Liver and Biliary Tract Disorders
5 Liver and Biliary Tract Disorders Abnormal liver biochemistry ‘Liver function tests’ are routinely requested. Serum bilirubin, aminotransferases, alkaline phosphatase, γ-glutamyl, transpeptidase (γ-GT) and total proteins are measured. These are…
Psychiatry
16 Psychiatry Delirium (see also p. 153) Delirium is the most commonly misdiagnosed psychiatric disorder in the general hospital and many cases go undetected. Yet it is the most common…
Infectious Diseases
1 Infectious Diseases Pyrexia of unknown origin (PUO) Pyrexia of unknown origin (sometimes called fever of unknown origin, FUO) is best defined as a fever persisting for more than 2…
Sexually Transmitted Infections
2 Sexually Transmitted Infections HIV/AIDS Case history A 35-year-old European man is newly diagnosed HIV positive. He was tested because he had been feeling generally unwell over a 6-month period…
