SURGERY I

Course Content

Module Content

• Introduction surgery;definition,types surgery(general,orthopaedic,traumatology,cardiothoracic etc…),terminologies, clerkship(history and examination, imaging and other investigations, treatment of general surgery conditions),metabolic response to injury(basic cncepts in homeostasis,metabolic stress response to surgery and trauma), classification of surgical conditions, medical conditions that affect surgical treatment.


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• Introduction to Orthopaedics and Traumatology; diagnosis and management of orthopaedic disorders (history and examination, imaging and other investigations, treatment of orthopaedic disorders), pathology of fractures and fracture healing, principles of fracture management, complications of fractures, special features of fractures in children, joint injuries(dislocations,sublaxations, anterior articular fractures).


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• Pre and Post-operative Surgical Care; pre and post-operative care of surgical patient(specific preoperative problems,care in operating room, common and serious post-operative complications), types of anaesthesia (regional, local and general), care of the airway.


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• Soft Tissue Conditions; burns(pathophysiology ofburninjury,airway and lungs,life threatening events with major burns,care of burnt patient,complication of burns), soft tissue infections, soft tissue injuries, ulcers, gangrene.


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• Chest Conditions; obstruction of the airway, chest injuries: fracture ribs, flail chest, pneumothorax, cardiac tamponade, haemothorax, surgical emphysema, empyema, lung tumours, and breast conditions