Inpatient medical care
1 Inpatient medical care Chapter Contents Good medical practice 1 Pre- and peri-operative care and assessment 3 Specific interviews 5 Patient safety and infection control 6 Prescribing 7 Adverse drug…
Rheumatological disease
9 Rheumatological disease Chapter Contents Approach to the patient 297 Drugs in rheumatology 297 Osteoarthritis 307 Inflammatory arthritis 308 Seronegative spondyloarthropathies 312 Crystal arthropathy 313 Autoimmune rheumatic disorders 314 Vasculitis…
Haematological disease
7 Haematological disease Chapter Contents Approach to the patient 199 Microcytic anaemias 201 Anaemia of chronic disease 204 Macrocytic anaemias 205 Aplastic anaemia 208 Myelodysplastic syndromes 209 Haemolytic anaemias 210…
Malignant disease
8 Malignant disease Chapter Contents Approach to the patient with cancer 253 Principles of radiation treatment 255 Principles of chemotherapy 257 Principles of endocrine therapy 265 Principles of targeted treatments…
Critical care
14 Critical care Chapter Contents Introduction 533 Severity of illness scoring systems 533 Initial assessment: ABCDE 534 Guidelines for initial and daily patient assessment 534 Dying patients and end-of-life care…
Infectious disease
2 Infectious disease Chapter Contents Approach to the patient with a suspected infection 29 Systemic multi-system infections 31 Skin and soft-tissue infections 42 Respiratory infections 48 Cardiological infections 52 Rheumatological…
Liver disease
6 Liver disease Chapter Contents Investigations 175 Jaundice 177 Viral hepatitis 179 Cirrhosis and its complications 188 Chronic liver disorders 190 Drugs and the liver 194 Investigations Most of the…
Kidney and urinary tract disease
10 Kidney and urinary tract disease Chapter Contents Approach to the patient 327 Evaluation of renal function 329 Urinary tract infection 332 Glomerular disease 333 Renal hypertension 346 Renal stone…
Endocrine disease
15 Endocrine disease Chapter Contents Pituitary disorders 565 Thyroid disorders 569 Reproduction and sexual disorders 575 Acromegaly 578 Cushing’s syndrome 580 Adrenal insufficiency 582 Long-term steroid therapy 584 Diabetes insipidus…
