Chapter Eight Electromagnetic radiation and radioactivity Check your existing knowledge 179 Introduction 180 The electromagnetic spectrum 182 Radio waves 182 Microwaves 183 Infrared radiation 184 Visible light 184 Ultraviolet 184…
Chapter Five The physics of anatomy CHAPTER CONTENTS Check your existing knowledge 99 Joint movement 99 Introduction 99 Arthrokinematics 102 Roll and glide 102 Spin 102 Circumduction 104 Joint features…
Chapter Ten Making it better CHAPTER CONTENTS Check your existing knowledge 235 Introduction 235 Ultrasound 235 Thermal effects 237 Non-thermal effects 237 Cryotherapy 238 Electromagnetic field therapies 238 Short-wave diathermy…
Chapter 17. Working in the UK The new post 458 Finance 460 Leave 461 Important professional bodies 463 THE NEW POST Every hospital is unique and the first few days…
Chapter 10. Specialty acute presentations Haematological 276 Rheumatological 283 Dermatological 292 Ear, nose and throat 308 Ophthalmic 313 Obstetric 318 Gynaecological 331 Paediatric 335 Surgical lumps 343 HAEMATOLOGICAL Presentation Symptoms…
Chapter 3. Interpreting tests Laboratory tests 70 ECG interpretation 78 Peak flow and spirometry 89 Radiological tests 90 Chest X-rays 94 Abdominal X-rays 101 LABORATORY TESTS Using the laboratory Laboratory…
Chapter 16. Working as part of the system of care The good doctor 439 Clinical governance 440 Patient safety and risk management 440 Healthcare-associated infection 441 Audit 443 Evidence-based medicine,…
Chapter 4. Drugs and prescribing General prescribing 106 Common prescribing 107 Common interactions 111 Prescribing errors 113 Drug reactions 114 Dose calculation 115 Drug monitoring 118 Drug use in special…
Chapter 9. Sepsis, shock and trauma Sepsis and infection 242 Fluid balance, shock and anaphylaxis 249 Major trauma 254 Fractures and minor trauma 259 Acute leg pain 270 Wounds and…
Chapter 2. Use of equipment and procedures Procedural competence 18 The sterile field 19 Local anaesthetics 22 Venepuncture and cannulation 25 Blood cultures 27 Injections and infusions 29 Arterial blood…
