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This essential title in the Clinical Cases Uncovered
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that feature in real-life clinical practice. Everything is covered,
from respiratory arrest and asthma to environmental effects and
abnormal chest X-rays.
Anatomy, physiology and the relevant pathological background
feature in the basic science section, with important advice on the
approach to the patient. The self-assessment section at the end is
crucial to testing your understanding, giving you the best possible
preparation.
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Содержание
Preface.
Acknowledgements.
How to use this book.
Part 1 Basics.
Basic science.
Approach to the patient.
Part 2 Cases.
Case 1 A 64-year-old man with respiratory arrest.
Case 2 A 19-year-old man with chest tightness.
Case 3 A 31-year-old woman with poorly-controlled asthma.
Case 4 A 22-year-old man with life-threatening shortness of
breath.
Case 5 A 65-year-old man with worsening shortness of breath.
Case 6 A worried 56-year-old man.
Case 7 An 81-year-old man with acute shortness of breath.
Case 8 A 73-year-old woman with confusion.
Case 9 A 78-year-old man with ankle swelling.
Case 10 A 72-year-old man with a hoarse voice.
Case 11 A 56-year-old woman with an abnormal chest X-ray.
Case 12 A 68-year-old man with shortness of breath and chest
pain.
Case 13 A 16-year-old boy with right-sided chest pain.
Case 14 A 62-year-old woman with breathlessness.
Case 15 A 24-year-old woman with pleuritic chest pain.
Case 16 An elderly woman who collapsed suddenly.
Case 17 A 45-year-old man with chest pain and
breathlessness.
Case 18 A 72-year-old man who becomes breathless during
inpatient stay on a medical ward.
Case 19 A 58-year-old woman with breathlessness following
surgery.
Case 20 A 16-year-old boy with a sore throat.
Case 21 A 45-year-old woman with a chronic cough.
Case 22 A 17-year-old girl with cystic fi brosis.
Case 23 A 25-year-old woman with cough and weight loss.
Case 24 A 44-year-old man commencing treatment for
tuberculosis.
Case 25 A 32-year-old man who absconds from directly observed
therapy for tuberculosis.
Case 26 A 32-year-old woman with a skin rash and abnormal chest
X-ray.
Case 27 A 68-year-old woman with worsening breathlessness on
exertion.
Case 28 A 35-year-old man with chronic shortness of breath.
Case 29 An overweight 52-year-old man who snores.
Part 3 Self-assessment.
MCQs.
EMQs.
SAQs.
Answers.
Index of cases by diagnosis
Об авторе
Emma Baker, Honorary Consultant Physician and Reader in
Clinical Pharmacology, St George’s Hospital and Medical School,
London, UK.
Dilys Lai, Consultant in Respiratory and General
Medicine, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, London, UK.
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