefﬁeld Kidney Institute, Shefﬁeld Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Northern General Hospital, Shefﬁeld; Formerly Member (formerly Chairman), Court of Examiners, Royal College of Surgeons of England; Formerly Member of Panel of Examiners, Intercollegiate Speciality Board in General Surgery; Member of Council, Royal College of Surgeons of England; Formerly Honorary Clinical Senior Lecturer in Surgery, University of Shefﬁeld, UK
Michael Delbridge, MB ChB(Hons) MD FRCS (Vascular), Specialist Trainee in Vascular Surgery Yorkshire and Humber Deanery,UK
Helen Douglas, MB ChB MRCS(Eng), Specialist Trainee in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Yorkshire and Humber Deanery, UK

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.

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MRCS candidates

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Paperback, 520 Pages

Published: February 2012

Imprint: Churchill Livingstone

ISBN: 978-0-7020-4483-0

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"It succeeds in fulfilling its objective as a rapid revision of the basic sciences for the intercollegiate MRCS and is highly recommended to candidates for this diploma. It also provides an excellent review of the basic sciences for those in higher surgical training."
Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

I Anatomy
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-specific pathology
IV Appendix OSCE scenario answers

Basic Science for the MRCS

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