Respiratory Medicine (eBook)

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.

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

'Excellent...the cases are very accurate and comprehensive.' -
Consultant and Lecturer, Newcastle University

'This is good - the cases cover everything I have seen as a
medical student in a typical medical take and all the emergency
scenarios I should be aware of, deals with diagnosis and
management, with good discussion of the rationale...the cases
unfold in the way they would in the hospital, and questions are
asked at pertinent times.' - Medical Student, Oxford
University

'Easy to read and understand...This book includes everything we
needed to cover whilst on placement, covering a wide range of
realistic situations...a bonus about this book is that it contains
practical information that you can't find in a lot of respiratory
books...The examination section is brilliant...the cases are clear
and easy to follow.' - Medical Student, University of East
Anglia