Bibliothèque de L'IMIST/CNRST

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Difficulties with post-operative fluid balance in a 58 year old man -- Postoperative fever -- Postoperative hypotension -- Confusion in the post-op ward -- Swelling in the neck in a 58 year old man -- A 55 year old woman with hypertension -- A young woman with abnormal vaginal bleeding -- A scrotal swelling in a 27-year-old man -- A 63-year-old woman with a screen-detected abnormality -- A 54-year old man with a high-voltage electrical conduction injury -- Reflux in a 35-year-old man -- Dysphagia and weight loss in a middle-aged man -- Abdominal pain in a young woman -- A woman with acute upper abdominal pain -- Flank pain in a 60-year-old man -- Lower abdominal pain in a 77-year-old woman -- Nausea and constipation in an older woman -- A lady with diarrhoea and abdominal pain -- Rectal bleeding in a 45-year-old woman -- Haematuria a 60-year-old man -- Acute back pain in a 75-year-old man -- A 59-year-old man with calf pain -- Acute leg pain in a 73-year-old man -- A 68-year-old woman with a leg ulcer -- A 41-year-old man involved in a car crash -- Management of Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS) -- Breathlessness in a young female -- A 25-year-old woman with chest pain and breathlessness -- Recurrent collapse in a 56-year-old truck driver -- A 68-year-old woman with breathlessness and yellow sputum -- Persistent cough in a young woman -- Cough, dyspnoea and fever in a 55 year old man -- Breathlessness and weight loss in a 58-year-old man -- A 35-year-old woman vomiting blood -- A young woman with jaundice -- A 47 year-old man with lethargy and hypertension -- A 35-year-old woman with hypertension -- A young man with depressed conscious state and seizures -- A middle-aged man with sudden visual loss -- "Jack has leg weakness" -- Fall during a fishing weekend -- An unwell young man in the emergency room -- A 68 year-old female with a left hemiplegia following a conscious collapse -- A 31-year-old woman with vertigo -- A 31-year-old man with sudden onset headache and vomiting -- Fatigue and bruising in a teenager -- Severe dehydration in a young woman -- A woman with palpitations -- A collapsed, breathless woman -- Management of a young man who is HIV positive -- Back and leg pain in a middle-aged man -- Back and leg pain in a middle-aged man -- A listless 45-year-old man -- A 74 year old man with confusion and oliguria.

"Clinical Problems in Medicine and Surgery is a departure from traditional medical textbooks in that it deals with the real problems of clinical medicine through scenarios encountered in the emergency department, on the wards and in outpatient clinics. First published in 1992, the book has found great popularity with medical students, residents and interns about to experience, or already experiencing, the real world of medical practice. The book comprises 55 real-life medical scenarios to illustrate important everyday principles in clinical medicine. For this new Third Edition the successful format of case presentation, interspersed with questions and answers, and a final synopsis of key material, has been retained, while new cases have been added and the many useful web-links updated. With the assistance of expert colleagues across three continents, each problem has been revised and updated. New images have been added which reflect the extensive changes in the field of minimally invasive diagnostics. Searching questions will guide the reader towards further self-directed learning. This book does not purport to be an exhaustive text on clinical medicine. Nor is it a replacement for real-life clinical experience and the hands-on teaching of expert clinicians. It is designed rather as a wide-ranging source of information and a practical aid to the management of clinical problems. The authors hope it will instil in the reader a real sense of excitement and curiosity towards further learning."--Publisher's website.