Urology Lecture Notes contains all the essential knowledge for medical students, junior doctors and early–stage trainees involved in urology placements or urological surgery. With a strong emphasis on clinical presentation, procedures and surgery, it provides an accessible, conversational guide to all the situations likely to be encountered on the wards.Key features include: Extensive illustration to clearly demonstrate relevant procedures, conditions, and physiology Important information flagged up in key points Self–assessment MCQs to test and help consolidate knowledgeWhether you are preparing for your first urology rotation or looking for a quick reference to all aspects of the system, Urology Lecture Notes provides key support to all students, junior doctors and trainees involved in this specialty. INDICE: Preface .Acknowledgements .Part 1: Meet the patient .1 Assessment of the urological patient: history and examination .2 Assessment of the Urological patient: urinalysis and imaging .Part 2: The kidneys and adrenal gland .3 The kidney: embryology, developmental errors and cystic disease .4 Kidney trauma .5 Kidney infections and inflammation .6 Urinary tract calculi .7 Kidney neoplasms .8 The renal pelvis and ureter .9 The adrenal gland .Part 3: The bladder and urethra .10 The bladder: structure, function and investigations .11 Bladder infections and inflammation .12 Disorders of bladder function .13 Bladder cancer .Part 4: The prostate gland .14 Benign disorders of the prostate gland .15 Prostate cancer .Part 5: Male genitalia .16 The urethra .17 The penis .18 The testes .19 Male infertility .Part 6: Additional therapeutic modalities .20 Radiotherapy .21 Minimally invasive urology .Appendix 1: ECOG Performance Status .Appendix 2: TNM Classification of Malignant Tumours .Appendix 3: Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumours (RECIST) .Appendix 4: The Clavien–Dindo Classification of Surgical Complications .Appendix 5: Adverse effects of cancer treatment .Appendix 6: Urinary Catheters .Appendix 7: Evidence–based Medicine .Multiple choice questions .Answers .Index
- ISBN: 978-1-118-47105-0
- Editorial: Wiley–Blackwell
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 344
- Fecha Publicación: 11/03/2016
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés