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Elsevier 250 Cases in Clinical Medicine 5th Edition by Kasfiki, Eirini
Medical curricula change continually to reflect the evolving roles of doctors, changes in treatments and advances in technology. Medicine moves at pace and it takes a practitioner committed to continuing professional development to keep up. This new edition of 250 Cases in Clinical Medicine has been thoroughly updated to reflect the changing form of the Royal College of Physicians' curriculum. Some chapters from the previous edition have been dropped to allow new, more clinically relevant topics to be included. Chapters of symptom-based cases have also been added, as well as a section on acute medical problems and their management.Essential reading for MBBS, PLAB, MRCP (UK), MRCPI, MD (New Zealand, Malaysia, Singapore, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh), FRACP, FCCP and postgraduate medical examinations in the USA including USMLE and ABIM.New author teamCases alphabetised by systemProcedures for the core medical curriculum addedSymptoms-based cases addedEmergency presentations addedSelf-assessment by system addedAccompanying e-book on StudentConsultNow in full colourNew author teamCases alphabetised by systemProcedures for the core medical curriculum addedSymptoms-based cases addedEmergency presentations addedSelf-assessment by system addedAccompanying e-book on StudentConsultNow in full colour Respiratory systemIntroduction to sectionAsthmaBronchiectasisCollapsed lungConsolidationCOPDCor PulmonaleCystic FibrosisIdiopathic Pulmonary FibrosisLung CancerObstructive Sleep ApnoeaOld tuberculosisPleural EffusionPleural RubPneumothoraxAbdomenIntroduction to sectionAscitesChronic Lymphocytic LeukaemiaCirrhosis of the liverFelty's SyndromeHaemochromatosisHepatomegalyJaundicePolycistic Kidney DiseasePrimary Biliary CirrhosisSplenomegalyTransplanted KidneyUnilateral palpable kidneyWilson's DiseaseCardiovascular systemIntroduction to sectionAbsent Radial PulseAortic RegurgitationAortic stenosisAtrial septal defectCoarctation of the AortaConstrictive PericarditisDextrocardiaEbstein's AnomalyEisenmenger SyndromeFallot's TetralogyGallop RhythmCongestive Cardiac FailureHypertrophic CardiomyopathyJugular Venous PulseMitral RegurgitationMitral StenosisMitral valve prolapseMixed Aortic Valve LesionMixed Mitral and Aortic Valve DiseaseMixed Mitral Valve DiseasePatent Ductus ArteriosusPericardial RubProsthetic Heart ValvesPulmonary StenosisSlow Pulse RateTricuspid RegurgitationVentricular Septal DefectNeurologyIntroduction to sectionAbnormal gaitArgyll Robertson pupilBecker Muscular DystrophyBilateral Spastic ParaplegiaBitemporal HemianopiaBrown-sequard syndromeBulbar PalsyCarpal Tunnel SyndromeCauda Equina SyndromeCentral ScotomaCerebellar DysarthriaCerebellar SyndromeCerebellopontine Angle TumourCharcot-Marie-Tooth DiseaseChoreaCommon Peroneal Nerve PalsyDeformity of a lower limbDermatomyositisExpressive DysphasiaFacioscapulohumeral DystrophyFriederich's AtaxiaGullian-Barre SyndromeHemiballismusHemiplegiaHomonymous HemianopiaInternuclear OpthalmoplegiaJerky NystagmusLimb Girdle DystrophyMotor Neurone DiseaseMultiple SclerosisMultiple System AtrophyMyasthenia GravisMyotonia CongenitaMyotonic DystrophyNeurofibromatosisParkinson's DiseasePeripheral NeuropathyProximal MyopathyPseudobulbar PalsyPtosis and Horner SyndromeRadial Nerve PalsySeventh Nerve PalsySixth Nerve PalsySpeechSubacute Combined Degeneration of the Spinal CordSyringomyeliaTabes DorsalisTetraplegiaThird Cranial Nerve PalsyTremorsTunnel VisionUlnar Nerve PalsyWallenberg SyndromeWasting of the small muscle of the handsWinging of the ScapulaRheumatologyIntroduction to sectionAnkylosing SpondylitisCharcots ArthropathyEhlers-Danlos SyndromeGoutOsteoarthritisPainful Knee JointPsoriatic ArthritisRheumatoid HandsStill's DiseaseDermatologyAcanthosis NigricansAcne VulgarisAlopecia AreataArterial Leg UlcerArteriovenous FistulaAtopic DermatitisBullous EruptionDermatitis HerpetiformisEruptive XanthomasErythema Ab IgneErythema MultiformeErythema NodosumFungal Nail DiseaseHairy LeukoplakiaHenoch-Schonlein PurpuraHereditary Haemorrhagic TelangiectasiaHerpes SimplexHerpes Zoster Syndrome (Shingles)IchthyosisKaposi's SarcomaLichen PlanusLichen SimplexLipodystrophyLupus PernioMaculopapular RashMalignant MelanomaMolluscum ContagiosumMycosis FungoidesNail ChangesNecrobiosis LipoidicaOnycholysisPalmar XanthomasPeutz-Jeghers SyndromePhlebitis MigransPseudoxanthoma ElasticumPsoriasisPurpuraPyoderma GangrenosumRaynaud's PhenomenonRosaceaSclerodermaSeborrhoeic DermatitisSturge-Weber SyndromeSystemic Lupus ErythematosusTuberous SclerosisUrticariaUrticaria PigmentosaVenous UlcerVitiligoXanthelasmaXanthomaThe EyeIntroduction to sectionAge Related Macular DegenerationCataractsCholesterol EmbolusDiabetic RetinopathyHypertensive RetinopathyOptic AtrophyOsteogenesis ImperfectaPapilloedemaRetinal detachmentRetinal vein occlusionRetinitis pigmentosaSubhyaloid HaemorrhageVitreous opacitiesEndocrinologyIntroduction to sectionAcromegalyAddison DiseaseCarcinoid SyndromeCushing SyndromeDiabetic FootGraves DiseaseGynaecomastiaHypopituitarismHypothyroidismMultinodular GoitreObesityPost Thyroidectomy HypoparathyroidismPretibial MyxoedemaThyroid OrbitopathyType 2 diabetes mellitusSelf Assessment casesRespiratory caseAbdominal caseCardiology caseNeurology caseRheumatology caseDermatology caseEye caseEndocrinology caseMiscellaneous and symptom based cases - Core Medical CurriculumIntroduction to sectionEmergency presentationsAbdominal massAnxiety Back PainBreathlessnessBruisingCellulitisChest PainCollapse ConfusionCoughCrohn's diseaseDiarrhoeaDysuria and HaematuriaFallsFeverHaemoptysisHeadacheHypertensionHypokalaemia/HyperkalaemiaHyponatraemia/HypernatraemiaLymphadenopathyMelaenaMemory ProblemsMicturition DifficultiesNeck PainOedemaPalpitationsPoisoningPruritisSeizuresSpeech disturbanceSwallowing difficultiesSwollen legSyncopeThe postoperative patientThe pregnant patientUnsteadinessWeight lossCore medical ProceduresCentral line insertionChest drain insertionDirect current cardioversionKnee arthrocentesisLumbar punctureTherapeutic Abdominal Paracentesis