Respiratory Medicine Clinical Cases Uncovered

Rehearse for life in clinical practice with this easy-to-use and unique series, which combines cases drawn from real-life experiences with a refreshing approach to presentations as you would see them in day-to-day situations.Get the most from clinical practice, with Clinical Cases UncoveredThis essential title in the Clinical Cases Uncovered series includes many important scenarios in respiratory medicine 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.For further information, visit www.clinicalcasesuncovered.com

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	p. vii
Acknowledgements	p. viii
How to use this book	p. ix
Basics	p. 1
Basic science	p. 1
Approach to the patient	p. 17
Cases	p. 41
A 64-year-old man with respiratory arrest	p. 41
A 19-year-old man with chest tightness	p. 46
A 31-year-old woman with poorly-controlled asthma	p. 51
A 22-year-old man with life-threatening shortness of breath	p. 60
A 65-year-old man with worsening shortness of breath	p. 68
A worried 56-year-old man	p. 75
An 81-year-old man with acute shortness of breath	p. 80
A 73-year-old woman with confusion	p. 87
A 78-year-old man with ankle swelling	p. 92
A 72-year-old man with a hoarse voice	p. 98
A 56-year-old woman with an abnormal chest X-ray	p. 106
A 68-year-old man with shortness of breath and chest pain	p. 112
A 16-year-old boy with right-sided chest pain	p. 117
A 62-year-old woman with breathlessness	p. 124
A 24-year-old woman with pleuritic chest pain	p. 129
An elderly woman who collapsed suddenly	p. 139
A 45-year-old man with chest pain and breathlessness	p. 148
A 72-year-old man who becomes breathless during inpatient stay on a medical ward	p. 156
A 58-year-old woman with breathlessness following surgery	p. 162
A 16-year-old boy with a sore throat	p. 169
A 45-year-old woman with a chronic cough	p. 174
A 17-year-old girl with cystic fibrosis	p. 179
A 25-year-old woman with cough and weight loss	p. 186
A 44-year-old man commencing treatment for tuberculosis	p. 196
A 32-year-old man who absconds from directly observed therapy for tuberculosis	p. 201
A 32-year-old woman with a skin rash and abnormal chest X-ray	p. 207
A 68-year-old woman with worsening breathlessness on exertion	p. 213
A 35-year-old man with chronic shortness of breath	p. 220
An overweight 52-year-old man who snores	p. 226
Self-assessment	p. 232
MCQs	p. 232
EMQs	p. 237
SAQs	p. 243
Answers	p. 245
Index of cases by diagnosis	p. 251
Index	p. 253
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