Rapid Medicine

by Amir H. Sam (Royal Free and University College Medical School, University College London, London); Cara R. Baker (Royal Free and University College Medical School, University College London, London); James T. H. Teo (Royal Free and University College

• ISBN13: 9781405107495
• ISBN10: 1405107499
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-07-01
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

Summary

This pocket revision guide will be a must for all medical students preparing for a major exam in clinical medicine or needing a rapid reminder during a clinical attachment. Rapid Medicine is the first of a brand new series of short books, covering key facts in a simple and memorable fashion, using a mnemonic to aid recall. It covers over 200 common medical conditions that students will encounter on the wards, in clinics and in their exams. It acts as a rapid refresher, and is intended to be a concise no-nonsense book covering just the basic relevant facts. Arranged in A-Z format, each topic will be covered using the same headings - Definition, Aetiology, Associations/Risk Factors, Epidemiology, History, Examination, Pathology, Investigations, Management, Complications, Prognosis and Differential Diagnosis. Rapid Medicine is authored by a team of students and junior doctors from Royal Free and University College Medical School, London. Professor Roy Pounder, Professor of Gastroenterology at the Royal Free, and Vice President of the Royal College of Physicians, is the Editorial Advisor and specialist consultants have reviewed all sections. This title is now available in a format suitable for PDAs - to buy your copy click here

Table of Contents

Foreword	xi
Preface	xii
Abbreviations	xiii
Rapid Series mnemonic	xviii
Achalasia	1	(1)
Acne vulgaris	2	(1)
Acoustic neuroma	3	(1)
Acromegaly	4	(2)
Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS)	6	(2)
Adrenal insufficiency	8	(2)
Alcohol dependence	10	(2)
Alcoholic hepatitis	12	(2)
α1-Antitrypsin deficiency	14	(1)
Alzheimer's disease	15	(1)
Amyloidosis	16	(2)
Anaemia, aplastic	18	(2)
Anaemia, haemolytic	20	(2)
Anaemia, macrocytic	22	(2)
Anaemia, microcytic	24	(2)
Anaphylaxis	26	(2)
Angina pectoris	28	(2)
Ankylosing spondylitis	30	(2)
Antiphospholipid syndrome	32	(1)
Aortic dissection	33	(2)
Aortic regurgitation	35	(2)
Aortic stenosis	37	(1)
Aspergillus lung disease	38	(2)
Aspirin overdose	40	(1)
Asthma	41	(2)
Atrial fibrillation	43	(2)
Bacterial overgrowth, small bowel	45	(2)
Basal cell carcinoma	47	(1)
Behcet's disease	48	(1)
Bell's palsy	49	(1)
Bronchiectasis	50	(2)
Budd-Chiari syndrome	52	(1)
Carcinoid syndrome	53	(2)
Cardiac arrest	55	(2)
Cardiac failure	57	(2)
Cardiomyopathy	59	(2)
Carpal tunnel syndrome	61	(1)
Cellulitis	62	(1)
Cervical spondylosis	63	(1)
Chronic obstructive airway disease (COPD or COAD)	64	(2)
Cirrhosis	66	(2)
CNS tumours	68	(2)
Coeliac disease	70	(1)
Colonic polyps	71	(1)
Colorectal carcinoma	72	(2)
Congenital adrenal hyperplasia	74	(1)
Crohn's disease	75	(2)
Cryptogenic fibrosing alveolitis	77	(2)
Cushing's syndrome	79	(2)
Cystic fibrosis	81	(2)
Deep vein thrombosis (DVT)	83	(2)
Diabetes insipidus	85	(2)
Diabetes mellitus Type I	87	(2)
Diabetes mellitus Type II	89	(3)
Disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC)	92	(2)
Diverticular disease	94	(1)
Eczema	95	(2)
Encephalitis	97	(1)
Epilepsy	98	(2)
Erythema multiforme	100	(2)
Erythema nodosum	102	(1)
Erythroderma	103	(1)
Essential thrombocythaemia	104	(1)
Extrinsic allergic alveolitis	105	(2)
Friedreich's ataxia	107	(1)
Gallstones	108	(2)
Gastric carcinoma	110	(2)
Gastroenteritis	112	(2)
Gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GORD)	114	(2)
Giant cell arteritis (temporal arteritis)	116	(1)
Glaucoma	117	(2)
Glomerulonephritis	119	(2)
Gout	121	(2)
Guillain-Barre syndrome	123	(1)
Haemochromatosis	124	(1)
Haemolytic uraemic syndrome	125	(2)
Haemophilia	127	(1)
Heart block	128	(2)
Hepatitis, autoimmune	130	(2)
Hepatitis, viral: A and E	132	(2)
Hepatitis, viral: B and D	134	(2)
Hepatitis, viral: C	136	(2)
Hepatocellular carcinoma	138	(2)
Herpes simplex	140	(1)
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection	141	(2)
Huntington's disease	143	(1)
Hyperaldosteronism, primary	144	(1)
Hyperlipidaemia	145	(2)
Hyperparathyroidism	147	(2)
Hypertension	149	(2)
Hyperthyroidism	151	(2)
Hypogonadism, female	153	(2)
Hypogonadism, male	155	(2)
Hypopituitarism	157	(2)
Hypothyroidism	159	(2)
Immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP)	161	(1)
Infectious mononucleosis	162	(2)
Infective arthritis	164	(1)
Infective endocarditis	165	(2)
Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)	167	(1)
Ischaemic colitis	168	(1)
Juvenile idiopathic arthritis	169	(1)
Klinefelter's syndrome	170	(1)
Leukaemia, acute lymphoblastic (ALL)	171	(2)
Leukaemia, acute myeloblastic (AML)	173	(2)
Leukaemia, chronic lymphocytic (CLL)	175	(2)
Leukaemia, chronic myeloid (CML)	177	(1)
Liver abscesses and cysts	178	(1)
Liver failure	179	(2)
Lung cancer, non-small cell	181	(2)
Lung cancer, small cell	183	(1)
Lyme disease	184	(1)
Lymphoma, Hodgkin's	185	(2)
Lymphoma, non-Hodgkin's	187	(2)
Malaria	189	(2)
Marfan's syndrome	191	(1)
Melanoma, malignant	192	(2)
Meniere's disease	194	(1)
Meningitis	195	(2)
Migraine	197	(1)
Mitral regurgitation	198	(2)
Mitral stenosis	200	(1)
Motor neurone disease	201	(2)
Multiple myeloma	203	(2)
Multiple sclerosis (MS)	205	(2)
Muscular dystrophy	207	(2)
Myasthenia gravis	209	(2)
Myelodysplasia	211	(1)
Myelofibrosis	212	(1)
Myocardial infarction	213	(2)
Myocarditis	215	(1)
Myotonic dystrophy	216	(1)
Nephrotic syndrome	217	(2)
Neurofibromatosis	219	(1)
Non-ulcer dyspepsia	220	(1)
Obstructive sleep apnoea	221	(1)
Oesaphageal carcinoma	222	(2)
Osteoarthritis	224	(2)
Osteomalacia and rickets	226	(2)
Osteoporosis	228	(2)
Paget's disease of bone	230	(1)
Pancreatic cancer	231	(1)
Pancreatitis, acute	232	(2)
Pancreatitis, chronic	234	(1)
Paracetamol overdose	235	(1)
Parkinson's disease	236	(2)
Pemphigoid	238	(1)
Pemphigus	239	(1)
Peptic ulcer	240	(2)
Pericarditis	242	(1)
Phaeochromocytoma	243	(1)
Pneumoconiosis	244	(2)
Pneumonia	246	(2)
Pneumothorax	248	(1)
Poliomyelitis	249	(1)
Polycystic kidney disease (PKD)	250	(1)
Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS)	251	(1)
Polycythaemia	252	(2)
Polymyositis and dermatomyositis	254	(2)
Porphyria	256	(2)
Primary biliary cirrhosis	258	(2)
Primary sclerosing cholangitis	260	(1)
Pseudogout	261	(1)
Pseudomembranous colitis	262	(1)
Psoriasis	263	(2)
Pulmonary embolism	265	(2)
Pulmonary hypertension	267	(1)
Raynaud's phenomenon	268	(1)
Reactive arthritis (Reiter's syndrome)	269	(1)
Renal calculi	270	(2)
Renal failure, acute	272	(2)
Renal failure, chronic	274	(2)
Renal tubular acidosis	276	(2)
Retinal vein and artery occlusion	278	(2)
Rheumatic fever	280	(2)
Rheumatoid arthritis	282	(2)
Rosacea	284	(1)
Sarcoidosis	285	(2)
Sepsis/systemic inflammatory response	287	(2)
Sickle cell anaemia	289	(2)
Sjogren's syndrome	291	(2)
Squamous cell carcinoma	293	(1)
Stroke	294	(2)
Subarachnoid haemorrhage	296	(2)
Syndrome of inappropriate ADH (SIADH)	298	(1)
Syringomyelia	299	(1)
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)	300	(2)
Systemic sclerosis	302	(2)
Thalassaemias	304	(2)
Transient ischaemic attack (TIA)	306	(1)
Tricuspid regurgitation	307	(1)
Trigeminal neuralgia	308	(1)
Tuberculosis	309	(2)
Tuberous sclerosis	311	(1)
Turner's syndrome	312	(1)
Typhoid and paratyphoid fevers	313	(1)
Ulcerative colitis	314	(2)
Urinary tract infections	316	(2)
Uveitis, anterior	318	(1)
Varicella zoster	319	(2)
Vasculitides, primary	321	(2)
Von Willebrand's disease	323	(1)
Wilson's disease	324	(1)
Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome	325	(1)
Zollinger-Ellison syndrome	326