Foreword |
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Preface |
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ix | |
Acknowledgements |
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xi | |
Reviewers |
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xii | |
Abbreviations |
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xiii | |
Chapter 1 Basic training requirements |
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1 | (7) |
Chapter 2 The written examination |
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8 | (4) |
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8 | (1) |
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Approaching multiple-choice questions |
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9 | (1) |
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Preparation for the written examination |
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9 | (3) |
Chapter 3 The clinical examination |
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12 | (10) |
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12 | (4) |
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16 | (1) |
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Preparation for the clinical examination |
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16 | (6) |
Chapter 4 The long case |
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22 | (10) |
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The history-taking and physical examination |
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23 | (3) |
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26 | (2) |
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28 | (3) |
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31 | (1) |
Chapter 5 The cardiovascular long case |
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32 | (49) |
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32 | (5) |
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37 | (2) |
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39 | (7) |
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Congestive cardiac failure |
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46 | (7) |
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Diastolic heart failure (heart failure with preserved ejection fraction) |
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53 | (1) |
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54 | (5) |
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59 | (5) |
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64 | (4) |
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68 | (13) |
Chapter 6 The respiratory long case |
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81 | (43) |
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81 | (4) |
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85 | (5) |
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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease |
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90 | (6) |
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96 | (3) |
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Interstitial lung disease, including idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis |
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99 | (3) |
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102 | (7) |
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109 | (4) |
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113 | (3) |
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116 | (5) |
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121 | (3) |
Chapter 7 The gastrointestinal long case |
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124 | (34) |
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124 | (3) |
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Malabsorption and chronic diarrhoea |
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127 | (5) |
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Inflammatory bowel disease |
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132 | (6) |
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138 | (4) |
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142 | (13) |
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155 | (3) |
Chapter 8 The haematological long case |
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158 | (33) |
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158 | (6) |
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164 | (4) |
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168 | (4) |
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172 | (1) |
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Essential thrombocythaemia |
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173 | (1) |
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Chronic myeloid leukaemia |
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174 | (1) |
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175 | (7) |
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Multiple myeloma (myeloma) |
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182 | (5) |
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Bone marrow (haematopoietic cell) transplantation |
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187 | (4) |
Chapter 9 The rheumatological long case |
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191 | (29) |
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192 | (9) |
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Systemic lupus erythematosus |
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201 | (7) |
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208 | (5) |
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Antiphospholipid antibody syndrome |
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213 | (2) |
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Systemic sclerosis (scleroderma) |
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215 | (5) |
Chapter 10 The endocrine long case |
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220 | (28) |
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Osteoporosis (and osteomalacia) |
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220 | (6) |
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226 | (2) |
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Paget's disease of the bone (osteitis deformans) |
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228 | (5) |
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233 | (4) |
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Types 1 and 2 diabetes mellitus |
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237 | (11) |
Chapter 11 The renal long case |
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248 | (12) |
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Chronic kidney disease (chronic renal failure) |
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248 | (8) |
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256 | (4) |
Chapter 12 The neurological long case |
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260 | (14) |
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260 | (4) |
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264 | (3) |
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267 | (2) |
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Transient ischaemic attacks and 'funny turns' |
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269 | (5) |
Chapter 13 The infectious disease long case |
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274 | (13) |
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Pyrexia of unknown origin |
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274 | (3) |
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277 | (10) |
Chapter 14 Think like a physician, think like an examiner - an approach with long case examples |
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287 | (16) |
Chapter 15 The short case |
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303 | (5) |
Chapter 16 Common short cases |
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308 | (154) |
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The cardiovascular system |
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308 | (33) |
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The cardiovascular examination |
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308 | (10) |
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318 | (19) |
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The hypertensive examination |
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337 | (2) |
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339 | (1) |
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340 | (1) |
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341 | (17) |
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The respiratory examination |
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341 | (5) |
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346 | (12) |
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The gastrointestinal system |
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358 | (6) |
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The abdominal examination |
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358 | (6) |
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The haematological system |
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364 | (5) |
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The haemopoietic examination |
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364 | (5) |
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369 | (19) |
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369 | (5) |
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374 | (2) |
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376 | (2) |
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378 | (4) |
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382 | (2) |
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384 | (3) |
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387 | (1) |
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The rheumatological system |
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388 | (20) |
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389 | (10) |
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399 | (2) |
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401 | (4) |
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405 | (3) |
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408 | (21) |
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408 | (5) |
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413 | (1) |
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414 | (1) |
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415 | (1) |
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Notes on the cranial nerves |
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415 | (14) |
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429 | (33) |
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432 | (1) |
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433 | (3) |
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Shoulder girdle examination |
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436 | (1) |
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437 | (3) |
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Notes on the neurological examination of the limbs |
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440 | (8) |
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Notes on spinal cord lesions |
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448 | (7) |
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455 | (1) |
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456 | (1) |
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457 | (2) |
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459 | (2) |
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461 | (1) |
Index |
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