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Presentations in Acute Medicine. The critically ill patient / Marlies Ostermann, David Sprigings -- Hypotension and shock / Marlies Ostermann, David Sprigings -- Reduced conscious level / Simon Rinaldi -- Delirium / David Sprigings -- Falls in older people / Simon Conroy, Oja Pathak -- Cardiac arrest in hospital / David Sprigings, John B Chambers -- Acute chest pain / John B Chambers, David Sprigings -- Palpitations / Sandeep Hothi, David Sprigings -- Transient loss of consciousness / Sandeep Hothi, David Sprigings -- Acute breathlessness / David Sprigings, John B Chambers -- Acute respiratory failure / Nayia Petousi -- Pleural effusion / Ioannis Psallidas -- Cough and haemoptysis / Ahmed Yousuf -- Neurological diagnosis in acute medicine / Simon Rinaldi -- Acute headache / Simon Rinaldi -- Seizures and epilepsy / Bridget MacDonald -- Weakness and paralysis / Simon Rinaldi -- Acute sensory symptoms / Simon Rinaldi -- Loss of vision / Tristan McMullan, David Sprigings -- Acute vomiting / Simon Anderson -- Acute abdominal pain / Simon Anderson -- Acute diarrhoea / Simon Anderson -- Acute jaundice / Ben Warner, Mark Wilkinson -- Ascites / Ben Warner, Mark Wilkinson -- Acute kidney injury / Marlies Ostermann, David Sprigings -- Acute rash / Nemesha Desai, Ruth Lamb -- Urticaria and angioedema / Alexandra Croom -- Acute arthritis / Kehinde Sunmboye -- Acute spinal pain / Michael Canty -- Acute limb pain / David Sprigings -- Comprehensive geriatric assessment / Simon Conroy, Oja Pathak -- Acute medical problems in pregnancy / Lucy Mackillop, Charlotte Frise -- Fever on return from abroad / Nick Beeching, Mike Beadsworth -- Acute medical problems in the HIV-positive patient / Mas Chaponda, Nick Beeching -- Syndromes and Disorders. Sepsis / Guy Glover, Manu Shankar-Hari -- Poisoning / Nigel Langford, David Sprigings -- Acid-base disorders / Nick Talbot -- Anaphylaxis / Alexandra Croom -- Acute arrhythmias: general principles of management / David Sprigings, John B Chambers -- Regular broad complex tachycardia / Michael Cooklin, David Sprigings -- Irregular broad complex tachycardia / Michael Cooklin, David Sprigings -- Narrow complex tachycardia / Michael Cooklin, David Sprigings -- Atrial fibrillation and flutter / Michael Cooklin, David Sprigings -- Bradycardia and atrioventricular block / Michael Cooklin, David Sprigings -- Acute coronary syndromes (1): ST-segment elevation / Jim Newton, John B Chambers -- Acute coronary syndromes (2): Non-ST-segment elevation / Jim Newton, John B Chambers -- Acute pulmonary oedema / David Sprigings, John B Chambers -- Acute heart failure and decompensated chronic heart failure / John B Chambers, David Sprigings -- Cardiogenic shock / John B Chambers, David Sprigings -- Aortic dissection and other acute aortic syndromes / John B Chambers -- Heart valve disease and prosthetic heart valves / John B Chambers -- Infective endocarditis / John B Chambers, John L Klein -- Acute pericarditis / David Sprigings, John B Chambers -- Cardiac tamponade / John B Chambers, David Sprigings -- Severe hypertension / David Sprigings, John B Chambers -- Deep vein thrombosis / Charlotte Masterton-Smith, Kevin O'Kane -- Pulmonary embolism / Roshan Navin, Kevin O'Kane -- Problems with pacemakers and other cardiac devices / Michael Cooklin, David Sprigings -- Upper airway obstruction / Matthew Frise -- Acute asthma / Swapna Mandal -- Exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) / Eui-Sik Suh -- Community-acquired pneumonia / Ahmed Yousuf -- Hospital-acquired pneumonia / Ahmed Yousuf -- Pneumothorax / Rob Hallifax -- Stroke / Tony Rudd, Ajay Bhalla -- Transient ischaemic attack / Ajay Bhalla, Tony Rudd -- Subarachnoid haemorrhage / Michael Canty -- Bacterial meningitis / David Sprigings, John L Klein -- Encephalitis / David Sprigings -- Spinal cord compression / Michael Canty -- Guillain-Barré syndrome / Simon Rinaldi -- Raised intracranial pressure / Michael Canty -- Acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding / Simon Anderson, Udi Shmueli -- Acute lower gastrointestinal bleeding / Sophia Savva, Andrew Dixon -- Acute oesophageal disorders / Sophia Savva, Andrew Dixon -- Inflammatory bowel disease flare / Sophia Savva, Andrew Dixon -- Acute liver failure and decompensated chronic liver disease / Ben Warner, Mark Wilkinson -- Alcoholic hepatitis / Ben Warner, Mark Wilkinson -- Biliary tract disorders and acute pancreatitis / Ben Warner, Mark Wilkinson -- Urinary tract infection / Carolyn Hemsley, Claire van Nispen tot Pannerden -- Hypoglycaemia / Vimal Venugopal, Vito Carone, Manohara Kenchaiah -- Hyperglycaemic states / Vimal Venugopal, Vito Carone, Manohara Kenchaiah -- Diabetic ketoacidosis / Vimal Venugopal, Vito Carone, Manohara Kenchaiah -- Hyperosmolar hyperglycaemic state / Vimal Venugopal, Vito Carone, Manohara Kenchaiah -- Disorders of plasma sodium concentration / James Crane, Paul Carroll, Martin Crook -- Disorders of plasma potassium concentration / Martin Crook -- Disorders of plasma calcium concentration / Martin Crook -- Disorders of plasma magnesium concentration / Martin Crook -- Disorders of plasma phosphate concentration / Martin Crook -- Acute adrenal insufficiency / James Crane, Paul Carroll -- Thyrotoxic storm / James Crane, Paul Carroll -- Myxoedema coma / James Crane, Paul Carroll -- Pituitary apoplexy / James Crane, Paul Carroll -- Paraganglioma (phaeochromocytoma) crisis / James Crane, Paul Carroll -- Cellulitis and necrotizing fasciitis / David Sprigings, John Klein -- Erythroderma and toxic epidermal necrolysis / Nemesha Desai, Seshi Manam -- Acute gout and pseudogout / Kehinde Sunmboye -- Septic arthritis / Kehinde Sunmboye, John L Klein -- Acute vasculitis / Raashid Luqmani -- Interpretation of full blood count and film / Claire Harrison -- Pancytopenia and febrile neutropenia / Deborah Hay -- Bleeding disorders / Claire Harrison -- Management of anticoagulation / Catherine Hildyard -- Acute painful sickle cell crisis / Jo Howard -- Complications of cancer / John B Chambers, Janine Mansi -- Alcohol-related problems in acute medicine / David Sprigings -- Hypothermia / David Sprigings -- Drowning / Francesca Garnham -- Electrical injury / Francesca Garnham, David Sprigings -- Palliative and end-of-life care / Louise Free -- Medicolegal issues in acute medicine / Tom Lloyd, Angelique Mastihi -- Techniques and Procedures in Acute Medicine. Airway management / Matthew Frise -- Non-invasive ventilation / Christopher Turnbull -- Ultrasonography in acute medicine / John B Chambers, Nadia Short, Luna Gargani -- Reading a chest X-ray / Ambika Talwar -- Central vein cannulation / Sandeep Hothi, David Sprigings -- Arterial blood sampling and cannulation / David Garry -- Arterial blood gases, oxygen saturation and oxygen therapy / David Sprigings -- Temporary cardiac pacing / Sandeep Hothi, David Sprigings -- Pericardial aspiration (pericardiocentesis) / Sandeep Hothi, David Sprigings -- DC cardioversion / Sandeep Hothi, David Sprigings -- Insertion of an intercostal chest drain / John Corcoran -- Lumbar puncture / Kannan Nithi -- Aspiration of the knee joint / Kehinde Sunmboye -- Insertion of a Sengstaken-Blakemore tube / Ben Warner, Mark Wilkinson. |