• Describes orderly decision-making in clinical practice of surgery in the outpatient clinic, hospital ward, or operating room. • Explains most cost-effective and expeditious way to manage a given clinical scenario. • Provides the pathway for making decisions, be it ordering a test or procedure, urgent or elective. • Easy to read, direct simple language, navigating the complex field of medical and surgical challenges. • Latest information on diagnostic tests, treatment protocols, and surgical options included in this second edition, while emphasizing the fundamentals of surgical practice. • Valuable ready-reference guide for medical students, house physicians, postgraduate students, junior surgeons, and other medical practitioners.