TY  - BOOK
AU  - Kerry Layne, 
AU  - Henry Fok
AU  -  Adam Nabeebaccus
TI  - 100 Cases in Acute Medicine : 100 Cases
SN  - 1444135198
PY  - 2012///
CY  - London 
PB  - 	CRC Press
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N2  - A 32-year-old Caucasian lady was admitted to hospital following a collapse at the gym. Her friends described the patient falling to the floor while exercising on the rowing machine, followed by twitching of her arms and legs and a period of being unrousable. You are the medic on duty...

100 Cases in Acute Medicine presents 100 acute conditions commonly seen by medical students and junior doctors in the emergency department, or on the ward, or in the community setting. A succinct summary of the patient's history, examination, and initial investigations, including photographs where relevant, is followed by questions on the diagnosis and management of each case. The answer includes a detailed discussion of each topic, with further illustration where appropriate, providing an essential revision aid as well as a practical guide for students and junior doctors.

Making clinical decisions and choosing the best course of action is one of the most challenging and difficult parts of training to become a doctor. These cases will teach students and junior doctors to recognize important clinical symptoms and signs, and to develop their diagnostic and management skills; Common terms and phrases:


109/L Haemoglobin abdominal pain abnormalities acidosis airway alcohol antibiotics antibody Arterial blood gas assessment atrial biopsy bleeding blood pressure C-reactive protein cardiac cardiovascular cause cent on room chest pain chest X-ray chest X-ray shows chronic clinical Creatinine develop diagnosis disease drug emergency department examinations are unremarkable fever g/dL Platelets glucose Haemoglobin heart failure heart rate hepatitis high-dependency hyperkalaemia hypertension hyponatraemia hypotension infection initial intravenous fluids InVestIgatIons Normal range IU/L keY PoInts lesions liver lung lymphadenopathy malignancy man’s manage this patient medical history mg once daily mg/L mmHg mmol/L C-reactive protein mmol/L Creatinine mmol/L Potassium mmol/L Urea monitoring neurological Normal range White oxygen paracetamol performed Platelets pneumonia pulmonary oedema ramipril range White cells rash renal failure renal function respiratory rate risk room air SaO2 seizure sepsis shortness of breath signs Sodium symptoms syndrome tachycardia temperature therapy treatment underlying unwell Urea urinary urine venous vomiting woman has presented
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