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<p>Preface ix</p> <p>Acknowledgements x</p> <p>Abbreviations xi</p> <p>Overview of tests 1</p> <p>1 Investigations and interpreting tests 2</p> <p>2 Screening tests 4</p> <p>3 Consent for investigations 6</p> <p>4 Risks of tests 8</p> <p>5 Genetic tests 10</p> <p>6 Principles of radiological investigations 12</p> <p>7 Cytology and histopathology tests 14</p> <p>8 Presenting at radiology and histopathology meetings 16</p> <p>9 Requesting tests 18</p> <p>10 Therapeutic drug monitoring 20</p> <p>11 Investigations in resource-limited settings 22</p> <p>12 Tests for outpatient, inpatient and patients in intensive care 24</p> <p><b>Common Presentations 27</b></p> <p>13 Chest pain 28</p> <p>14 Acute abdominal pain 31</p> <p>15 Headache 34</p> <p>16 Nausea and vomiting 36</p> <p>17 Diarrhoea 38</p> <p>18 Constipation 40</p> <p>19 Haematemesis and melaena 42</p> <p>20 Rectal bleeding 44</p> <p>21 Dyspepsia 46</p> <p>22 Dysphagia 50</p> <p>23 Weight loss 52</p> <p>24 Obesity 54</p> <p>25 Fatigue 56</p> <p>26 Coma and impaired consciousness 58</p> <p>27 Preoperative investigations for elective surgery 60</p> <p>28 Syncope 62</p> <p>29 Back pain 64</p> <p>30 Peripheral oedema 66</p> <p>31 Jaundice 68</p> <p>32 Meningitis 70</p> <p>33 Anaemia 72</p> <p>34 Lymphadenopathy 74</p> <p>35 Cough 76</p> <p>36 Haemoptysis 78</p> <p>37 Palpitations and cardiac arrhythmias 80</p> <p>38 Red eye 82</p> <p>39 Vertigo 84</p> <p>40 Urinary tract infection 86</p> <p>41 Haematuria 88</p> <p>42 Attempted suicide and self-poisoning 90</p> <p>43 Immunosuppressed patients 92</p> <p>44 Diagnosing death 94</p> <p>45 Shock 96</p> <p>46 Trauma 98</p> <p>47 Alcohol-use disorder 104</p> <p>48 Eating disorders 106</p> <p>49 Seizure 108</p> <p>50 Muscle weakness 110</p> <p>51 Visual loss 112</p> <p>52 Hearing loss 114</p> <p>Conditions 117</p> <p><b>Cardiovascular disease</b></p> <p>53 Heart failure 118</p> <p>54 Peripheral arterial disease 120</p> <p>55 Infective endocarditis 122</p> <p>56 Aortic disease 124</p> <p>57 Hypertension 126</p> <p>58 Hyperlipidaemia 128</p> <p><b>Respiratory disease and sleep disorders</b></p> <p>59 Pneumonia 130</p> <p>60 Asthma 132</p> <p>61 Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease 134</p> <p>62 Pleural effusion 136</p> <p>63 Pneumothorax 138</p> <p>64 Pulmonary embolism 140</p> <p>65 Pulmonary hypertension 144</p> <p>66 Pulmonary nodules 146</p> <p>67 Interstitial lung disease 148</p> <p>68 Sleep disorders 150</p> <p><b>Gastroenterology and hepatology</b></p> <p>69 Ascites 152</p> <p>70 Intestinal obstruction 154</p> <p>71 Malabsorption 156</p> <p>72 Inflammatory bowel disease 158</p> <p>73 Irritable bowel syndrome 160</p> <p>74 Colorectal cancer 162</p> <p>75 Liver mass 164</p> <p>76 Cirrhosis 166</p> <p>77 Liver function tests 168</p> <p>78 Acute pancreatitis 170</p> <p><b>Nephrology and urology</b></p> <p>79 Acute kidney injury 172</p> <p>80 Chronic kidney disease 174</p> <p>81 Metabolic acid–base disorders 176</p> <p>82 Potassium disorders 178</p> <p>83 Sodium disorders 180</p> <p>84 Calcium disorders 182</p> <p>85 Proteinuria 184</p> <p>86 Renal mass 186</p> <p>87 Kidney stones 188</p> <p>88 Renal artery stenosis 190</p> <p><b>Endocrinology</b></p> <p>89 Diabetes mellitus: diagnosis 192</p> <p>90 Diabetes mellitus: complications 194</p> <p>91 Diabetes insipidus 196</p> <p>92 Thyroid disorders 198</p> <p>93 Thyroid function tests 202</p> <p><b>Pituitary disorders</b></p> <p>94 Hypopituitarism 204</p> <p>95 Acromegaly 206</p> <p>96 Hyperprolactinaemia 208</p> <p><b>Adrenal disorders</b></p> <p>97 Adrenal insufficiency 210</p> <p>98 Adrenal incidentaloma 212</p> <p>99 Cushing’s syndrome 214</p> <p>100 Phaeochromocytoma 216</p> <p>101 Primary hyperaldosteronism 218</p> <p><b>Reproductive and obstetric medicine</b></p> <p>102 Male hypogonadism 220</p> <p>103 Infertility 222</p> <p>104 Erectile dysfunction 224</p> <p>105 Amenorrhoea 226</p> <p>106 Hirsutism 228</p> <p>107 Polycystic ovary syndrome 230</p> <p>108 Pre-eclampsia and hypertensive disorders in pregnancy 232</p> <p>109 Pregnancy 234</p> <p><b>Infectious diseases</b></p> <p>110 Pyrexia of unknown origin 236</p> <p>111 Leucopenia and febrile neutropenia 238</p> <p>112 Illness in returned travellers 240</p> <p>113 Sepsis 242</p> <p>114 Sepsis: testing for infectious diseases 244</p> <p>115 Osteomyelitis 246</p> <p>116 Sexually transmitted diseases 248</p> <p>117 Tuberculosis 250</p> <p>118 HIV 252</p> <p><b>Haematology</b></p> <p>119 Leucocytosis 254</p> <p>120 Myelodysplastic syndromes 256</p> <p>121 Erythrocytosis 258</p> <p>122 Haemolytic anaemia 259</p> <p>123 Leukaemia 262</p> <p>124 Lymphoma 264</p> <p>125 Multiple myeloma 266</p> <p>126 Platelet disorders 268</p> <p>127 Bleeding disorders 270</p> <p>128 Thrombophilia 272</p> <p><b>Oncology</b></p> <p>129 Breast cancer 274</p> <p>130 Spinal cord compression 276</p> <p>131 Cancer of unknown primary 278</p> <p>132 Tumour markers 280</p> <p>133 Ovarian cancer 282</p> <p>134 Prostate cancer 284</p> <p><b>Neurology</b></p> <p>135 Stroke 286</p> <p>136 Haemorrhagic stroke 288</p> <p>137 Brain abscess 291</p> <p>138 Encephalitis 292</p> <p>139 Brain tumours 294</p> <p>140 Multiple sclerosis 296</p> <p>141 Spinal cord disorders 298</p> <p>142 Peripheral neuropathy 300</p> <p>143 Movement disorders 304</p> <p><b>Rheumatology</b></p> <p>144 Septic and crystal arthropathies 306</p> <p>145 Osteoarthritis 309</p> <p>146 Spondyloarthropathies 310</p> <p>147 Scleroderma and Raynaud’s phenomenon 313</p> <p>148 Rheumatoid arthritis 316</p> <p>149 Systemic lupus erythematosus 318</p> <p>150 Sjögren’s syndrome 322</p> <p>151 Vasculitis 324</p> <p>152 Polymyalgia rheumatica and giant cell arteritis 326</p> <p>153 Osteoporosis 328</p> <p><b>Geriatric and general medicine</b></p> <p>154 Dementia 330</p> <p>155 Delirium 332</p> <p>156 Falls 334</p> <p>157 Urinary incontinence 336</p> <p><b>Clinical immunology and allergy</b></p> <p>158 Allergy and anaphylaxis 338</p> <p>159 Primary immunodeficiency disorders 340</p> <p><b>Dermatology</b></p> <p>160 Skin cancers 342</p> <p>161 Skin rashes 344</p> <p>162 Urticaria and angioedema 346</p> <p>Further reading 348</p> <p>Index 352</p>

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