Examination Medicine: A Guide to Physician Training (103 page)

autoimmune-associated disease,
384

automatic implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (AICDs),
73
,
75–7

autonomic neuropathy,
267
,
386

avascular necrosis,
290

B

back, rheumatological examination,
405–8

bare metal stents (BMS),
37

basic training,
2
,
5

Basic Training Units,
6

Behçet’s disease,
261

beta-thalassaemia,
159
,
171

biventricular pacing,
53

blood pressure

drug treatment,
62–4

reduction without drugs,
62

severity classification,
60

taking during short case exam,
304
,
305

blood sugar level (BSL),
237

BMD
See
bone mineral density

BMS
See
bare metal stents

Board Basics
,
3
,
10

Board Review Courses in Internal Medicine,
11

bone disease

in CKD,
255

diagnostic tests,
223

bone marrow transplant,
182
,
187–90
,
292–3

complications of,
189

indications for,
188

survival rates,
190

bone mineral density (BMD),
222

brachial plexus lesions,
444

breath sounds,
345

British Medical Journal
,
10

bronchiectasis,
81–5
,
299

causes of,
82

right middle lobe,
351

bronchiolitis obliterans,
123

Brown-Séquard syndrome,
450–1

Brugada syndrome,
70

BSL
See
blood sugar level

Budd-Chiari syndrome,
147
,
168

bulldogs,
12
See also
proctor attendant

C

CABG
See
coronary artery bypass graft

calcium,
224

Candida albicans
,
156

carcinoma of colon,
297–8

carcinoma of prostate,
297–8

cardiac arrhythmias,
68–80

cardiac resynchronisation therapy (CRT),
53

cardiology,
1

cardiovascular examinations,
304
,
305
,
308–18

cardioverter-defibrillator,
315

cataract,
420

cerebellar infarct,
273

cerebellar tumours,
272

cerebellum,
457–9

cervical lymphadenopathy,
177

cervical rib syndrome,
444

CFE
See
Committee for Examinations

CHADS2 scoring system,
79

Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease,
441
,
443

Charcot’s joints,
386
,
404

Charcot’s triad,
261

chest X-ray films,
346–57

common abnormalities,
348
,
350–7

COPD,
92

cystic fibrosis,
116

differential diagnosis of appearances,
349

HIV/AIDS,
283
,
284

pulmonary hypertension,
105

reading,
346–8

rheumatoid arthritis,
199

sarcoidosis,
110
,
112

tuberculosis,
119–20

Child Pugh score,
148

cholecystitis,
158

chorea,
461

chronic constrictive pericarditis,
330

chronic diarrhoea,
127–32

chronic hepatitis,
142

chronic kidney disease (CKD),
248–56
,
290

complications,
255

examination,
251–2

management principles,
250

SLE and,
249

spine X-ray,
256

stages,
248

Terry’s nails in,
253

chronic liver disease,
142–55
,
362

chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL),
190

chronic myeloid leukaemia (CML),
172
,
174
,
190

chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD),
90–5
,
290–1

chest X-rays,
92

chronic pancreatitis,
127

chronic renal failure,
248–56
,
295–7

complications,
255

investigations,
253–4

treatment,
254–6

chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH),
103

Churg-Strauss syndrome,
208–10
,
212
,
213

cirrhosis,
142
,
144
,
362

causes and sequelae,
145

Child’s classification,
148

primary biliary,
206

renal failure and,
150

CKD
See
chronic kidney disease

Clinical Applications paper,
8

clinical examination,
3

dress for,
21

equipment for,
18–19

exam day,
12–14

format,
12–16

marking system,
14–16

preparation for,
16–21

CLL
See
chronic lymphocytic leukaemia

clopidogrel,
33
,
34
,
38

clubbing, causes of,
343

CML
See
chronic myeloid leukaemia

CMV
See
cytomegalovirus

coarctation of the aorta,
334

coeliac disease,
127–8
,
130–2

colitis

causes of,
133

colorectal cancer risk and,
140

ulcerative,
132
,
133
,
135–7
,
140

colon cancer,
138–42

Committee for Examinations (CFE),
10
,
13–15

congenital haemolytic anaemias,
158

congenital heart disease

cyanotic,
334–7

non-cyanotic,
332–4

congestive cardiac failure,
46–53

classification,
47

echocardiography report,
50–1

examination,
47

history,
46–7

investigations,
47–50

treatment,
51–3

connective tissue disease,
249
,
397

COPD
See
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

corneal reflex,
410

coronary artery bypass graft (CABG),
37–8