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14 HIV infection and AIDS G. Maartens Clinical examination in HIV disease Epidemiology Global epidemic and regional patterns Modes of transmission Virology and immunology Diagnosis and investigations Diagnosing HIV infection…

6 Principles of infectious disease R.P. Hobson D.H. Dockrell Infectious agents Normal flora Host–pathogen interactions Investigation of infection Direct detection Culture Specific immunological tests Antimicrobial susceptibility testing Epidemiology of infection…

9 Poisoning S.H.L. Thomas J. White Comprehensive evaluation of the poisoned patient Evaluation of the envenomed patient General approach to the poisoned patient Triage and resuscitation Clinical assessment and investigations…

15 Sexually transmitted infections G.R. Scott Clinical examination in men Clinical examination in women Approach to patients with a suspected STI Presenting problems in men Urethral discharge Genital itch and/or…

4 Immunological factors in disease S.E. Marshall Functional anatomy and physiology of the immune system The innate immune system The adaptive immune system Immune deficiency Presenting problems in immune deficiency…

27 Stroke disease P. Langhorne Clinical examination in stroke disease Functional anatomy and physiology Investigations Presenting problems Weakness Speech disturbance Visual deficit Visuo-spatial dysfunction Ataxia Headache Seizure Coma Stroke Pathophysiology…

2 Therapeutics and good prescribing S. Maxwell Principles of clinical pharmacology Pharmacodynamics Pharmacokinetics Inter-individual variation in drug responses Adverse outcomes of drug therapy Adverse drug reactions Drug interactions Medication errors…

11 Oncology G.G. Dark A.R. Abdul Razak Clinical examination of the cancer patient The ten hallmarks of cancer Environmental and genetic determinants of cancer Investigations Histology Imaging Biochemical markers Presenting…

3 Molecular and genetic factors in disease D.R. FitzPatrick J.R. Seckl Functional anatomy and physiology Genetic disease and inheritance Meiosis Patterns of disease inheritance Classes of genetic variant Consequences of…

7 Ageing and disease M.D. Witham Comprehensive geriatric assessment Demography Functional anatomy and physiology Biology of ageing Physiological changes of ageing Frailty Investigations Comprehensive geriatric assessment Decisions about investigation Presenting…