Contents:

Breast Lumps

Weight Gain

Weight Loss

BIOCHEMICAL PRESENTATIONS

Blood Urea Nitrogen Chapter 107 Hypercalcaemia Chapter 108 Hyperglycaemia

Hyperkalaemia

Hypokalaemia

Hypocalcaemia

Hypomagnesaemia

Metabolic Acidosis

Metabolic Alkalosis

Respiratory Acidosis

Respiratory Alkalosis

HAEMATOLOGICAL PRESENTATIONS

Anaemia

Hypernatraemia

Hyponatraemia

Hypoglycaemia

Clotting Disorders

Leucocytosis Chapter 123 Leucopenia Chapter 124 Polycythaemia

Being able to make a correct diagnosis is one of the key aspects of every medical student's and junior doctor's clinical training. Problem-based learning is increasingly being used to focus on the causes behind the presentation of a clinical feature. The Third Edition of this best-selling book is packed full of information to help the reader move from a presenting problem to an accurate diagnosis.Covers 126 common presenting problems in both medicine and surgery in a consistent formatEach topic includes a list of all common causes of the conditionKey features of the various permutations are clearly discussedIncludes a targeted guide to the relevant general and specific follow-up investigations which should be carried out as appropriateNow printed in colour throughout, with the relative frequency of the various conditions illustrated by colour coding, indicating common, occasional or rare causes. Important geographical variations are also highlightedSeven new chapters including rashes, thirst, and tirednessTwo new sections on the differential diagnosis of biochemical and haematological disorders provide a ready check when reviewing abnormal resultsEach chapter ends with a key points section to highlight major aspects of the diagnosisAn enlarged author team represents both medicine and surgery Common terms and phrases: abdominal abnormalities abscess acromegaly acute anaemia aneurysm artery ascites associated avascular necrosis biopsy bladder bleeding blood bone bowel bronchial carcinoma carcinoma cardiac failure cause cell cervical Check chest chronic common complain Congenital Crohn’s disease Cushing’s syndrome cyanosis cyst deformity diabetes diagnosis diarrhoea digital rectal examination discharge disorders Diverticular disease drug dysphagia embolism ESR Hb examination finger fractures gastrointestinal glucose goitre haematemesis haematuria haemorrhage hepatomegaly hernia Herpes hypercalcaemia hypertension hypoglycaemia hypothyroidism infarction infection Inflammatory injury inthe INVESTIGATIONS FBC jaundice joint lesions LFTs liver localised lymphadenopathy malignancy Metabolic muscle Neoplastic nerve neurological neuropathy nodes obstruction occur oedema oesophageal ofthe onset Osteoarthritis pain palpable pancreatitis patient peripheral polycythaemia polyuria present prostate pulmonary pyrexia rare rectal renal failure respiratory result Rheumatoid arthritis secondary Serum signs skin SPECIFIC INVESTIGATIONS splenomegaly suggest swelling symptoms tenderness thrombosis thyroid trauma tumour U&Es ulcers urethral urine usually vascular Viral vomiting weight loss