Tropical medicine : lecture notes edited by Nick Beeching and Geoffrey V Gill

Tropical Medicine Lecture Notes; Contents; Contributors; Preface; List of abbreviations; How to use your textbook; About the companion website; Part 1 A general approach to syndromes/symptom complexes; 1 Gastrointestinal presentations; Dysphagia/odynophagia; Haematemesis; Abdominal pain; Malabsorption; Tropical sprue; Diarrhoea; Pathophysiology and definitions; History; Other illness; Host factors; Examination; Clinical syndromes of diarrhoea; Investigations; Management; FURTHER READING; 2 Respiratory presentations; Assessment; History; Respiratory history; Non-respiratory illness. Examination in respiratory casesInvestigation of respiratory disease; Chest X-ray; Sputum/respiratory secretions; Blood cultures; Pleural fluid; Lung function testing; Common presentations; Acute breathlessness and fever in the small child; Acute breathlessness, cough and fever in adults; Chronic cough and malaise; Breathlessness and wheeze; Pleural effusion; Respiratory disease and HIV; FURTHER READING; 3 Neurological presentations; Reasons for increased incidence of neurological disorders in the tropics; Neurological syndromes; Pathological processes. Rapid assessment of patient with coma in the tropicsClassification and further investigation of patients with coma; Indications and contraindications for lumbar puncture in suspected CNS infections (Table 3.4); Cerebrospinal fluid findings in CNS infections; FURTHER READING; 4 Febrile presentations; Pathogenesis and symptomatic treatment of fever; Clinical approach to the patient with fever; History; Examination; Initial investigation; Acute fevers with a negative malarial blood film; Treatment of common causes of fever lasting <2 weeks; Common non-infectious causes of fever. Autoimmune and connective tissue disordersMalignancy; Other; Common causes of fever lasting>2 weeks; Common clinical problems with febrile patients; FURTHER READING; 5 Dermatological presentations; Skin ulcers; Skin itching; Creeping eruptions; Papules; Skin nodules; Changes in pigmentation; Hypopigmented macules; Hyperpigmentation; Urticaria; Vesicles and bullae; Petechial rashes; FURTHER READING; 6 The patient with anaemia; Causes of anaemia; Clinical diagnosis of anaemia; Laboratory investigations; Measurement of haemoglobin; Examination of peripheral blood film; Microcytic anaemia. Macrocytic anaemiaNormocytic anaemia; Management of anaemia in the absence of alaboratory; Blood transfusion in developing countries; FURTHER READING; 7 A syndromic approach to sexually transmitted infections; The need for a public health approach; Syndromic management; Local adaptations; How to use the flowcharts; The nine elements of case management and the 'five C's' of syndromic management; Advantages of syndromic management; Disadvantages of syndromic management; HIV testing in STI clinics; FURTHER READING; 8 Splenomegaly in the tropics; Reasons for enlargedspleens.

Providing a comprehensive introduction to the study of tropical medicine, this new edition has been thoroughly revised and updated to include new content and more illustrations and clinical photographs to aid understanding. Now fully supported by a companion website containing hundreds of interactive multiple-choice questions, and available in a range of digital formats, Tropical Medicine Lecture Notes is the perfect resource for study and revision, and is the ideal companion for those practising medicine in tropical and sub-tropical regions. New edition of the best-sellin.