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12 Infants and children One of the challenges of paediatric medicine and child health is dealing with a range of patients, from the preterm newborn weighing less than 1 kg to…
12 Infants and children One of the challenges of paediatric medicine and child health is dealing with a range of patients, from the preterm newborn weighing less than 1 kg to…
8 Female breasts and genitalia The clinical assessment of the reproductive system is often neglected in routine examinations because of patients’ discomfort and embarrassment and because of doctors’ reluctance to…
5 The respiratory system Disease of the respiratory tract accounts for more consultations with general practitioners than any other of the body systems. It is also responsible for more new…
4 Ear, nose and throat The ear Structure of the ear A diagrammatic cross-section of the external, middle and inner parts of the ear is shown in Figure 4.1. Fig….
9 The male genitalia Unlike the female genitalia, the male organs are readily accessible for examination. As for women, taking a sexual case history and examining a male is embarrassing…
1 Consultation, medical history and record taking The ability to take an accurate medical history from a patient is one of the core clinical skills and an essential component of…
Foregut – lungs, esophagus, stomach, pancreas, liver, gallbladder, bile duct, and duodenum proximal to ampulla Midgut – duodenum distal to ampulla, small bowel, and large bowel to distal ⅓ of…
Colon secretes K and reabsorbs Na and water (mostly in right colon and cecum) 4 layers – mucosa (columnar epithelium) → submucosa → muscularis propria → serosa • Muscularis mucosa –…
Gallbladder lies beneath segments IV and V Cystic artery branches off right hepatic artery • Is found in the triangle of Calot (cystic duct [lateral], common bile duct [medial], liver [superior])…