Description
Key Features:
- Succinct case studies presented in an easy-to-read format, listing patient history, examination and investigations
- Illustrated where appropriate with photographs and explanatory line diagrams
- Questions at the end of each case prompt readers to consider their options for diagnosis, further investigation and management
- Answer pages then guide readers through the clinician's sequence of thoughts and actions
- A broad range of common conditions is covered, from anaphylaxis to seizure, including COVID-19 related aspects where applicable, together with more unusual presentations
Table of Contents
Abbreviations. Case 1: Acute Confusion. Case 2: Apparent Adverse Drug Reaction. Case 3: Shortness of Breath and a Cough. Case 4: Collapse and Confusion in a Young Woman. Case 5: Drowsy After a Fall. Case 6: Constipation with Confusion. Case 7: Diarrhoea Following Antibiotics. Case 8: Worsening Delirium. Case 9: Swollen Glands and Hearing Impairment. Case 10: Nose Bleed (Epistaxis) Following an Operation. Case 11: Deliberate Self-Harm with Antifreeze. Case 12: Right-Sided Chest Pain. Case 13: A Case of Deliberate Self-Harm. Case 14: Lymphadenopathy and Malaise. Case 15: Loss of Consciousness in Diabetes. Case 16: Fevers, Weight Loss, and Night Sweats. Case 17: The Ill Returning Traveller. Case 18: An Atypical Seizure. Case 19: Delirium and Urinary Symptoms. Case 20: Headache in Pregnancy. Case 21: Epigastric Pain and Vomiting. Case 22: Fever in a Returning Traveller. Case 23: Shortness of Breath during a Sickle Cell Crisis. Case 24: Chest Pain Radiating to the Back. Case 25: Shortness of Breath. Case 26: Recurrent Abdominal Pain. Case 27: A Persistent Cough. Case 28: Bloody Diarrhoea. Case 29: Progressive Dysphagia in a Patient with Known Malignancy. Case 30: Progressive Lower Limb Weakness. Case 31: Seizure and Agitation. Case 32: Substance Misuse. Case 33: Unilateral Leg Swelling. Case 34: Vomiting Caused by Norovirus. Case 35: Fever and Sore Throat. Case 36: A Couple with Headaches and Vomiting. Case 37: Recurring Dizziness with Exercise. Case 38: Palpitations and Collapse. Case 39: Shortness of Breath in a Young Non-Smoker. Case 40: ‘Indigestion’ with Radiating Pain. Case 41: Memory Loss and Unsteadiness. Case 42: Ecchymosis. Case 43: Petechiae and Limb Weakness. Case 44: Acute Breathlessness. Case 45: Dysphagia and Shallow Breathing. Case 46: Painful Ankles and Rash. Case 47: Collapse Associated with a Headache. Case 48: Blisters and Itchy Skin. Case 49: Postoperative Hypotension. Case 50: Drowsiness Bordering on Coma. Case 51: Anxiety with Graves’ Disease. Case 52: Episodic Anxiety and Headache. Case 53: Cough, Fever, and Shortness of Breath. Case 54: Shortness of Breath Following a Fall. Case 55: A Lady with Fatigue. Case 56: Haematuria and Flank Pain. Case 57: Bradycardia and Malaise. Case 58: Swelling of Lower Limbs. Case 59: Haemoptysis and Shortness of Breath. Case 60: Headache and Eyelid Drooping. Case 61: Knee Swelling and Pain. Case 62: Lower Abdominal Pain. Case 63: Abdominal Pain, Bruising, and Confusion. Case 64: Jaundice and Pruritis. Case 65: Bleeding Gums and Nose. Case 66: Palpitations and Shortness of Breath. Case 67: Shortness of Breath and Pedal Oedema. Case 68: Sharp Central Chest Pain. Case 69: Chest Pain with Fever, Malaise, and Myalgia. Case 70: Deteriorating Renal Function. Case 71: Petechial Rash and Loss of Consciousness. Case 72: Wheeze and Productive Cough. Case 73: Flu-Like Illness and Generalised Weakness. Case 74: Fever and a Murmur. Case 75: Wheeze and Shortness of Breath. Case 76: Red Eyes and Sight Impairment. Case 77: Severe Abdominal Pain and Fever. Case 78: Rash and Flu-Like Symptoms. Case 79: Substance Abuse and Agitation. Case 80: Generalised Rash and Malaise. Case 81: Coffee-Ground Vomiting. Case 82: Blurred Vision with Headache. Case 83: Pruritic Rash and Alopecia. Case 84: Abdominal Pain, Diarrhoea, and Fever. Case 85: Progressive Dysphagia and Muscle Stiffness. Case 86: Headache and Double Vision. Case 87: Defective Vision and Eye Pain. Case 88: Back Pain and Weight Loss. Case 89: Abdominal Pain Following Alcohol Binge. Case 90: Abdominal Pain, Malaise, and Fever. Case 91: Respiratory Distress and Oedema. Case 92: Night Sweats, Polyuria, and Polydipsia. Case 93: Painful Shoulder and Malaise. Case 94: Facial Rash. Case 95: Self-Limiting Generalised Seizures. Case 96: Target-Like Rash and Fever. Case 97: Seizure. Case 98: Loss of Pain Sensation. Case 99: Shortness of Breath in a Returning Traveller. Case 100: A Woman "Off Her Legs". Index.
