Emergencies in medicine
20 Emergencies in medicine Chapter Contents Definitions 703 Basic life support 704 Adult advanced life support 705 Acute anaphylaxis 706 Severe upper gastrointestinal bleeding 707 Fulminant hepatic failure 708 Febrile…
Cardiovascular disease
12 Cardiovascular disease Chapter Contents Cardiac Arrhythmias 385 Approach to the patient 385 Mechanisms and diagnosis of bradyarrhythmias 391 Mechanisms and diagnosis of tachyarrhythmias 395 Sudden cardiac death 408 Drug…
Water, electrolyte and acid-base balance
11 Water, electrolyte and acid-base balance Chapter Contents Introduction 367 Salt and volume distribution 367 Sodium 370 Potassium 375 Magnesium 378 Phosphate 379 Acid–base disorders 380 Introduction The human body…
Diabetes mellitus and hyperlipidaemia
16 Diabetes mellitus and hyperlipidaemia Chapter Contents Diabetes Mellitus 593 WHO classification of diabetes 593 Management of diabetes 595 Diabetic ketoacidosis 608 Hyperosmolar hyperglycaemic state 610 Hypoglycaemia 612 Complications of…
Respiratory disease
13 Respiratory disease Chapter Contents Approach to the patient 473 Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease 474 Obstructive sleep apnoea/hypopnoea syndrome 488 Cystic fibrosis 490 Asthma 496 Pneumonia 505 Tuberculosis 512 Diffuse…
Neurological disease
17 Neurological disease Chapter Contents Approach to the patient 623 Alterations in consciousness 623 Stroke 628 Epilepsy 635 Movement disorders 641 Headache 647 Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo 651 Traumatic brain…
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…
