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General Surgery Exam Library
A FRACS-anchored general surgery library for the Generic Surgical Sciences Examination (GSSE) and the Fellowship Examination (FEX) written and clinical/viva components, globally mapped to FRCS(Gen Surg) Section 1/2 and the ABSITE, ABS Qualifying and Certifying exams, and FRCSC. Topics, written answers, clinical cases, and structured vivas share one verified curriculum identity. Educational exam preparation only — not medical advice.
94Topics
13Chapters
44SAQs
34Cases
34Vivas
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- Step 1Read a verified topicStart with Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm — Threshold, Surveillance, EVAR versus Open Repair, Rupture Strategy and Screening — its clinical claims checked against the sources they cite.Open the topic
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02Begin here
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- 01Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm — Threshold, Surveillance, EVAR versus Open Repair, Rupture Strategy and ScreeningFellowship-exam reference on abdominal aortic aneurysm — small-AAA surveillance versus early repair, RESCAN interval ladder, elective EVAR versus open durability crossover, IMPROVE rupture strategy, MASS/USPSTF/Swedish screening evidence, and ESVS-NICE-SVS guideline discordance. Global: FRACS, FRCS(Gen Surg), ABS, FRCSC.vascular
- 02Abdominal Compartment Syndrome (Surgical) — WSACS Definitions and Grades, Secondary Causes, Five-Arm Medical Management, Decompression, Open Abdomen and Fistula ArithmeticFellowship-exam reference on abdominal compartment syndrome — WSACS 2006/2013 definitions with I–IV grades and APP equation, primary/secondary/recurrent subtypes, ICU prevalence and etiology-specific mortality, fluid-first risk factors, six-organ pathophysiology with renal earliness, bladder-pressure measurement technique, the five-arm medical ladder with fluids/pressor doctrine, percutaneous drainage evidence, decompressive-laparotomy indications with trauma arithmetic, open-abdomen closure systems and fistula numbers, pancreatitis/burns/paediatric secondary disease, and exam pearls with evidence-honesty fences. Global: FRACS, FRCS(Gen Surg), ABS, FRCSC.abdomen
- 03Abdominal Trauma — Blunt & Penetrating: FAST-First Triage, CT Limits, Selective Non-operative Management and Primary RepairFellowship-exam reference on blunt and penetrating abdominal trauma — eFAST as rule-in triage, CT performance and its bowel-injury blind spot, seat-belt sign position, selective non-operative management of stab and gunshot wounds with failure clocks, laparoscopy yield, primary repair versus diversion for colon injury, missed diaphragmatic injury, short-course antibiotics, blunt solid-organ observation and PECARN-gated paediatric imaging. Global: FRACS, FRCS(Gen Surg), ABS, FRCSC.trauma
03Chapters
Curriculum map
13 chapters, 94 topics. Each card shows its topic count and how many of those are source-verified.
- 01vascular8 topics0
- 02abdomen15 topics0
- 03trauma9 topics0
- 04alimentary-tract17 topics0
- 05applied-science12 topics0
- 06surgical-critical-care12 topics0
- 07endocrine4 topics0
- 08breast8 topics0
- 09endoscopy2 topics0
- 10transplantation3 topics0
- 11skin-soft-tissue1 topic0
- 12thoracic2 topics0
- 13paediatric-surgery1 topic0
04Formats
How Gen Surg is practised
- Topics94Consultant-surgeon-depth topic guides across the GSSE/FEX curriculum domains.
- SAQs44FEX-style staged written scenarios with keyed decision points and model answers.
- Cases34Fellowship clinical-examination encounters with assessor keys.
- Vivas34Structured oral examination scripts mapped to examiner dimensions.
PubMed-cited claims · MCQ, SAQ, case and viva formats · Educational exam preparation only — not medical advice.