One-page cheat sheets

The high-yield facts for each surgical topic on a single A4 page: key facts, how to diagnose, how to manage, what not to miss and the exam pearls. Free to print, download as a PDF and share with your group.

Cheat sheetAcute appendicitisThe commonest surgical emergency

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Cheat sheetGallstones and cholecystitisFrom biliary colic to cholangitis

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Cheat sheetObstructive jaundicePainless jaundice is cancer until proven otherwise

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Cheat sheetAcute pancreatitisDiagnose, predict severity, resuscitate

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Cheat sheetBowel obstructionDrip and suck, but know when to operate

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Cheat sheetAbdominal wall herniasAnatomy, risks and repair

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Cheat sheetUpper GI bleedingResuscitate, risk-score, scope

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Cheat sheetThe breast lumpTriple assessment for every lump

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Cheat sheetThyroid and parathyroidNodules, cancer, calcium and complications

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Cheat sheetVascular emergenciesAneurysms, ischaemic limbs, compartment syndrome

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Cheat sheetTrauma: the primary survey<C>ABCDE: treat as you find

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Cheat sheetPost-operative complicationsKnow them by the day they appear

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Cheat sheetCancer basics and stagingThe language of oncology on one page

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Cheat sheetInherited cancer syndromesThe genes behind family cancers, and the surgery that prevents them

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How to use them

Read the sheet the night before a ward round, an OSCE or an exam. Then test yourself with the questions for that topic and watch your mastery map fill with colour. Every sheet links to the full teaching page when you want the detail.