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Everything on the site is organised under nine topics. Each topic page collects the guides, calculators, cases to clerk, OSCE stations and the free book for that subject, in the order to learn them.

Pre-operative assessmentAssess any patient before surgery in seven steps, with the risk scores that put a number on it.7 steps9 scoresVTEAntibioticsExplore topic →Liver, gallbladder & jaundiceBile acids, the three types of jaundice, liver function tests and the gallbladder patient.10 guides1 calculatorFree bookExplore topic →IV fluids & electrolytesWhat bag, how much and how fast: maintenance, resuscitation, replacement, sodium and potassium.Free book1 calculator2 stationsExplore topic →Acid–base & blood gasesRead any arterial blood gas in five steps: compensation, the anion gap and the surgical patterns.1 guide1 calculator10 casesExplore topic →Endocrine surgeryThe thyroid and the parathyroids: the neck lump, calcium, and the patient after a thyroidectomy.ThyroidParathyroidFree bookExplore topic →Bariatric & metabolic surgeryWho is a candidate, which operation, and the complications to recognise on the ward.1 guidePeer-reviewed chapterExplore topic →Hernia & the abdominal wallReducible, incarcerated or strangulated; inguinal or femoral; and when it needs a surgeon tonight.1 guide2 casesExplore topic →Acute abdomen & GI surgeryAbdominal pain, bowel obstruction, appendicitis and GI bleeding: the histories and the investigations.2 guides10 cases9 stationsExplore topic →Vascular & woundsVenous, arterial and neuropathic ulcers, the cold leg and the diabetic foot.1 guide3 cases1 stationExplore topic →Surgical oncologyHow cancer starts, spreads and is staged, the genes behind it, screening, the MDT, treatment and oncological emergencies.11 guides12-question quiz2 cheat sheetsExplore topic →

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