Memorizing Medicine: A Revision Guide

Paul Bentley, Specialist Registrar in Neurology, Imperial College, London

Acknowledgements and Dedication
Introduction
Examples of Effective Memorizing
Book Guide
Memorizing Medicine – 6 Tips
CARDIOLOGY
Chest Pain; Cardiology Examination; Murmurs; Aortic Stenosis; Aortic Regurgitation; Mitral Stenosis; Mitral Regurgitation; ECG Interpretation; Tachycardia; Atrial Fibrillation; Ventricular Tachycardia; Bradycardia; Acute Coronary Syndromes; Myocardial Infarction; Management of NSTEMI, UA, and STEMI; Shock; Hypertension; Heart Failure; Cardiology Treatments; Rheumatic Fever; Infective Endocarditis; Pericardial Disease; Myocarditis; Myxoma; Cardiomyopathy; Congenital Heart Disease
RESPIRATORY MEDICINE
Respiratory Examination; Clubbing; Cyanosis; Respiratory Failure; Respiratory Function Tests; Chest X-ray Patterns; Pneumonia; Asthma; Acute Severe Asthma; COAD; Fibrosing Alveolitis; Occupational Lung Diseases; Sarcoidosis; Bronchiectasis; Lung Abscess; Cystic Fibrosis; Pheumothorax; Pleural Effusion; Pulmonary Oedema; Lung Carcinoma; Obstructive Sleep Apnoea; Pulmonary Embolism; Pulmonary Hypertension
GASTROENTEROLOGY
Abdominal Pain; Diarrhoea; Constipation; Nausea and Vomiting; Sore Throat; Oral Ulceration; Dysphagia; Haematemesis; Rectal Bleeding; Abdominal Examination; Abdominal Masses; Oesophagitis; Oesophageal Carcinoma; Peptic Ulcers; Gastric Neoplasia; Inflammatory Bowel Disease; Colorectal Carcinoma; Malabsorption; Coeliac Disease; Acute Pancreatitis; Chronic Pancreatitis; Jaundice; Liver Failure; Liver Transplant; Portal Hypertension; Oesophageal Varices; Ascites; Acute Liver Failure; Chronic Liver Disease; Infective Hepatitis; Primary Biliary Cirrhosis; Chronic Autoimmune Hepatitis; Haemochromatosis; Wilson’s Disease; Liver Tumours; Pancreatic Tumours; Gallstones
INFECTIOUS DISEASES
Infectious Organisms; Bacteria; Antibiotics; Viruses; Pneumonia; Food Poisoning; Gastroenteritis; Genital Discharge; Genital Ulceration; Viral Exanthema and Related; Herpes Simplex Virus; Epstein-Barr Virus; HIV; Tuberculosis; Mycobacteria; Leprosy; Syphilis; Non Venereal Treponemes; Borreliosis; Leptospirosis; Rickettsia; Malaria; Nematodes(Roundworms); Cestodes (Tapeworms); Trematodes (Flukes)
RHEUMATOLOGY
Osteoarthritis; Rheumatoid Arthritis; Seronegative Arthropathies; Septic Arthritis; Gout; Multisystemic Autoimmune Diseases; Systemic Lupus Erythematosus; Scleroderma; Sjögren’s Syndrome; Autoimmune Myositis; Vasculitis; Raynaud’s Phenomenon; Cryoglobulinaemia; Carpal Tunnel Syndrome; Collagen and Elastic-Tissue Diseases; Back Pain; Bone Cysts; Sclerosis
NEUROLOGY
Headache; Acute Confusional State; Coma; Dementia; Parkinsonism; Chorea; Dystonia; Tremor; Cerebellar Disease; Blackouts; Epilepsy; Stroke; Acute Weakness; Guillain-Barré Syndrome; Hand Wasting; Walking Disturbance; Myelopathy; Anterior-Horn Cell Diseases; ALS/Motor Neurone Disease; Peripheral Neuropathy; Neuromuscular Junction Disease; Myopathy; Acute Visual Loss; Optic Atrophy; Papilloedema; Vertigo; Deafness; Facial Nerve Palsy; Neurofibromatosis; Neurocutaneous Diseases
ENDOCRINOLOGY
Diabetes Mellitus – Causes; Insulin – Physiology; Diabetic Ketoacidosis; Diabetes – HONK; Diabetes – Lactic Acidosis; Diabetes Mellitus; Hypoglycaemia; Hypopituitarism; Hyperprolactinaemia; Acromegaly; Hypothyroidism; Hyperthyroidism; Goitre; Thyroid Tumours; Adrenal Insufficiency; Cushing’s Syndrome; Hypermineralocorticoidism; Steroid Synthesis; Amenorrhoea; Male Sexual Problems; Male Infertility; Precocious Puberty; Delayed Puberty; Neuroendocrine Tumours; Carcinoid Tumours; Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia; Polyglandular Autoimmune Syndromes
CLINICAL CHEMISTRY
Acid–Base Balance; Hyponatraemia; Polyuria/Polydipsia; Hypernatraemia; Diabetes Insipidus; Hyperkalaemia; Hypokalaemia; Hypocalcaemia; Hypercalcaemia; Osteomalacia and Rickets; Osteoporosis; Paget’s Disease; Hyperlipidaemia; Porphyria
RENAL MEDICINE
Acute Renal Failure; Chronic Renal Failure; Haematuria; Proteinuria; Nephrotic Syndrome; Renovascular Disease; Glomerulonephritis; Renal Tubular Disease; Urinary Obstruction; Urinary Retention; Renal Stones; Renal Enlargement/Renal Cysts; Polycystic Kidney Disease; Renal Cell Carcinoma; Testicular Tumours; Ovarian Tumours
HAEMATOLOGY
Anaemia; Bone Marrow Failure; Aplastic Anaemia; Haemolytic Anaemia; Sickle Cell Anaemia; Thalassaemia; Folate and Vitamin B12 Metabolism; Megaloblastic Anaemia; Lymphadenopathy; Splenomegaly; Leucocytosis; Acute Leukaemia; Chronic Myeloid Leukaemia; Polycythaemia/PRV; Chronic Lymphocytic Leukaemia; Hodgkin’s Lymphoma; Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma; Multiple Myeloma; Paraproteinaemia; Hyperviscosity; Amyloidosis; Hyposplenism; Immunodeficiency; Haemostasis; Platelet Disorders; Purpura; Thrombosis; Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation; Haemophilias; Blood Transfusion Complications
Glossary
Index