FRACS General Surgery interactive diagrams

14 interactive teaching figures mapped to 7 FRACS General Surgery learning objectives. Each diagram opens inside the matching note in Primex.

Section colorectal

ERAS protocols — evidence basis (ERAS Society 2023), nutrition prehabilitation, minimising ileus, early mobilisation

FRACSGS_SEPSIS_5 Davenport acid-base diagram + Anion gap and delta ratio

Davenport acid-base diagram + Anion gap and delta ratio — identify and manage the critically ill surgical patient including resuscitation, organ support and nutritional needs

Section endocrine

Thyroid cancer — papillary, follicular, medullary, anaplastic — staging, total thyroidectomy, RAI, RLN monitoring

FRACSGS_ENDOCRINE_1 Hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis

Hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis — describe common surgical pathologies of thyroid, parathyroid, adrenal, pancreas, and gut endocrine organs

Section sepsis

Intra-abdominal sepsis — source control principles, open abdomen technique, temporary closure, nutrition

FRACSGS_SEPSIS_4 Coagulation cascade + Shock & sepsis haemodynamic profiles + Complement cascade & hypersensitivity I–IV

Coagulation cascade + Shock & sepsis haemodynamic profiles + Complement cascade & hypersensitivity I–IV — describe the pathophysiology of sepsis, multi-organ dysfunction syndrome and the systemic inflammatory response syndrome

Surgical infections — SSI classification (CDC), SSI risk factors, NSTI histology (Group A strep, mixed flora)

FRACSGS_SEPSIS_2 Antimicrobial PK/PD targets

Antimicrobial PK/PD targets — describe infectious pathologies likely to be associated with surgically treated diseases

Section trauma

ATLS primary and secondary survey — ABCDE, team leadership, simultaneous assessment

FRACSGS_TRAUMA_4 Coagulation cascade + Sodium & water disorders + IV fluid composition

Coagulation cascade + Sodium & water disorders + IV fluid composition — take a systematic approach to the assessment and resuscitation of the trauma patient — identify and manage immediately life-threatening injuries

Fluid and electrolyte management — goal-directed therapy, blood transfusion thresholds (TRICC), massive transfusion

FRACSGS_TRAUMA_3 ABG interpretation algorithm + Acute kidney injury staging + Shock & sepsis haemodynamic profiles + Oxygen delivery & consumption (DO₂/VO₂)

ABG interpretation algorithm + Acute kidney injury staging + Shock & sepsis haemodynamic profiles + Oxygen delivery & consumption (DO₂/VO₂) — describe the pathophysiology of shock, acute brain injury, respiratory failure, sepsis, renal failure, multi organ failure, and burns

Section bariatric

Bariatric surgery — sleeve gastrectomy, Roux-en-Y gastric bypass, LAGB, metabolic outcomes and complications

FRACSGS_BARIATRIC_1 Glucose homeostasis

Glucose homeostasis — describe the pathophysiology of obesity and metabolic syndrome

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