How to be a Safe Consultant Vascular Surgeon from Day One: The Unofficial Guide to Passing the FRCS (VASC)

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This is a highly pragmatic and down-to-earth guide to the “real world” of vascular surgery, written to help trainees pass the FRCS (Vasc) Examination the first time around, hopefully with flying colours! Through clear and concise chapters, a review of relevant vascular surgery papers, a solid grounding in up-to-date and relevant UK and European guidelines, and mock examination questions, this book should give candidates a fighting chance at exam success. Using his early experience, and insight gained from senior consultant vascular surgeons and mentors, author James Forsyth dispenses both facts and pearls of wisdom as he takes the prospective vascular surgeon through the core topics pertinent to a day one vascular consultant. This guide specifically covers: “Building a strong foundation” with a focus on patient counselling, presentation skills, clear documentation, professionalism, and a foundational grasp of the key evidence base for vascular surgery“Core vascular surgery topics” from chronic limb-threatening ischaemia to aorto-iliac aneurysms to symptomatic carotid artery disease to chronic venous diseasePragmatic guide to the “bread & butter” vascular surgery operationsFifty mock SBA assessment questions and answers, and numerous mock FRCS short and long cases that are blended into reality-based discussions to draw out key learning points This book is essential to any budding vascular surgeon intending to sit the FRCS (Vasc) examinations, and those who are about to start off as real day one consultant vascular surgeons. Indeed, the FRCS (Vasc) Examination is a bridge to becoming a true consultant vascular surgeon, and this book therefore is a “must-read” for anyone looking to cross that bridge. Cover Half Title Title Page Copyright Page Dedication Contents Introduction Section One Strong Foundation 1. 20 Papers for FRCS (Plus a Few More) 2. Patient Counselling 3. Clear Documentation 4. Be Professional 5. How to Present a Vascular Patient Section Two Core Vascular Surgery Topics 6. Intermittent Claudication 7. Diabetic Foot Disease 8. Chronic Limb-Threatening Ischaemia (CLTI) 9. Acute Limb Ischaemia 10. Aortoiliac Aneurysms 11. Thoracoabdominal Aortic Aneurysm 12. Popliteal Aneurysm 13. Descending Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm 14. Type B Aortic Dissection 15. Symptomatic Carotid Artery Disease 16. Vascular Access 17. The IVDU Groin 18. Chronic Venous Disease 19. Lower Limb Venous Thromboembolism 20. Mesenteric Arterial Disease 21. Vascular Trauma 22. Vascular Graft and Endograft Infection Section Three “Bread & Butter” Vascular Surgery Operations 23. Open AAA Repair (Elective, Infra-Renal) 24. Carotid Endarterectomy 25. Common Femoral Endarterectomy 26. Femoral Above-Knee Popliteal Bypass: Reversed Ipsilateral GSV 27. Femoral Below-Knee Popliteal Bypass: Reversed Ipsilateral GSV 28. Femoral Embolectomy 29. Popliteal Embolectomy 30. Brachial Embolectomy 31. Lower-Limb Fasciotomy 32. Hallux Amputation 33. Foot Debridement 34. Transmetatarsal Amputation 35. Above-Knee Amputation 36. Below-Knee Amputation 37. Guillotine Amputation (Above Ankle) 38. GSV Endovenous Ablation 39. Saphenofemoral Junction Ligation, Great Saphenous Vein Stripping, and Multiple Stab Avulsions 40. Temporal Artery Biopsy 41. Brachiocephalic Fistula Creation 42. Peritoneal Dialysis Tube Insertion (Open) 43. Peritoneal Dialysis Tube Removal Section Four Single Best Answer Assessment 44. Questions 45. Answers Key References for Book Index