Main description:

Clinical Cases Explained! - ideal for Problem-Based Learning courses

Clinical Integration: Medicine features 100 clinical cases, with detailed explanations and notes, to help medical students and junior doctors link basic medical science with clinical context and build an appreciation of how pathophysiology manifests as recognisable clues.

The book shows readers the logical connections between patient history, examination findings, investigation results, management rationale and their underlying mechanisms. Readers learn to understand the "why and how" behind the diagnosis, investigation and management of common clinical problems.

The book uses a system-based approach to cover 100 clinical cases, from aortic dissection to urinary tract infections, via dementia and pneumothorax. Every case uses a consistent format to:

highlight the key elements of the history, examination, investigation and treatment phases of medical practice
provide rapid access to important facts
explore the links between pathophysiology and clinical clues that underpin common medical conditions

Contents:

Chapter 1 Cardiology

Case 1 Aortic dissection

Case 2 Aortic stenosis

Case 3 Atrial fibrillation

Case 4 Heart failure with reduced ejection fraction

Case 5 Mitral regurgitation

Case 6 Mobitz 2 second-degree heart block

Case 7 Pericarditis

Case 8 ST elevation myocardial infarction

Case 9 Stable angina

Case 10 Ventricular tachycardia

Chapter 2 Endocrinology

Case 11 Addison's disease

Case 12 Conn's disease

Case 13 Cushing's syndrome

Case 14 Hyperthyroidism

Case 15 Hypothyroidism

Case 16 Osteoporosis

Case 17 Paget's disease of bone

Case 18 Primary hyperparathyroidism

Case 19 Type 1 diabetes mellitus

Case 20 Type 2 diabetes mellitus

Chapter 3 Gastroenterology and hepatology

Case 21 Acute pancreatitis

Case 22 Cholelithiasis, choledocholithiasis and cholecystitis

Case 23 Coeliac disease

Case 24 Decompensated liver cirrhosis

Case 25 GORD and oesophagitis

Case 26 Hepatitis A, B and C

Case 27 Inflammatory bowel disease

Case 28 Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease

Case 29 Oesophageal achalasia

Case 30 Peptic ulcer disease

Chapter 4 Haematology

Case 31 Acute myeloid leukaemia

Case 32 Chronic lymphocytic leukaemia and non-Hodgkin lymphoma

Case 33 Chronic myeloid leukaemia

Case 34 Haemolytic anaemia

Case 35 Haemophilia

Case 36 Hodgkin lymphoma

Case 37 Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura

Case 38 Iron-deficiency anaemia

Case 39 Multiple myeloma

Case 40 Venous thromboembolism

Chapter 5 Infectious diseases

Case 41 Cellulitis

Case 42 Gastroenteritis

Case 43 HIV/AIDS

Case 44 Infective endocarditis

Case 45 Malaria

Case 46 Meningoencephalitis

Case 47 Osteomyelitis

Case 48 Pneumonia

Case 49 Septic arthritis

Case 50 Urinary tract infections

Chapter 6 Neurology

Case 51 Acute inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy

Case 52 Acute intracerebral haemorrhage

Case 53 Dementia

Case 54 Motor neurone disease

Case 55 Multiple sclerosis

Case 56 Muscular dystrophy

Case 57 Myasthenia gravis

Case 58 Parkinson's disease

Case 59 Spinal cord injury

Case 60 Stroke / transient ischaemic attack

Chapter 7 Oncology

Case 61 Breast carcinoma

Case 62 Colorectal carcinoma

Case 63 Head and neck carcinoma

Case 64 Hepatocellular carcinoma

Case 65 Melanoma

Case 66 Pancreatic carcinoma

Case 67 Prostate carcinoma

Case 68 Pulmonary carcinoma

Case 69 Renal cell carcinoma

Case 70 Testicular carcinoma

Chapter 8 Renal

Case 71 Acute kidney injury

Case 72 Chronic kidney disease

Case 73 Dialysis-related hypotension

Case 74 Hyperkalaemia

Case 75 Hypokalaemia

Case 76 Hyponatraemia

Case 77 Lupus nephritis

Case 78 Nephrolithiasis

Case 79 Nephrotic syndrome

Case 80 Renal transplant rejection

Chapter 9 Respiratory

Case 81 Acute respiratory distress syndrome

Case 82 Asbestosis

Case 83 Asthma

Case 84 Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Case 85 Cystic fibrosis

Case 86 Idiopathic pulmonary hypertension

Case 87 Interstitial lung disease

Case 88 Lung transplantation

Case 89 Pleural effusion

Case 90 Pneumothorax

Chapter 10 Rheumatology

Case 91 ANCA-associated vasculitis

Case 92 Ankylosing spondylitis

Case 93 Giant cell arteritis

Case 94 Gout

Case 95 Non-specific low back pain

Case 96 Osteoarthritis

Case 97 Polymyositis

Case 98 Rheumatoid arthritis

Case 99 Scleroderma

Case 100 Systemic lupus erythematosus

Index of conditions