Al HaYaT MedicosSurgery Companion is the surgical partner to Medicine Companion: a complete, simplified textbook covering 16 surgical specialties, from surgical anatomy to operative and post-operative management. Each condition follows one fixed card — definition, anatomy and mechanism, causes, clinical features, investigations, classification, management and complications — with the anatomy explained so the operation makes sense.
Recommendations follow current international guidance such as ATLS, NICE and specialty society guidelines, and differences between guidelines are clearly flagged. Every part ends with rapid revision notes, comparison tables, exam traps and clinical MCQs with explanations. Operative descriptions explain principles for learning, not for unsupervised practice.
What these notes cover
- Perioperative care, wound healing and post-operative complications
- Trauma and emergency surgery
- The acute abdomen, appendix and hernias
- Upper GI, hepatobiliary, pancreatic and colorectal surgery
- Breast, endocrine and vascular surgery
- Urology, orthopaedics and fractures
- Neurosurgery, cardiothoracic and paediatric surgery
- Burns, plastic surgery and ENT, head and neck surgery
Who they are for
Medical graduates, FCPS Part I, MRCS, SMLE and USMLE candidates, house officers, junior surgical residents and general practitioners.
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Disclaimer
For education and exam preparation only. This is not medical advice and must not be used to diagnose or treat patients. Always follow current clinical guidelines and the advice of qualified senior colleagues. Spotted a mistake? Please tell us.
Prepared by the Al HaYaT Medicos team.