Official NUC CCMAS syllabus

SUG 401 — General Surgery I

SUG department course · Nigerian universities

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What you'll be able to do (official learning outcomes)

describe how to take detailed history
perform physical examination
investigate patients with surgical diseases
demonstrate competence in typical clinical presentation of surgery patients
explain diagnosis from symptoms and signs; and
discuss the multidisciplinary nature of surgical practice

Course contents

History and physical examination of the surgical patient. Physical signs in clinical surgery. Pre- operative preparation and post-operative care of patients. HIV-AIDS and the surgeon. COVID- 19 and the surgeon. Universal precautions. Safe surgery. Multi-disciplinary health care team approach. Principles of surgery. Herniae. Lumps.

Source: the Nigerian Universities Commission (NUC) Core Curriculum and Minimum Academic Standards (CCMAS). StudyOps loads this syllabus automatically when you study SUG 401.

SUG 401 — General Surgery I

What you'll be able to do (official learning outcomes)

Course contents

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