E-Book Overview
What’s your worst nightmare as a doctor? Missing a life-threatening condition must be among the biggest fears for health professionals. But sometimes the clue to the diagnosis lies in just a single symptom.
Alarm Bells in Medicine brings you up to speed on recognising the symptoms of serious illnesses. Internationally renowned authors list the most crucial presenting symptoms in their own specialties that should ring the alarm bells for you. They provide clear information on diagnosis and action. Organised under the relevant specialties, the information is quick and easy to find.
Since patients disclose alarm symptoms in all clinical settings, this book is as relevant for consultants as it is for GPs, as useful for junior doctors as it is for medical students.
Special Features of this book:
- Answers the express need of doctors to avoid making diagnostic errors
- Each chapter is written by a leading expert in the field
- Concise and easy to use
Content: Chapter 1 Breast Surgery (pages 1–4): Adele Francis and Jill DietzChapter 2 Cardiology (pages 5–9): Muzahir Tayebjee and Gregory LipChapter 3 Care of the Elderly (pages 10–14): Ahmed El?Gamel and Pertti AarnioChapter 4 Cardiothoracic Surgery (pages 15–19): Rose Anne Kenny, Andrew McLaren and Laurence RubensteinChapter 5 Dermatology (pages 20–24): Emma Topham and Richard StaughtonChapter 6 Endocrinology (pages 25–29): Petros Perros and Kamal Al?ShoumerChapter 7 ENT (pages 30–33): Adrian Drake?Lee and Peter?John WormaldChapter 8 Gastroenterology and Colorectal Surgery (pages 34–38): Robert Allan, John Plevris and Nigel HallChapter 9 Genitourinary Medicine (pages 39–43): Simon Barton and Richard HillmanChapter 10 Gynaecology (pages 44–58): Martin Noel FitzGibbon and Mark RobertsChapter 11 Haematology (pages 49–53): Graham Jackson and Patrick KestevenChapter 12 Hepatology and Hepatobiliary Surgery (pages 54–58): Peter Hayes, Kosh Agarwal and Gennaro GaliziaChapter 13 HIV Medicine (pages 59–62): Richard Hillman and Simon BartonChapter 14 Immunology (pages 63–67): Gavin Spickett and Javier CarboneChapter 15 Metabolic Medicine (pages 68–72): Jonathan Bodansky and Sadaf FarooqiChapter 16 Neurology (pages 73–77): Andrew Larner, Graham Niepel and Cris ConstantinescuChapter 17 Neurosurgery (pages 78–82): Stana Bojanic, Richard Kerr, Guy Wynne?Jones and Jonathan WasserbergChapter 18 Obstetrics (pages 83–88): Chandrima Biswas, Christina Cotzias and Philip SteerChapter 19 Oncology (pages 89–92): Robin Jones and Ian SmithChapter 20 Ophthalmology (pages 93–98): Nadeem Ali, Philip Griffiths and Scott FraserChapter 21 Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (pages 99–103): John Langdon and Robert OrdChapter 22 Orthopaedics (pages 104–108): Farhan Ali, Mike Hayton and Gary MillerChapter 23 Paediatrics (pages 109–114): Martha Ford?Adams and Sue HobbinsChapter 24 Paediatric Surgery (pages 115–118): Mark Davenport and Stein Erik HaugenChapter 25 Plastic Surgery (pages 119–123): Sarah Pape, Navin Singh and Paul MansonChapter 26 Psychiatry (pages 124–128): Niruj Agrawal and Steven HirschChapter 27 Renal medicine (pages 129–132): Andrew Fry and John BradleyChapter 28 Respiratory Medicine (pages 133–138): Chris Stenton and Jeremy GeorgeChapter 29 Rheumatology (pages 139–143): Paul Emery, Lory Siegel and Robert SandersChapter 30 Transplantation (pages 144–148): David Talbot and Chas NewsteadChapter 31 Upper GI Surgery (pages 149–152): Michael Griffin and Nick HayesChapter 32 Urology (pages 153–157): Jeremy Crew and Bernard BochnerChapter 33 Vascular Surgery (pages 158–162): Gerard Stansby, Shervanthi Homer?Vanniasinkam and Mohan Adiseshiah
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