Authors: Tey, Hong Liang; Lim, Erle
Division: Professional & Medical, Professional & Medical, Professional & Medical, Professional & Medical
ISBN-13: 978-0-07-126836-3
ISBN-10: 0071268367
©2009 | 1st Edition | 408 pages , Softcover
Status: Active, In Print
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Table of Contents:

Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgements
About the Authors

Chapter 1 General Approach

Chapter 2 Respiratory System
Examination
        Setting
        Inspection
        Peripheries, Head and Neck
        Anterior Chest
        Posterior Chest
        Complete Examination
Presentation
Pathological Manifestations
        Collapse
        Consolidation
        Pleural Effusion
        Lobectomy and Pneumonectomy
        Fibrothorax
Clinical Cases
        Bronchiectasis
        Interstitial Lung Disease
        Lung Cancer

Chapter 3 Abdomen
Examination
        Setting
        Inspection
        Abdominal Examination
        Peripheries
        Requests
Presentation
        Physical Findings
Clinical Signs
        Organomegaly
        Hepatomegaly
        Splenomegaly
        Causes of Hepatosplenomegaly, Hepatomegaly and Splenomegaly
        Causes of Hepatomegaly and Splenomegaly in Relation to Size
Clinical Cases
        Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis
        Haematological Causes of Hepatosplenomegaly
        Approach to Ascites
        Causes of Enlarged Kidneys
        Transplanted Kidney
        Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
        Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Chapter 4 Neurology
Examination
        Setting
        Inspection
        The Examination Proper
        Organisation of the Central and Peripheral Nervous System
        Patterns of Spinal Cord Damage (Myelopathy)
        Summary: Do's and Don'ts When Performing the Neurological Examination
Short Cases
        Examination of the Lower Limbs
        Examination of Gait
        Examination of the Upper Limbs
        Examination of the Cranial nerves
        Central Disorders
        Movement Disorders
        Other Neurology Short Cases

Chapter 5 Cardiovascular System
Examination
        Setting
        Inspection
        Peripheries, Head and Neck
        Praecordium
Presentation
Clinical Signs
        Splinter Haemorrhages and Digital Infarcts
        Apex Beat Abnormalities
        Dextrocardia
        Murmurs
        Wide Pulse Pressure and Collapsing Pulse
        Narrow Pulse Pressure
Complications of Heart Disease
        Pulmonary Hypertension
        Heart Failure
        Infective Endocarditis
Clinical Cases
        Mitral Stenosis
        Mitral Regurgitation
        Mixed Mitral Valve Disease
        Aortic Stenosis
        Aortic Regurgitation
        Mixed Aortic Valve Disease
        Tricuspid Regurgitation
        Causes of Other Right-sided Valvular Diseases
        Prosthetic Heart Valves
        Atrial Septal Defect
        Ventricular Septal Defect
        Eisenmenger Syndrome
        Coarctation of Aorta
        Constrictive Pericarditis
        Cardiomyopathies
        Unilateral Diminished or Absent Radial Pulse

Chapter 6 Dermatology
Examination and Basic Dermatology
        Morphology
        Configuration
        Distribution
        Presentation
Morphological Differential Diagnoses
        Painful Nodules
        Vesicobullous Disorders
        Purpurae
        Ulcers
        Annular Lesions
        Maculopapular / Exanthematous Eruptions
        Papulosquamous Disorders
        Psoriasiform Disorders
        Lichenoid Eruptions
        Pigmentary Disorders
        Excoriated Papules
        Follicular Eruptions
        Photo-distributed Rashes
Clinical Cases
        Cutaneous Vasculitis
        Livedo Reticularis
        Erythema Nodosum
        Erythema Multiforme
        Acanthosis Nigricans
        Vitiligo
        Erythroderma/Generalised Exfoliative Dermatitis
        Pyoderma Gangrenosum
        Telangiectasia/Spider Naevi
        Ichthyosis
        Lipodystrophy
Hair and Nail Disorders
        Hypertrichosis and Hirsutism
        Alopecia
        Onycholysis, Onychodystrophy and Nail Pitting

Chapter 7 Rheumatology
Examination
        Hands
Presentation
        Feet
        Polyarthritis and Monoarthritis
Autoimmune Inflammatory Arthritis
        Rheumatoid Arthritis
        Seronegative Spondyloarthropathies
Autoimmune Connective Tissue Disorders
        Systemic Sclerosis
        Dermatomyositis
        Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
        Raynaud Phenomenon
        Relapsing Polychondritis
Other Forms of Arthritis
        Gout
        Osteoarthritis
Systemic Vasculitides
        Polyarteritis Nodosa
        Wegener Granulomatosis
        Churg-Strauss Syndrome
        Bechet Disease
Serum Auto-antibody Studies

Chapter 8 Endocrinology
Acromegaly
Cushing Syndrome
Thyroid Abnormalities
        Thyrotoxicosis
        Hypothyroidism
        Graves Disease
        Nail Abnormalities in Thyroid Disease
Hypogonadism
Panhypopituitarism
Addison Disease
Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Syndrome

Chapter 9 Ophthalmology
Examination
        Before You Start
        Check for the Red Reflex
        Fundoscopy
Retina
        Anatomy
        Diabetic Retinopathy
        Hypertensive Retinopathy
        Central Retinal Vein and Artery Occlusion
        Retinitis Pigmentosa
        Angioid Streaks
Optic nerve
        Anatomy
        Optic Atrophy
        Swollen Optic Disc

Chapter 10 Clinical Signs and Spot Diagnoses
Some Basics
        Genetics
        Neck Examination
        Approach to Tall and Short Stature
Clinical Signs
        Nail Disorders
        Extremities
        Face
Spot Diagnoses
        Diabetic Foot
        Charcot/Neuropathic Joint
        Xanthoma
        Paget Disease
        Neurocutaneous Syndromes
        Tuberous Sclerosis
        Heritable Connective Tissue Diseases
Gynaecomastia
Chromosomal Disorders
Noonan Syndrome
Index

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