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| Prefaces |
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| 1 History |
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Presenting history findings |
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| 2 Examination |
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How to begin the examination |
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Taking the blood pressure |
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11 | (1) |
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Examination of the jugular venous pressure |
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Examination of the praecordium |
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Finishing off the examination |
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14 | (1) |
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15 | (2) |
| 3 How to write a clerking |
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Documentation of the history |
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Documentation of the examination findings |
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At the end of the clerking |
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18 | (2) |
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20 | (3) |
| 4 Common investigations |
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23 | (12) |
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23 | (6) |
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29 | (2) |
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Myocardial perfusion imaging |
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31 | (1) |
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Cardiac magnetic resonance |
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32 | (1) |
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Positron emission tomography |
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32 | (1) |
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Cardiac computed tomography |
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| 5 Chest pain |
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Differential diagnosis of chest pain |
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35 | (1) |
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History to focus on the differential diagnosis of chest pain |
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35 | (1) |
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Examination of patients who have chest pain |
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36 | (1) |
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Investigation of patients who have chest pain |
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37 | (3) |
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New onset central chest pain at rest in an ill patient |
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40 | (3) |
| 6 Dyspnoea |
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Differential diagnosis of dyspnoea |
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43 | (1) |
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History to focus on the differential diagnosis of dyspnoea |
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Examination of dyspnoeic patients |
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Investigation of dyspnoeic patients |
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45 | (2) |
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Dyspnoea at rest of recent onset in an ill patient |
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47 | (2) |
| 7 Syncope |
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Differential diagnosis of syncope |
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49 | (1) |
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History to focus on the differential diagnosis of syncope |
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49 | (1) |
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Examination of patients who present with syncope |
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50 | (1) |
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Investigation of patients who present with syncope |
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51 | (2) |
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Syncope of recent onset in an ill patient |
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53 | (2) |
| 8 Palpitations |
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55 | (8) |
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Differential diagnosis of palpitation |
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55 | (1) |
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History to focus on the differential diagnosis of palpitation |
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55 | (1) |
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Examination of patients who have palpitation |
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56 | (1) |
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Investigation of patients who have palpitation |
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57 | (6) |
| 9 Peripheral oedema |
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Differential diagnosis of oedema |
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63 | (1) |
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History to focus on the differential diagnosis of peripheral oedema |
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Examination of patients who have oedema |
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Investigation of patients who have oedema |
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66 | (1) |
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| 10 Heart murmur |
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Differential diagnosis of a heart murmur |
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69 | (1) |
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History to focus on the differential diagnosis of a heart murmur |
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Examination of patients who have a heart murmur |
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70 | (3) |
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Investigation of patients who have a heart murmur |
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73 | (4) |
| 11 High blood pressure |
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History to focus on the differential diagnosis of high blood pressure |
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Examination of patients who have high blood pressure |
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Investigation of patients who have high blood pressure |
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80 | (1) |
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Investigations to exclude secondary hypertension |
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| 12 Fever associated with a cardiac symptom or sign |
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History to focus on the differential diagnosis of fever |
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83 | (1) |
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Examination of patients who have a fever associated with a cardiac symptom or sign |
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84 | (2) |
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Investigation of patients who have a fever associated with a cardiac symptom or sign |
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| 13 Angina pectoris |
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Definition of angina pectoris |
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89 | (1) |
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Pathophysiology of angina pectoris |
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Risk factors for coronary artery disease |
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89 | (1) |
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Clinical features of angina pectoris |
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Investigation of angina pectoris |
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Management of angina pectoris |
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91 | (3) |
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| 14 Acute myocardial infarction |
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Definition of acute myocardial infarction. |
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95 | (1) |
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Clinical features of acute myocardial infarction |
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Investigation of acute myocardial infarction |
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Management of acute myocardial infarction |
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Summary of management of ischaemic chest pain |
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102 | (1) |
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Heart block after myocardial infarction |
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102 | (1) |
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Cardiogenic shock after myocardial infarction |
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103 | (2) |
| 15 Supraventricular tachyarrhythmias |
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Premature atrial complexes |
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Nodal and junctional ectopics |
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106 | (1) |
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106 | (1) |
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Atrioventricular junctional tachycardia |
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107 | (1) |
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Atrioventricular nodal re-entry tachycardia |
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107 | (1) |
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WolffParkinsonWhite syndrome |
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108 | (1) |
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109 | (1) |
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110 | (3) |
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Investigation of patients who have supraventricular tachyarrhythmias |
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Drugs used to treat tachyarrhythmias |
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114 | (3) |
| 16 Ventricular arrhythmias |
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Ventricular ectopic beats |
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117 | (1) |
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Definition of ventricular tachyarrhythmias |
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117 | (1) |
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118 | (1) |
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119 | (1) |
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120 | (1) |
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Drugs used to treat ventricular tachycardia and fibrillation |
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Non-pharmacological treatments of ventricular tachyarrhythmias |
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| 17 Cardiac arrest and resuscitation |
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125 | (6) |
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127 | (4) |
| 18 Bradyarrhythmias |
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131 | (8) |
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Definition of bradyarrhythmias |
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131 | (1) |
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131 | (1) |
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132 | (2) |
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Investigation of bradyarrhythmias |
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| 19 Heart failure |
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139 | (12) |
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Definition of heart failure |
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139 | (1) |
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Pathophysiology of heart failure |
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139 | (2) |
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Causes of cardiac failure |
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141 | (1) |
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Clinical features of heart failure |
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142 | (1) |
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Examination of patients who have heart failure |
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143 | (1) |
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Investigation of heart failure |
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144 | (1) |
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Management of heart failure |
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| 20 Cardiomyopathy |
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Definition of cardiomyopathy |
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151 | (1) |
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Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy |
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152 | (3) |
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Restrictive cardiomyopathy |
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Arrhythmogenic right-ventricular card iomyopathy |
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| 21 Pericarditis and pericardial effusion |
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157 | (4) |
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157 | (2) |
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Constrictive pericarditis |
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| 22 Valve disease |
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161 | (12) |
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161 | (1) |
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162 | (2) |
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164 | (2) |
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Assessing the severity of a valve lesion |
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| 23 Infective endocarditis |
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Definition of infective endocarditis |
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173 | (1) |
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Epidemiology of infective endocarditis |
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173 | (1) |
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Pathophysiology of infective endocarditis |
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Clinical features of infective endocarditis |
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174 | (2) |
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Investigation of a patient who has infective endocarditis |
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176 | (1) |
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Management of infective endocarditis |
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Complications of infective endocarditis |
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177 | (1) |
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Monitoring of patients who have infective endocarditis |
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178 | (1) |
| 24 Hypertension |
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Definition of hypertension |
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179 | (1) |
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179 | (1) |
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Clinical features of hypertension |
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Investigation of a patient who has hypertension |
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180 | (1) |
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Investigation of secondary hypertension |
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180 | (1) |
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Management of hypertension |
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181 | (2) |
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| 25 Congenital heart disease |
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185 | (10) |
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Definition of congenital heart disease |
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185 | (1) |
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Causes of congenital heart disease |
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185 | (1) |
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Complications of congenital heart disease |
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185 | (1) |
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186 | (2) |
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188 | (1) |
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Ventricular septal defect |
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188 | (1) |
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189 | (1) |
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190 | (1) |
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Other lesions in congenital heart disease |
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191 | (1) |
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Notes on pulmonary hypertension and Eisenmenger syndrome |
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192 | (3) |
| Self-assessment |
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195 | (2) |
| Best of fives (BOFs) |
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197 | (8) |
| Extended-matching questions (EMQs) |
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205 | (6) |
| BOF answers |
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211 | (4) |
| EMQ answers |
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215 | (6) |
| Glossary |
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221 | (2) |
| Index |
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