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MBBS DegreeFaculty of Faculty of Medical, Health & Clinical SciencesMedicine & Surgery
SURG 401: Principles of General Surgery & Operative Foundations (400 Level)
Fundamental surgical principles: theatre asepsis, wound healing, surgical nutrition, shock, fluid-electrolyte balance, surgical infections, and hernia management.
Course Overview
Fundamental surgical principles: theatre asepsis, wound healing, surgical nutrition, shock, fluid-electrolyte balance, surgical infections, and hernia management. Curriculum Structure & Core Modules: • 1. Operating Theatre Protocols, Surgical Asepsis, Sterilization, Scrubbing &...
What You'll Learn
- Demonstrate strict surgical hand scrub, sterile gowning, gloving, and operating theatre protocols.
- Classify surgical wounds and formulate evidence-based wound care and debridement plans.
- Differentiate and manage hypovolemic, septic, cardiogenic, and neurogenic shock in surgical patients.
- Calculate fluid and electrolyte requirements in pre- and post-operative surgical patients.
- Diagnose acute appendicitis, generalized peritonitis, and bowel obstruction and describe emergency surgical care.
Requirements
- Passing of 2nd Professional MBBS Part I / 300L clearance
Degree Programme Curriculum Context
This course is a curriculum unit of the Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) degree framework in Nigeria.
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Course Curriculum
Open-access academic curriculum. All foundational lectures available to read free.
8 Chapters
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1. Operating Theatre Protocols, Surgical Asepsis, Sterilization, Scrubbing & Gowning: Structural Principles & Pathophysiological Derangements
SURG 401 • 400L • Surgery • Chapter 1 • Lecture 1 Operating Theatre Protocols, Surgical Asepsis, Sterilization, Scrubbing & Gowning: Structural Principles, Functional Architecture & Pathophysiological Derangements Curriculum Reference: SURG 401: Principles of General Surgery & Operative Foundations (400 Level) • General Surgery & The Acute Abdomen • MDCN / NUC...
2. Operating Theatre Protocols, Surgical Asepsis, Sterilization, Scrubbing & Gowning: Clinical Semiology, Differential Diagnosis & Evidence-Based Management
SURG 401 • 400L • Surgery • Chapter 1 • Lecture 2 Operating Theatre Protocols, Surgical Asepsis, Sterilization, Scrubbing & Gowning: Clinical Semiology, Differential Diagnosis & Evidence-Based Bedside Management Curriculum Reference: SURG 401: Principles of General Surgery & Operative Foundations (400 Level) • MDCN Professional MBBS Exam / UK GMC MLA / USMLE Clinic...
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3. Operating Theatre Protocols, Surgical Asepsis, Sterilization, Scrubbing & Gowning: Formative Clinical Case Assessment
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8 Chapters
16 Lectures
1 week
Skill Level intermediate
Taught in English
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Category: University - Medicine & Surgery
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