{"id":4,"date":"2018-11-27T09:16:54","date_gmt":"2018-11-27T09:16:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thinklikeasurgeon.co.uk\/index.php\/home\/"},"modified":"2021-08-04T01:58:08","modified_gmt":"2021-08-04T01:58:08","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/thinklikeasurgeon.co.uk\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"4\" class=\"elementor elementor-4\" data-elementor-settings=\"[]\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c50838b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c50838b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bdca76a\" data-id=\"bdca76a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f3942a4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f3942a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">THINK LIKE A SURGEON<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15e5b91 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"15e5b91\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-706074e elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"706074e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><p style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 21pt; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;\"><strong>Welcome to&nbsp;our website, thinklikeasurgeon, a&nbsp;platform for hosting our e-book, an&nbsp;interactive,&nbsp;high quality, General Surgery teaching resource. We are a group of speciality registrars training in the Department of&nbsp;<\/strong><span style=\"font-style: inherit;\"><b><span style=\"font-size: 10.5pt;\">General Surgery<\/span><span style=\"font-style: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span><strong style=\"font-style: inherit;\">at Ninewells hospital, NHS Tayside.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 21pt; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;\"><span style=\"font-style: inherit;\"><b><strong style=\"font-style: inherit;\">We are approached by&nbsp;keen trainees and nurse practitioners regularly, seeking learning&nbsp;opportunities. That&#8217;s what&nbsp; motivated us to create this content. The following sections are&nbsp;<\/strong><\/b><\/span><strong style=\"font-style: inherit;\">broadly divided into Emergency and Ward-based management chapters. We have kept&nbsp;things simple and concise.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 21pt; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;\"><strong style=\"font-style: inherit;\">Our<\/strong><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\"><b>&nbsp;sole purpose is to improve your knowledge and confidence&nbsp;in dealing with surgical admissions.&nbsp;<\/b><\/span><b style=\"font-style: inherit;\">We hope you&nbsp;enjoy our startup website. It is a work in progress and any feedback or suggestion&nbsp;is very welcome.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/b><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5c31627 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5c31627\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-custom\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a46f734\" data-id=\"a46f734\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-97bd557 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"97bd557\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-large\">FLOWCHARTS - <\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-649e61f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"649e61f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><p>This section is designed as a guide to reviewing patients in the emergency setting. Abdominal pain is the most common presenting symptom in General Surgery.<\/p><p>In each &#8216;region of the abdomen&#8217;, you will find a flowchart illustrating the initial investigations and management, along with a list of differentials to guide your thought process.<\/p><p>Next to the flowchart, you will find clickable links to severity grading scores, fluid guidelines and more..<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b72b2c4\" data-id=\"b72b2c4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6917bc2 elementor-align-justify elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"6917bc2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/thinklikeasurgeon.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Flowchart-RUQ-pain.pdf\" class=\"elementor-button-link elementor-button elementor-size-sm\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">RIGHT UPPER QUADRANT<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-966cf18 elementor-align-justify elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"966cf18\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/thinklikeasurgeon.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Flowchart-Epigastric-pain.pdf\" class=\"elementor-button-link elementor-button elementor-size-sm\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">EPIGASTRIC REGION<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-94df368 elementor-align-justify elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"94df368\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/thinklikeasurgeon.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Flowchart-Flank-pain.pdf\" class=\"elementor-button-link elementor-button elementor-size-sm\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">LUMBAR REGION\/BACK<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f73107a elementor-align-justify elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"f73107a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/thinklikeasurgeon.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Flowchart-RIF-pain.pdf\" class=\"elementor-button-link elementor-button elementor-size-sm\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">RIGHT ILIAC FOSSA<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-042d816\" data-id=\"042d816\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff2a33b elementor-align-justify elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"ff2a33b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/thinklikeasurgeon.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Flowchart-LUQ-pain.pdf\" class=\"elementor-button-link elementor-button elementor-size-sm\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">LEFT UPPER QUADRANT<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a9f01ea elementor-align-justify elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"a9f01ea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/thinklikeasurgeon.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Flowchart-Central-Abdominal-pain.pdf\" class=\"elementor-button-link elementor-button elementor-size-sm\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">CENTRAL ABDOMEN<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74e8544 elementor-align-justify elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"74e8544\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/thinklikeasurgeon.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Flowchart-Suprapubic-pain.pdf\" class=\"elementor-button-link elementor-button elementor-size-sm\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">SUPRAPUBIC REGION<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d08f10 elementor-align-justify elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"5d08f10\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/thinklikeasurgeon.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Flowchart-LIF-pain.pdf\" class=\"elementor-button-link elementor-button elementor-size-sm\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">LEFt ILIAC FOSSA<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-51af88c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"51af88c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4ecf27f\" data-id=\"4ecf27f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-0884960 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0884960\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-cc69d09\" data-id=\"cc69d09\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf34c30 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cf34c30\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-xl\">CHAPTERS - <\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-f3c8426\" data-id=\"f3c8426\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa8ce85 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"aa8ce85\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><p>There are 15 chapters in this version of the THINK e-book. Out of these, TEN chapters cover Emergency General Surgery topics such as abdominal pain (nine regions of the abdomen), Abscesses and Gastro-intestinal bleeding.\u00a0 The remaining chapters cover topics related to post operative management and management of patients on the wards.\u00a0<\/p><p>Each topic has been covered using a systematic approach<span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\"> starting with anatomy, pathophysiology, relevant investigations, complications and management. At the end of each topic you will find links to radiology resources and one eminent guideline for further reading (should you wish to read further).\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2009cc4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2009cc4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT CHAPTERS: <\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-85f929a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"85f929a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-99d7bea\" data-id=\"99d7bea\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8bd018d elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"8bd018d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/thinklikeasurgeon.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Right-Upper-Quadrant.pdf\" class=\"elementor-button-link elementor-button elementor-size-sm\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">RIGHT UPPER QUADRANT<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cd66694 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cd66694\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><p>RIGHT UPPER QUADRANT &#8211;\u00a0<span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; letter-spacing: 0px;\">This chapter covers key differentials in the RUQ such as biliary disease and\u00a0 pancreatico-biliary malignancies.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-ad40956\" data-id=\"ad40956\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-284c216 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"284c216\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/thinklikeasurgeon.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Epigastric-region.pdf\" class=\"elementor-button-link elementor-button elementor-size-sm\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">EPIGASTRIC REGION<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b0abdf1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b0abdf1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><p>EPIGASTRIC REGION &#8211;\u00a0<span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; letter-spacing: 0px;\">This chapter covers key differentials in the epigastric region such as pancreatitis and peptic-ulcer disease.<\/span><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; letter-spacing: 0px;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-5474245 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5474245\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-46c4353\" data-id=\"46c4353\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f89afad elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"f89afad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/thinklikeasurgeon.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Left-Upper-Quadrant.pdf\" class=\"elementor-button-link elementor-button elementor-size-sm\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">LEFT UPPER QUADRANT<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c88885f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c88885f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><p>LEFT UPPER QUADRANT &#8211;\u00a0<span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; letter-spacing: 0px;\">This chapter covers key differentials in the left upper quadrant such as chest trauma (rib fractures), splenic injuries and ischaemic colitis.<\/span><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0px;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-60bceae\" data-id=\"60bceae\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-485025f elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"485025f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/thinklikeasurgeon.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Flank-regionBack-.pdf\" class=\"elementor-button-link elementor-button elementor-size-sm\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">LUMBAR REGIONS\/BACK<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca6b063 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ca6b063\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><p>LUMBAR REGION\/BACK &#8211; <span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; letter-spacing: 0px;\">This chapter covers key differentials in patients that present with loin\/back pain. Most importantly, AAA and urological emergencies.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-c5e713e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c5e713e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-7b2e462\" data-id=\"7b2e462\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ae34df elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"9ae34df\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/thinklikeasurgeon.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Central-Abdominal-region.pdf\" class=\"elementor-button-link elementor-button elementor-size-sm\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">CENTRAL ABDOMEN<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-96bbb2f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"96bbb2f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><p>CENTRAL ABDOMEN &#8211;\u00a0<span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; letter-spacing: 0px;\">This chapter covers key differentials in the central abdomen or umbilical region such as small bowel obstruction, mesenteric ischemia (acute and chronic) and ventral hernias.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3496fb1\" data-id=\"3496fb1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2402f71 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"2402f71\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/thinklikeasurgeon.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Right-Iliac-Fossa-.pdf\" class=\"elementor-button-link elementor-button elementor-size-sm\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">RIGHT ILIAC FOSSA<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2663044 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2663044\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><p>RIGHT ILIAC FOSSA &#8211;\u00a0<span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; letter-spacing: 0px;\">This chapter covers key differentials in the RIF such as appendicitis, Gynaecological emergencies (Ovarian torsion and ectopic pregnancy), groin hernias, Inflammatory bowel disease and urological emergencies.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-604f785 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"604f785\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3714dac\" data-id=\"3714dac\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ffa0a7 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"1ffa0a7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/thinklikeasurgeon.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Left-Iliac-Fossa.pdf\" class=\"elementor-button-link elementor-button elementor-size-sm\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">LEFT ILIAC FOSSA<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6832bb8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6832bb8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><p>LEFT ILIAC FOSSA &#8211;\u00a0<span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; letter-spacing: 0px;\">This chapter covers key differentials in the left iliac fossa such as different types of colitis including diverticulitis, groin hernias, urological and gynaecological emergencies.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-cb1a0d3\" data-id=\"cb1a0d3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-20104c8 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"20104c8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/thinklikeasurgeon.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Suprapubic-region.pdf\" class=\"elementor-button-link elementor-button elementor-size-sm\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">SUPRAPUBIC REGION<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a653db8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a653db8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><p>SUPRAPUBIC REGION &#8211;\u00a0<span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; letter-spacing: 0px;\">This chapter covers key differentials in the suprapubic region such as Diverticlutis (The sigmoid can be very floppy), Bladder outflow obstruction and urological emergencies such as prostatitis.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-67cf6d3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"67cf6d3\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-b26a443\" data-id=\"b26a443\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad476ad elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"ad476ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/thinklikeasurgeon.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/G.I.-BLEED-1.pdf\" class=\"elementor-button-link elementor-button elementor-size-sm\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">GASTROINTESTINAL BLEEDING<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-550bbe6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"550bbe6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><p>GASTROINTESTINAL BLEEDING &#8211;\u00a0<span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; letter-spacing: 0px;\">This chapter covers G.I. Bleeding. Lower GI Bleeding is covered in more detail.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-aade00f\" data-id=\"aade00f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5236f85 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"5236f85\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/thinklikeasurgeon.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Abscesses-.pdf\" class=\"elementor-button-link elementor-button elementor-size-sm\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">ABSCESSES<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d2cd86 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6d2cd86\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><p>ABSCESSES &#8211;\u00a0<span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; letter-spacing: 0px;\">This chapter is your go-to-guide for when you review an abscess. Everything you need to know about the types of abscesses seen by General surgeons is in this chapter. Beware the ischiorectal abscess, minimum skin changes but maximum internal damage. These patients are often septic because the ischiorectal space is a massive dead space allowing all that pus to brew internally.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6793ed6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6793ed6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">WARD BASED CHAPTERS: <\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-fc4fb6b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fc4fb6b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-2232498\" data-id=\"2232498\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-284e22f elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"284e22f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/thinklikeasurgeon.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Surgical-drains.pdf\" class=\"elementor-button-link elementor-button elementor-size-sm\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">SURGICAL DRAINS - CHEST &amp; ABDOMEN<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b9544e2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b9544e2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;\">Surgical drains can be challenging to say the least. At your stage, the most important aspect of drain management is understanding how to examine a drain and when to seek senior advice. In this chapter, you will learn just that!<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-f5ddfae\" data-id=\"f5ddfae\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d2dc7f6 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"d2dc7f6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/thinklikeasurgeon.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Understanding-Stomas.pdf\" class=\"elementor-button-link elementor-button elementor-size-sm\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">UNDERSTANDING STOMAS<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1991c12 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1991c12\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><p>Stomas are openings on the patients abdomen that can be connected to different parts of the digestive tract or urological tract. We will focus on the former. Most important lesson we have learnt over the years is to remind ourselves of the physiology of the GI tract.&nbsp;<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-b8776cb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b8776cb\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-fbb5b19\" data-id=\"fbb5b19\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-87d0f33 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"87d0f33\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/thinklikeasurgeon.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Nutrition-in-surgical-patients.pdf\" class=\"elementor-button-link elementor-button elementor-size-sm\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">NUTRITION IN SURGICAL PATIENTs<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a9a3bd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3a9a3bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Most people are scared of nutrition in the peri-operative period. Granted, it can become complicated but in this chapter, we have summarised the salient features of nutrition in a surgical patient. (Thanks to a comprehensive review from the book on Care of the critically ill surgical patients)<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-7486c4c\" data-id=\"7486c4c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43aa561 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"43aa561\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/thinklikeasurgeon.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Assessment-of-unwell-patient.pdf\" class=\"elementor-button-link elementor-button elementor-size-sm\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">ASSESSMENT of an unwell patient<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f33c97 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8f33c97\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><p>One of the most crucial aspect of any clinical job is to identify an unwell patient and intervene before things go out of hand. There is no fast way to learn this, only with repeated practise.Remember though,\u00a0 when in doubt, ask for help!<span style=\"letter-spacing: 0px;\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0px;\">In this chapter, we have highlighted our thought process for when we review an unwell patient.<\/span><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0px;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-0249fe3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0249fe3\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THINK LIKE A SURGEON Welcome to&nbsp;our website, thinklikeasurgeon, a&nbsp;platform for hosting our e-book, an&nbsp;interactive,&nbsp;high quality, General Surgery teaching resource. 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