Crash Course: General Medicine
Edited by- Wilf Yeo, Professor of Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, Australia
- John Rees, MD, FRCP, Consultant Physician, Guy's Hospital
- Daniel Horton-Szar, BSc(Hons), MBBS(Hons), MRCGP, Northgate Medical Practice, Canterbury, Kent, UK
- Daniel Horton-Szar, BSc(Hons), MBBS(Hons), MRCGP, Northgate Medical Practice, Canterbury, Kent, UK
- Robert Parker, Specialist Registrar in Respiratory and General Internal Medicine, Oxford Deanery, Wycombe Hospital, High Wycombe, UK
- Asheesh Sharma, MA, BM BCh, MRCP, Specialist Registrar in Nephrology and General Internal Medicine, Royal Liverpool University Hospital, Liverpool, UK
Paperback, 544 Pages
Published: June 2008
Imprint: Mosby
ISBN: 978-0-7234-3461-0
Contents
- Part I: The patient presents with ...
Chest pain. Shortness of breath. Palpitations. Heart murmurs. Cough and haemopytsis. Pyrexia of unknown origin. Dyspepsia. Haematemesis and melaena. Change in bowel habit. Weight loss. Jaundice. Abdominal pain. Polyuria and polydipsia. Haematuria and proteinuria. Hypertension. Headache and facial pain. Joint disease. Skin diseases. Loss of consciousness. Confusional states. Acute neurological deficit. Lymphadenopathy and splenomegaly. Sensory and motor neurological deficits. Bruising and bleeding. Vertigo and dizziness. Anaemia.
Part II: Diseases and disorders
Cardiovascular system. Respiratory disease. Gastrointestinal and liver disease. Genitourinary system. Central nervous system. Metabolic and endocrine disorders. Musculoskeletal and skin disorders. Haematological disorders. Infectious diseases. Drug overdose.
Part III: History and examination
Taking a history. Examination of the patient. The clerking. Common investigations.
Part IV: Self-assessment
