Clinical Investigations at a Glance (eBook)

Jonathan Gleadle, Jordan Li, Tuck Yong (Autoren)

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2016
John Wiley & Sons (Verlag)
978-1-118-75930-1 (ISBN)

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Clinical Investigations at a Glance

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Clinical Investigations at a Glance provides an up-to-date, evidence-based overview of diagnostic investigations, looking at their choice, importance and interpretation for commonly presenting symptoms and conditions.

Designed to help develop the evidence-based use of investigations and interpret results properly, the book provides a unique perspective on many critical issues in medical testing, with the aim of improving diagnostic accuracy and reducing unnecessary tests or harm.

Clinical Investigations at a Glance is structured in three parts: an overview of tests; common presentations (such as chest pain, nausea and vomiting, weight loss and anaemia); and conditions organized by body system, such as cardiovascular disease, respiratory disease and nephrology.

Key features include:

How to interpret investigations, using high quality illustrations to compare 'normal' and 'diseased' results

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Jonathan Gleadle is Professor of Medicine at Flinders University and Consultant Nephrologist at Flinders Medical Centre, Adelaide, Australia.

Jordan Li is Senior Lecturer at Flinders University and Consultant Physician at Flinders Medical Centre, Adelaide, Australia.

Tuck Yong is Consultant Physician, Adelaide, Australia.

Inhalt

Clinical Investigations at a Glance 3
Contents 7
Preface 11
Acknowledgements 12
Abbreviations 14
Part 1 Overview of tests 19
1 Investigations and interpreting tests 20
2 Screening tests 22
3 Consent for investigations 24
4 Risks of tests 26
5 Genetic tests 28
6 Principles of radiological investigations 30
7 Cytology and histopathology tests 32
8 Presenting at radiology and histopathology meetings 34
9 Requesting tests 36
10 Therapeutic drug monitoring 38
11 Investigations in resource-limited settings 40
12 Tests for outpatient, inpatient and patients in intensive care 42
Part 2 Common presentations 45
13 Chest pain 46
14 Acute abdominal pain 49
15 Headache 52
16 Nausea and vomiting 54
17 Diarrhoea 56
18 Constipation 58
19 Haematemesis and melaena 60
20 Rectal bleeding 62
21 Dyspepsia 64
22 Dysphagia 68
23 Weight loss 70
24 Obesity 72
25 Fatigue 74
26 Coma and impaired consciousness 76
27 Preoperative investigations for elective surgery 78
28 Syncope 80
29 Back pain 82
30 Peripheral oedema 84
31 Jaundice 86
32 Meningitis 88
33 Anaemia 90
34 Lymphadenopathy 92
35 Cough 94
36 Haemoptysis 96
37 Palpitations and cardiac arrhythmias 98
38 Red eye 100
39 Vertigo 102
40 Urinary tract infection 104
41 Haematuria 106
42 Attempted suicide and self-poisoning 108
43 Immunosuppressed patients 110
44 Diagnosing death 112
45 Shock 114
46a Trauma 116
46b Trauma 120
47 Alcohol-use disorder 122
48 Eating disorders 124
49 Seizure 126
50 Muscle weakness 128
51 Visual loss 130
52 Hearing loss 132
Part 3 Conditions 135
Cardiovascular disease 134
53 Heart failure 136
54 Peripheral arterial disease 138
55 Infective endocarditis 140
56 Aortic disease 142
57 Hypertension 144
58 Hyperlipidaemia 146
Respiratory disease and sleep disorders 134
59 Pneumonia 148
60 Asthma 150
61 Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease 152
62 Pleural effusion 154
63 Pneumothorax 156
64 Pulmonary embolism 158
65 Pulmonary hypertension 162
66 Pulmonary nodules 164
67 Interstitial lung disease 166
68 Sleep disorders 168
Gastroenterology and hepatology 134
69 Ascites 170
70 Intestinal obstruction 172
71 Malabsorption 174
72 Inflammatory bowel disease 176
73 Irritable bowel syndrome 178
74 Colorectal cancer 180
75 Liver mass 182
76 Cirrhosis 184
77 Liver function tests 186
78 Acute pancreatitis 188
Nephrology and urology 134
79 Acute kidney injury 190
80 Chronic kidney disease 192
81 Metabolic acid–base disorders 194
82 Potassium disorders 196
83 Sodium disorders 198
84 Calcium disorders 200
85 Proteinuria 202
86 Renal mass 204
87 Kidney stones 206
88 Renal artery stenosis 208
Endocrinology 134
89 Diabetes mellitus: diagnosis 210
90 Diabetes mellitus: complications 212
91 Diabetes insipidus 214
92 Thyroid disorders 216
93 Thyroid function tests 220
94 Hypopituitarism 222
95 Acromegaly 224
96 Hyperprolactinaemia 226
97 Adrenal insufficiency 228
98 Adrenal incidentaloma 230
99 Cushing’s syndrome 232
100 Phaeochromocytoma 234
101 Primary hyperaldosteronism 236
Reproductive and obstetric medicine 134
102 Male hypogonadism 238
103 Infertility 240
104 Erectile dysfunction 242
105 Amenorrhoea 244
106 Hirsutism 246
107 Polycystic ovary syndrome 248
108 Pre-eclampsia and hypertensive disorders in pregnancy 250
109 Pregnancy 252
Infectious diseases 134
110 Pyrexia of unknown origin 254
111 Leucopenia and febrile neutropenia 256
112 Illness in returned travellers 258
113 Sepsis 260
114 Sepsis: testing for infectious diseases 262
115 Osteomyelitis 264
116 Sexually transmitted diseases 266
117 Tuberculosis 268
118 HIV 270
Haematology 135
119 Leucocytosis 272
120 Myelodysplastic syndromes 274
121 Erythrocytosis 276
122 Haemolytic anaemia 277
123 Leukaemia 280
124 Lymphoma 282
125 Multiple myeloma 284
126 Platelet disorders 286
127 Bleeding disorders 288
128 Thrombophilia 290
Oncology 135
129 Breast cancer 292
130 Spinal cord compression 294
131 Cancer of unknown primary 296
132 Tumour markers 298
133 Ovarian cancer 300
134 Prostate cancer 302
Neurology 135
135 Stroke 304
136 Haemorrhagic stroke 306
137 Brain abscess 309
138 Encephalitis 310
139 Brain tumours 312
140 Multiple sclerosis 314
141 Spinal cord disorders 316
142 Peripheral neuropathy 318
143 Movement disorders 322
Rheumatology 135
144 Septic and crystal arthropathies 324
145 Osteoarthritis 327
146 Spondyloarthropathies 328
147 Scleroderma and Raynaud’s phenomenon 331
148 Rheumatoid arthritis 334
149 Systemic lupus erythematosus 336
150 Sjögren’s syndrome 340
151 Vasculitis 342
152 Polymyalgia rheumatica and giant cell arteritis 344
153 Osteoporosis 346
Geriatric and general medicine 135
154 Dementia 348
155 Delirium 350
156 Falls 352
157 Urinary incontinence 354
Clinical immunology and allergy 135
158 Allergy and anaphylaxis 356
159 Primary immunodeficiency disorders 358
Dermatology 135
160 Skin cancers 360
161 Skin rashes 362
162 Urticaria and angioedema 364
Further reading 366
Index 370
EULA 379

Rezensionen

"This is an extraordinarily useful primer on diagnostic testing and how to incorporate the results into the differential diagnosis. It provides tremendous insights for those just beginning their medical careers and for experienced clinicians. 5 Stars!" (Doody Enterprises 07/04/2017)

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 1.11.2016
• Reihe/Serie: At a Glance
• Reihe/Serie: At a Glance
• Reihe/Serie: At a Glance
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete
• Themenwelt: Studium ► 2. Studienabschnitt (Klinik) ► Anamnese / Körperliche Untersuchung
• Schlagworte: Allgemeine u. Innere Medizin • Clinical Skills • General & Internal Medicine • Klinische Fertigkeiten • Klinische Medizin • medical education • Medical Science • Medizin • Medizinstudium
• ISBN-10: 1-118-75930-3 / 1118759303
• ISBN-13: 978-1-118-75930-1 / 9781118759301