General Surgery II

At the end of this course, students should be able to: 1. discuss how to take history for specific surgical cases and describe how to take detailed history for specific surgical cases; 2. investigate patients with surgical diseases; 3. demonstrate competence in typical clinical presentation of surgery patients; and 4. explain diagnosis from symptoms and signs. 111

Solid tumours, benign and malignant. Ulcers. Thyroid diseases, goitre, and other endocrine abnormalities. Gastrointestinal pathology. Conditions associated with herniae, gangrenous bowel, peritonitis, intra-abdominal abscess and fistula. Hepato-biliary disease. Breast diseases.