RACS GSSE Study Notes

Free preview study notes for RACS GSSE. Each note is mapped to a specific learning objective from the official RACS curriculum. The full set of RACS GSSE content (study notes, MCQs, AI-graded written and viva practice, and a curriculum tracker) is available inside Primex.

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Anatomy

• Breast Anatomy - Quadrants, Lymphatic Drainage, and Sentinel Node

Physiology

• Nutrition in Surgical Patients - Enteral vs Parenteral Nutrition and Nutritional Assessment

Pathology

• Adrenal Surgery: Phaeochromocytoma, Conn's Syndrome, Cushing's Syndrome & Adrenalectomy
• Bone Structure and Healing: Cortical vs Cancellous, Fracture Healing, Callus, and Influencing Factors

Microbiology, immunology and pharmacology

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Surgical principles and operative sciences

• Chest Trauma: Pneumothorax, Haemothorax, Flail Chest, and Cardiac Tamponade

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• Appendicitis and pilonidal disease, Alvarado/Appendicitis Inflammatory Response score, operative approach, pilonidal management
• Thyroid and parathyroid surgery, thyroidectomy technique, RLN injury, hypoparathyroidism, thyroid cancer, hyperparathyroidism localisation
• Upper GI and hepatobiliary cancers, hepatocellular carcinoma (screening, staging, transplant), gastric cancer (lymphadenectomy), pancreatic cancer (Whipple)
• Metabolic response to surgery, neuroendocrine, inflammatory and catabolic phases
• Perioperative care and surgical equipment, day surgery, ERAS, thromboembolism, stomas, diathermy, sutures, drains