Full Description
This book presents 100 cases arranged by specialty area, such as radiology, clinical chemistry, haematology and cardiology, as well as a random section of miscellaneous cases. Questions related to each case prompt the reader to consider how the medical data presented might be correctly understood.
Contents
Section 1: Clinical Chemistry 1. Case 1: Elderly woman with history of vomiting 2. Case 2: Elderly man with shortness of breath 3. Case 3: Woman with headache 4. Case 4: Elderly man with a cough 5. Case 5: Woman with abdominal pain 6. Case 6: Depressed elderly man 7. Case 7: Teenager with headache and vomiting 8. Case 8: Man with severe vomiting 9. Case 9: Man found semi-conscious 10. Case 10: Young woman with aspirin overdose 11. Case 11: Asthmatic male with cough 12. Case 12: Man with renal failure 13. Case 13: Teenager with colicky pain 14. Case 14: Man with diabetes mellitus 15. Case 15: Elderly man with dysuria 16. Case 16: Middle-aged woman with tiredness 17. Case 17: Middle-aged man with shortness of breath 18. Case 18: Elderly woman admitted following a fall 19. Case 19: Elderly man with nocturia 20. Case 20: Man with severe headaches 21. Case 21: Elderly confused woman 22. Case 22: Middle-aged woman feeling tired 23. Case 23: Woman with irregular periods 24. Case 24: Man with painful knees Section 2: Radiology 25. Case 25: Woman with abdominal pain 26. Case 26: Woman with cough and weight loss 27. Case 27: Middle-aged woman with difficulty in swallowing 28. Case 28: Young man with chest pain 29. Case 29: Young woman with loss of vision 30. Case 30: Middle-aged man with shortness of breath 31. Case 31: Elderly woman with weight loss 32. Case 32: Elderly woman with shortness of breath 33. Case 33: Elderly woman with diabetes 34. Case 34: Middle-aged woman with a cough 35. Case 35: Man with a bloody cough 36. Case 36: Middle-aged man with a cough 37. Case 37: Elderly man with headache 38. Case 38: Elderly man with pain in the hip 39. Case 39: Woman with headache and vomiting 40. Case 40: Elderly woman with epigastric pain 41. Case 41: Elderly man with shortness of breath 42. Case 42: Woman with abdominal pain 43. Case 43: Middle-aged woman with swelling in hands and feet 44. Case 44: Middle-aged man with confusion 45. Case 45: Elderly woman with upper limb weakness 46. Case 46: Nasogastric feeding on the stroke unit Section 3: Haematology 47. Case 47: Elderly woman with constipation 48. Case 48: Young woman with profound fatigue 49. Case 49: Middle-aged man with lethargy 50. Case 50: Teenager with chest pain 51. Case 51: Elderly woman with light-headedness 52. Case 52: Elderly woman with anaemia 53. Case 53: Middle-aged woman with anaemia 54. Case 54: Confused elderly woman 55. Case 55: Elderly woman with bruising 56. Case 56: Elderly man with hip pain 57. Case 57: Teenager with unexplained bruises 58. Case 58: Teenager with panic attacks 59. Case 59: Elderly man with nose bleeds 60. Case 60: Teenager with a swollen knee 61. Case 61: Woman with a heavy period 62. Case 62: Young woman with leg pain and swelling 63. Case 63: Elderly woman with fever and lethargy 64. Case 64: Woman with emergency hip repair 65. Case 65: Middle-aged woman with right-sided weakness 66. Case 66: Middle-aged man with increasing tiredness 67. Case 67: Elderly man with abnormal blood test results 68. Case 68: Middle-aged man with cellulitis Section 4: Cardiology 69. Case 69: Elderly man with palpitations 70. Case 70: Elderly man with chest pain 71. Case 71: Middle-aged man with syncope 72. Case 72: Middle-aged woman with chest pain 73. Case 73: Middle-aged man with light headedness 74. Case 74: Young woman with palpitations 75. Case 75: Elderly woman with chest pain 76. Case 76: Elderly man with syncope 77. Case 77: Middle-aged woman with chest pain 78. Case 78: Young woman with syncope 79. Case 79: Middle-aged man with abdominal pain 80. Case 80: Elderly man with palpitations 81. Case 81: Elderly woman with fever and weight loss 82. Case 82: Young man with shortness of breath 83. Case 83: Young man undergoing army medical 84. Case 84: Woman with increasing shortness of breath 85. Case 85: Elderly man with atrial fibrillation 86. Case 86: Elderly man with kidney disease 87. Case 87: Young man with central chest pain 88. Case 88: Young man with palpitations Section 5: Miscellaneous 89. Case 89: Elderly woman with COPD 90. Case 90: Elderly man with increasing confusion 91. Case 91: Elderly man with respiratory distress 92. Case 92: Young woman with cough 93. Case 93: Elderly man with progressive leg swelling 94. Case 94: Woman suspected of attempted suicide 95. Case 95: Man with chest pain and weight loss 96. Case 96: Young woman with pain in her legs and back 97. Case 97: Middle-aged man with severe headache 98. Case 98: Middle-aged man with epigastric pain 99. Case 99: Elderly woman with fever and mild confusion 100. Case 100: Elderly woman admitted following a fall
