General Surgery I

At the end of this course, students should be able to: 1. describe how to take detailed history; 2. perform physical examination; 3. investigate patients with surgical diseases; 4. demonstrate competence in typical clinical presentation of surgery patients; 5. explain diagnosis from symptoms and signs; and 6. discuss the multidisciplinary nature of surgical practice.

History and physical examination of the surgical patient. Physical signs in clinical surgery. Pre- operative preparation and post-operative care of patients. HIV-AIDS and the surgeon. COVID- 19 and the surgeon. Universal precautions. Safe surgery. Multi-disciplinary health care team approach. Principles of surgery. Herniae. Lumps.