01 CARDIOVASCULAR 01.08 03 GASTROINTESTINAL MEDICINE 04 NEUROLOGY 04.13
• Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) & GENERAL SURGERY • Spinal disorders
01.01 • Pulmonary embolism (PE) 04.01 Headaches - Brown-sequard syndrome
• Acute coronary syndrome • Infective endocarditis 03.01 - Subacute combined degeneration
- STEMI, NSTEMI, unstable angina • Pericarditis • Gallbladder disorders 04.02 Neurodegenerative disorders - Friedrich's ataxia
- ECG cardiac territories • Constructive pericarditis - Acute cholecystitis • Dementias • Delirium - Anterior spinal artery occlusion
• Hypertension - Ascending cholangitis - Syringomyelia
- Antihypertensives 01.09 - PSC & PBC 04.03 Neurodegenerative – movement - Tabes dorsalis
• Cardiac tamponade • Liver cancers – hepatocellular disorders, incl Parkinson's, • Neurofibromatosis
01.02 • Antihypertensives (continued) carcinoma & cholangiocarcinoma Huntington's and motor neuron disease • Tuberous sclerosis
• Ischaemic heart disease • Other drugs (adenosine, amiodarone,
• Atrial fibrillation anti-platelets) 03.02 04.04 Infections 04.14
• Adult life support • DLVA rules on cardiovascular disorders • Alcohol-related liver disease • Bacterial & viral meningitis • Restless legs syndrome
• Wilson’s disease • Encephalitis • Abnormal involuntary movements
01.03 01.10 Vascular surgery • Haemochromatosis • Brain & spinal epidural abscesses • DLVA rules for neurological disorders
• Ventricular fibrillation • Peripheral arterial disease • Aphasia DDx
• Ventricular tachycardia • Aortic aneurysm 03.03 04.05 Infections • Wernicke's encephalopathy
• Bradycardia: peri-arrest • Aortic dissection • Hepatitis A, B, C, E • Specific infxns: toxoplasmosis, primary • Charcot-Marie-Tooth syndrome
• Tachycardia: peri-arrest • Varicose veins • Autoimmune hepatitis CNS lymphoma, cryptococcosis, PML
• Pacemakers • Lower leg ulcers • Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease • Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) 05 OPHTHALMOLOGY
• Cardiac enzymes • Ankle-brachial pressure index (ABPI) • CSF interpretation table
03.04 05.01 Blindness
01.04 • Paracetamol overdose 04.06 Epilepsy / seizures • Retinal detachment
• Electrocardiogram (ECG) 02 RESPIRATORY • Disorders of the pancreas • Seizures, incl status epilepticus
• Retinal artery & vein occlusion
• Arrhythmias, including Wolff-Parkinson- - Acute & chronic pancreatitis • Psychogenic non-epileptic seizures • Retinal migraine
02.01
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White syndrome, Wellen's syndrome, - Pancreatic cancer • Anticonvulsants / antiepileptics
• Giant cell arteritis • Optic neuritis
junctional escape rhythm • Asthma • COPD - Neuroendocrine tumours • Papilloedema
• Small bowel bacterial overgrowth 04.07
• Vitreous haemorrhage
01.05 02.02 syndrome • Syncope • DDx – loss of colour vision
• Long QT syndrome • Pneumonia – CAP + HAP • Brain tumours • DDx – blurred vision
• Short QT syndrome - In immunocompromised patients 03.05 • IBD – Crohn's & UC • Brain lesions localisation (smx)
• Brugada syndrome - Lung abscess / empyema • Coeliac disease 05.02 Red eye
• Atrial flutter • Aspiration pneumonia 04.08 Strokes
• Glaucoma – closed-angle
• Shock (÷ different types) • Acute bronchitis 03.06 • TIA & ischaemic stroke • Anterior uveitis
• Appendicitis - Classifications by arteries, smx
• Episcleritis & scleritis
01.06 02.03 • Small & large bowel obstructions • Haemorrhagic stroke • Keratitis
• Valve disorders – mitral stenosis, mitral • Tuberculosis • Cystic fibrosis • Hernias • Common meds in ophthalmology
regurg, aortic stenosis, aortic regurg • Sarcoidosis 04.09 Brain bleeds • Conjunctivitis (on 05.03)
• Murmurs (DDx) • Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency 03.07 • Subarachnoid haemorrhage
• Rheumatic fever • Anal fissures & fistulae, haemorrhoids • Subdural & extradural haemorrhage 05.03 External eye problems
• Prosthetic heart valves 02.04 • Colorectal cancer • Cerebral aneurysm • Blepharitis • Blepharospasm
• Pulses (different types, eg pulsus • Lung cancers • Pancoast tumour
• Ectropion & entropion
paradoxus) • Mesothelioma 03.08 04.10 Weakness DDx
• Pingucela • Hordeolum / stye
• Heart sounds • Bronchiectasis • GORD, gastritis, peptic ulcer disease • Ophthalmic shingles
• Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis • Oesophageal conditions 04.11 Neuroinflammatory disorders
01.07 • ERCP, TIPS • Multiple sclerosis 05.04 Age-related conditions
• Hypertrophic obstructive 02.05 • Guillain Barre syndrome • Glaucoma – open-angle
cardiomyopathy (HoCM / HCM) • Pneumothorax •Pleural effusion 03.09 – Upper & lower GI bleeding • Chronic inflammatory demyelinating
• Age-related macular degeneration
• Arrhythmogenic right ventricular • Acute respiratory distress syndrome (poly)neuropathy • Cataracts
cardiomyopathy (ARVC) • Oxygen delivery • Chest drains 03.10 • Myasthenia gravis • Diabetic neuropathy
• Dilated cardiomyopathy • Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) • Orbital & periorbital celluitis
• Chronic heart failure 02.06 • Diverticular disease 04.12
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• Obstructive sleep apnoea • Ischaemic bowel disease • CT head – indications 05.05 • Thyroid eye disease
• Smoking cession • Abdominal pain DDx • Head injury • Strabismus / squints
• Respiratory failure • Intracranial pressure – & • Pupil problems
3a – Primer on anaesthetics • Tropical eye diseases
• General anaesthesia & airway adjuncts
• Regiona/local anaesthesia
• Post-op nausea & vomiting
,06 METABOLIC MEDICINE 08 INFECTIOUS DISEASE 08.07 Protozoan infections 10 HAEMATOLOGY & ONCOLOGY 10.07 Platelet disorders
& ENDOCRINOLOGY • Amoebiasis • Cryptosporidiosis • Immune thrombocytopaenia
08.01 Bacterial infections • Cutaneous larva migrans 10.01 Haematological cancers • Thrombocytopaenia
06.01 Thyroid • Anthrax • Bacillus cereus • Giardiasis • Leishmaniasis • ALL • CLL • Hairy cell leukaemia • Haemophilia
• Hypothyroidism • Hyperthyroidism • Campylobacter • Botulism • Malaria • Trypanosomiasis • AML • CML • Myelofibrosis • von Willebrand disease
• Thyroid cancers • Goitre • Cat scratch disease • Cholera • Schistosomiasis • Myelodysplastic syndrome • Neutropaenia
• Clostridiodes difficile • Diphtheria • Other mosquito-borne illnesses • Polycythaemia vera
06.02 Adrenals • Escherichia coli • Klebsiella 10.08 Blood products
• Cushing's disease • Enteric fever (typhoid/paratyphoid) 08.08 Genitourinary infections / STIs 10.02 Haematological cancers • Packed red cells • Platelets
• Addison’s disease • Haemophilus influenza • Legionella • Bacterial vaginosis • Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma • CMV-ve and irradiated blood
• Hyperaldosteronism • Trichomonas vaginalis • Hodgkin's lymphoma • FFP & cryoprecipitate
08.02 Bacterial infections • Donovanosis • Genital warts • Multiple myeloma • Prothrombin complex
06.03 • Leptospirosis • Leprosy • Chlamydia • Syphilis • Cell saver devices
• Acromegaly • Prolactinoma • Lyme disease • Ps. aeruginosa • Lymphogranuloma venereum 10.03 Primary immunodeficiencies • Warfarin – Mx of high INR
• Hyperthyroidism & hypoparathyroidism • Mycoplasma pneumoniae • Q fever • Genital herpes • Chancroid • Neutrophilia / phagocytes • Blood product transfusion
• Multiple endocrine neoplasia • Staphylococci • MRSA • Gonorrhoea • Ulcers in STIs • T-cell disorders, incl DiGeorge's complications, including TACO, TRALI
• Toxic shock syndrome • B & T-cell disorders, incl SCID
06.04 Diabetes melitus • Tetanus • Other clostridia 08.09 Miscellaneous • Acute intermittent porphyria 10.09 Miscellaneous
• T1DM, T2DM • Animal & human bites • Cellulitis • Hereditary angioedema
• Drugs used in DM • Insulin 08.03 Bacterial infections & others • Sepsis • Necrotising fasciitis 10.04 Anaemia • Hyposplenism • Splenomegaly
• DLVA rules for diabetes • Streptococcus • Nematode infections • Threadworms • DDx chart + iron studies interpretation • Thymoma • Lymphadenopathy
• Complications of DM & sick day rules - Scarlet fever (+ Centor criteria) • Lemierre's syndrome • Microcytic anaemia • Drugs – anticoagulants, antiplatelets,
- Group B strep • Post-splenectomy sepsis tranexamic acid
06.05 • Notifiable disease • Pyrexia of unknown origin 10.05 Anaemia
• Diabetic ketoacidosis • Influenza vaccination • Spinal epidural abscess • Normocytic anaemia ÷ non-haemolytic 10.10 Emergencies, organ transplants
• Hyperosmotic hyperglycaemic state • Vaccination schedule • Side effects of antimicrobials and haemolytic anaemia • Neutropenic sepsis
• Hypoglycaemia • Tumour lysis syndrome
• Diabetes insipidus 08.04 Antibiogram 08.10 10.06 • Microcytic anaemia • Graft versus host disease (GVHD)
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- Water deprivation test • Diarrhoea DDx • Methaemoglobinaemia • Superior vena cava syndrome
08.05 Viral infections • Gastroenteritis – causes • Thrombophilia • Organ transplant & rejection
06.06 • Acid-base balance • Cytomegalovirus • Dengue fever - Bloody infectious diarrhoeas • Antiphospholipid syndrome
• Hypercholesterolaemia • Infectious mononucleosis • Ebola • Other infections in this book (list) • Thrombocytosis 10.11
• Herpes simplex • Measles • Common cancers • Tumour markers
06.07 • Hyperkalaemia & hypokalaemia • Mumps • Norovirus • Genetic conditions predisposing to
• Hypercalcaemia & hypocalcaemia 09 DERMATOLOGY 09.04 • Eczema cancer
• Hypomagnesaemia 08.06 Viral infections • Psoriasis • Prescribing for palliative / end of life
• Parvovirus B19 • Hand-foot-mouth 09.01 Dermatological emergencies • Rosacea care
06.08 • Hyponatraemia (DDx) • Rabies • Yellow fever • Rubella • Acute urticaria & angioedema
- SIADH • Human immunodeficiency virus • Steven-Johnson's & TEN 09.05 Dermatological infections 10.12 Breast
• Hypernatraemia • Eczema herpeticum • Impetigo • Folliculitis • Breast Ca • Fibroadenoma
• Staph scalded skin syndrome • Cellulitis & erysipelas • Fibrocystic breast changes
• Necrotising fasciitis • Head lice • Scabies • Fat necrosis • Lipoma
07 RENAL MEDICINE & UROLOGY • Phyllodes tumour • Galactocele
09.02 Melanocytic lesions and mimickers 09.06 Dermatological infections • Mammary duct ectasia
07.01 • Acute kidney injury (AKI) 07.04 • Urinary tract stones • Melanoma & differentials • Tinea / dermatophyte infections • Duct papilloma • Lump description
• Chronic kidney disease (CKD) • Benign prostatic hyperplasia • Seborrhoeic keratosis • Benign naevi • Candida • Viral warts
- Renal replacement therapy • Erectile dysfunction • Dermatofibroma • Molluscum contagiosum
• Pyoderma gangrenosum
07.02 • Acute tubular necrosis 07.05 09.07 Dermatological infections
• Acute interstitial nephritis • Urological cancers: renal cell 09.03 • Varicella / chickenpox
• Diabetic nephropathy carcinoma, bladder Ca, prostate Ca • Non-melanoma skin cancers • Herpes zoster / shingles
• Lupus nephritis • Misc urology: circumcision, vasectomy, - BCC & SCC • Pityriasis rosea
• ANCA glomerulonephritis priapism • Acne vulgaris • Hidradenitis suppurativa
• Myeloma kidney
07.06 Testicular lumps 09.08 Miscellaneous
07.03 Infections of the urinary tract • Inguinal hernia • Hydrocele • Pemphigus • Bullous pemphigoid
• Infectious cystitis including UTI • Varicocele • Epididymal cyst • Insect bites • Skin lesions
• Pyelonephritis • Epididymitis • Epididymo-orchitis
• Prostatitis • Balanoposthitis • Testicular torsion • Testicular tumour
,11 MUSCULOSKELETAL & 12 RHEUMATOLOGY 15 CHILD HEALTH / PAEDIATRICS 15.12-13 Neurological disorders
ORTHOPAEDIC CONDITIONS • Epilepsy • Status epilepticus
12.01 • Rheumatoid arthritis 12.04 Vasculitic disorders 15.01 • Paediatric life support • Brain tumours
11.01 Orthopaedic emergencies • Osteoarthritis • Wegener's • Churg-Strauss • Newborn life support [15.13] • Neural tube defects
• Septic arthritis • Psoriatic arthritis • Giant cell arteritis • Takayasu arteritis • Intraosseous infusion • Anaphylaxis • Autism spectrum disorder
• Compartment syndrome • Microscopic polyangitis
• Spinal cord compression 12.02 • Ankylosing spondylitis • Polyarteritis nodosa 15.02-03 Infections 15.14-15 Haemonc disorders
- Cauda equina syndrome • Reactive arthritis • Enteropathic arthritis • Polymyalgia rheumatica • Traffic light assessment of kids • Anaemia • Iron deficiency
• Open fractures • Gout • Pseudogout • Henoch-Scholein • Behcet's • Meningitis • Encephalitis • Sickle cell disease
• Tendon sheath infection (hand) • Fibromyalgia • Chronic fatigue syndrome [15.03] • Measles • Mumps • Rubella • Hereditary spherocytosis
12.05 • Anti-GBM disease • Erythema infectiosum • HFMD • Henoch-Schonlein purpura
11.02 Upper limb orthopaedic issues 12.03 • Systemic lupus erythematosus • Juvenile idiopathic arthritis • Roseola infantum • Chickenpox [15.15] • Immune thrombocytopaenia
• Shoulder • Elbow • Systemic sclerosis (scleroderma) • Adult-onset Still's disease • HIV in children • Acute lymphoblastic leukaemia
• Fractures: Colles', Smith's, Barton's, • Dermatomyositis • Polymyositis • Hypermobility disorders • Primary immunodeficiencies
Monteggia's, Galeazzi • Sjogren syndrome • Autoantibodies (list) 15.04 Respiratory disorders • Severe combined immunodeficiency
• Upper respiratory tract infections
11.03 Hand & foot - Croup - Epiglottitis 15.16-18 Endocrine disorders
• Hand • Ganglions 13 EAR NOSE THROAT 14 PSYCHIATRY - Bacterial tracheitis - Diphtheria • Diabetes mellitus + MODY • DKA
• Foot, incl club foot • Lower respiratory tract infections • Hypothyroidism
13.01 Ear 14a Substance abuse / overdose - Bronchiolitis - Viral-induced wheeze [15.17] • Hyperthyroidism
11.04 Hip, including neck of femur • Otalgia • Discharging ear • Cannabis • MDMA/Ecstasy - Pneumonia - Whooping cough • Inherited metabolic diseases
fractures • Otitis externa • Otitis media • Cocaine • Nitrous oxide • Asthma • Cystic fibrosis [02.04] • Glycogen storage disorders
• Glue ear • LSD / acid • Opioid misuse • Phenylalanine ketonuria
11.05 Knee & ankle issues • Overdose / poisoning 15.05-06 Cardiovascular disorders • Lysosomal storage diseases
13.02 Ear • Hearing loss • Ventricular septal defect (VSD) [15.18] • Precocious puberty
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09.06 Spinal orthopaedics • Tinnitus • Vertigo 14.01 Mood disorders • Atrial septal defect (ASD) • Congenital adrenal hyperplasia
Including rib fractures, autonomic • Depression • Suicide • Patent ductus arteriosus • Genetic disorders summary
dysreflexia 13.03 Ear • Childhood deafness • Bipolar disorder • Coarctation of the aorta
• Deafness in adults • Otosclerosis • Congenital aortic valve stenosis 15.19 Developmental disorders
09.07 Miscellaneous • Vestibular schwannoma 14.02 Anxiety & related disorders • Eisenmenger's syndrome • Developmental milestones
• Dermatomes • Fat embolism • Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo • Generalised anxiety disorder [15.06] • Tetralogy of Fallot (ToF) • Speech delay • Cerebral palsy
• Osteomalacia • Osteomyelitis • Meniere's disease • Panic disorders • OCD • PTSD • Transposition of great arteries (TGA) • Muscular dystrophies (incl Duchenne)
• Osteochondritis dissecans • Vestibular neuronitis • Labyrinthitis • Acute stress disorder • (Others) • Ebstein's anomaly • Kawasaki disease • Global developmental delay
• Charcot joint • Murmurs and heart sounds in children
13.04 Nose 14.03 Psychotic disorders 15.20-21 Genetic disorders
09.08 Miscellaneous • Rhinosinusitis (acute & chronic) • Features that define psychotic 15.07-09 GI disorders • Down + other trisomies
• Joint replacements • Nasal fractures • CSF rhinorrhoea disorders • Abdominal pain • Neuroblastoma • Klinefelter • Triple X • Turner
• Paget's disease of the bone • Epistaxis • Nasal cancers • Schizophrenia • Psychosis • Coeliac disease • Malnutrition [15.21] • Cri du chat • DiGeorge
• Osteoporosis • Antipsychotics • Diarrhoea & vomiting • Williams • Achondroplasia
• Pathological fractures 13.05 Throat [15.08] • Appendicitis • Intussusception • Marfan • Noonan • Fragile X
• Fracture types • Sore throat (includes tonsilitis) 14.04 Personality disorders • Pyloric stenosis • Hirschsprung
• Obstructive sleep apnoea • A: Paranoid, schizoid, schizotypal • Oesophageal atresia 15.22-23 Neonates
09.09 Malignancies & trauma • Stridor – causes • Croup • B: Antisocial, borderline, histrionic, [15.09] • Congenital diaphragmatic hernia • Neonatal sepsis • Seizures
• Osteosarcoma • Chondrosarcoma • Acute epiglottitis • Laryngomalacia narcissistic • Inguinal hernia • Imperforate anus • Respiratory distress • Jaundice
• Ewing's sarcoma • Giant cell tumour • C: Avoidant, dependent, obsessive- • Mid-gut malrotation [15.23] • Necrotising entercolitis
• Bone metastases • Trauma surgery 13.06 Throat convulsive • Gastroschisis & omphalocele • Hypoglycaemia • Hypotonia
• Dysphonia • Dysphagia • Meckel's diverticulum • Minor problems, including skin issues
09.10 Paediatric orthopaedics • Head and neck squamous cell 14.05 Eating disorders & miscellaneous • Infant feeding problems
• Juvenile idiopathic arthritis carcinoma (HNSCC) • Bell's palsy psychiatric disorders 15.24 Miscellaneous
• Transient synovitis of the hip • Anorexia nervosa • Bulimia nervosa 15.10-11 Renal & urological disorders • Non-accidental injury
• Developmental dysplasia 13.07 Throat • Insomnia • Unexplained symptoms • UTIs • Nephrotic syndrome • Screening schedule (perinatal)
• Perthes' • SCFE • Rickets • Neck lumps • Xerostomia • Electroconvulsive therapy • Acute glomerulonephritis • Sudden infant death syndrome
• Paediatric fractures • Salivary gland problems [15.10] • Phimosis • Cryptorchidism - Brief unexplained resolved event
• Teeth problems 14.06 Drugs used in psychiatry & • Hypospadias • Horseshoe kidney • Vaccination schedule
Mental Health Act / Sectioning • Wilms' tumour (nephroblastoma)
• Haemolytic uraemic syndrome
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• Endometriosis • Fibroids quackquackmed.com • This book is dedicated to my mother
16.01 Antenatal care 17.01 • Male subfertility Mrs Jo Loo: I thank God every day for
• Pre-pregnancy counselling • Female genital mutilation Information in this book has been you, and thank you for paying to put
• Physiological changes in pregnancy • Amenorrhoea – primary & secondary 17.06 • Subfertility compiled from a number of sources me through medical school!! And thank
• Antental care • Polycystic ovarian syndrome • Ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome including (but not limited to) you also Dad, Jie and Brosh!
• Structural abnormalities • Physiological menstrual periods • BMJ Best Practice • To my church family at East Birmingham
17.07 • Vulval problems • Pass Medicine Baptist Chapel, who have been my home
16.02 Antenatal care 17.02 • Menorrhagia • Genital warts • Genital herpes • Stat Pearls away from home. I will miss you all very
• Aneuploidy & screening • Premenstrual syndrome • Vulval carcinoma • Oxford Handbook of Clinical Medicine much when I have to return back to
• Invasive testing • Use of anti-D • Menopause & Clinical Specialities Singapore T_T
• Antenatal care timetable • Hormone replacement therapy 17.08 • Vaginal discharge DDx • NICE guidelines • To my friends and housemates, esp
• Urinary incontinence Dr Erica Z, Dr Charlotte L, and Dr Callum
16.03 Antenatal care 17.03 • Termination of pregnancy • Pelvic organ prolapse All errors in this book belong to me, and I H (and our frequent guests Dr MG, Dr
• Minor symptoms in pregnancy • Miscarriage would be grateful if you reached out to me BD, and Dr AW) – thanks for allowing me
• Hyperemesis gravidum • Recurrent miscarriage 17.09 • Cervical cancer + screening at joan.loo [at] doctors.org.uk to let me to sit at the dining table for hours on end
• Thromboprophylaxis • VTE • Vaginal cancer • Endometrial know, so I can keep updating the notes :) • To all my mentors in medical school
17.04 • Ectopic pregnancy • Endometrial cancer hyperplasia - To Mr J Halle-Smith – you will not
16.04 Pre-existing problems • Gestational trophoblastic disease Last updated Feb 2025 remember who I am, but thank you for
• Hypertension • Anaemia 17.10 • Ovarian cancer involving me in your research projects
• Diabetes • Hyperthyroidism • Ovarian cysts • Torsion - To Dr A Qureshi, my 3rd year CTF
• Jaundice • Malaria - Especially to the CTFs in Birmingham
• Renal disease Heartlands Hospital 2023-2024
• To my colleagues and mentors in BHH
16.05 Pre-existing problems 16.12 Labour and problems
Gen Surg (Aug-Dec 2024)
• Psychiatric conditions – drugs • Retained placenta - To Mr M Sahloul, my very cool
• Epilepsy • Connective tissue disease • Instrumental vaginal delivery educational supervisor
• HIV • Rubella • Measles • Caesarean section • Stillbirth
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kind words about this project!
16.06 Ante/perinatal infections 16.13 Labour and problems
- To the amazing extended surgical
• Syphilis • CMV • Parvovirus B19 • Placenta problems – vasa praevia, team (shout out to the wonderful PAs
• Toxoplasmosis • Listeria placenta accreta, placenta praevia
and ACPs who made me an honorary
• Hepatitis B & E • Perineal tears + episiotomy member of the cool kids club), the
• Puerperal psychosis
nurses on SAU and Ward 12 in
16.07 Ante/perinatal infections Heartlands (you guys are unrivalled)
• Herpes simplex • Varicella zoster 16.14 Obstetric emergencies Grace, Jamad and Ziah – thank you!!
• Chlamydia • Gonorrhoea • Sepsis in the puerperium
- To my fellow F1s in UGI: Dr Charlotte L,
• Clostridium • TB • Group B Strep • Eclampsia • Placental abruption
Dr Sana B, Dr Minhaz H, Dr Hassan H
• Opthalmia neonatorum • Cord prolapse • Shoulder dystosia and Dr Hari R. And to most of the other
F1s in the gen surg team (sorry I'd name
16.08 Antenatal problems 16.15 Obstetric emergencies all of you but then this list would never
• Abdominal pain in pregnancy DDx • Uterine rupture
end!)
• Pre-eclampsia • HELLP syndrome • Postpartum haemorrhage
- To the really cool registrars, esp Ms A
• Oligohydramnios • Polyhydramnios • Amniotic fluid embolism Hameedullah (who really wanted to
• Small for gestational age • DIC & coagulation defects have a book dedicated to her), Mr H
Rahman (legend), Ms D Jochems, Mr
16.09 Perinatal baby problems 16.16 Contraception
S Jafferi, and all the other nice regs
• Prematurity • Postmaturity • Combined pill, patch, ring - To my RSOs/SHOs who helped me
• Birth injuries • Condoms • Progesterone-only pill along, esp Dr P Rai, Dr M Raza, Dr T
• Injectable contraceptives Mohanarajah, Dr H Purle, and Dr C
16.10 Labour and problems • Implantable contraceptives Nzekwue
• Normal labour • Induction • To the very nice consultants, registrars,
• Pain relief in labour • Monitoring 16.17 Contraception SHOs, and my fellow F1 Dr Liz W in
• Intrauterine system • Copper IUD Paediatrics (who are all blissfully
16.11 Labour and problems • Emergency contraception unaware of this book) – thank you!
• Multiple pregnancies (twins/triplets) • Postpartum contraception
• Breech presentation • Contraception for specific populations
• Meconium-related problems - >40yos - Obese pts
• Reduced foetal movements - Epilepsy - Transgender/nonbinary
• Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) & GENERAL SURGERY • Spinal disorders
01.01 • Pulmonary embolism (PE) 04.01 Headaches - Brown-sequard syndrome
• Acute coronary syndrome • Infective endocarditis 03.01 - Subacute combined degeneration
- STEMI, NSTEMI, unstable angina • Pericarditis • Gallbladder disorders 04.02 Neurodegenerative disorders - Friedrich's ataxia
- ECG cardiac territories • Constructive pericarditis - Acute cholecystitis • Dementias • Delirium - Anterior spinal artery occlusion
• Hypertension - Ascending cholangitis - Syringomyelia
- Antihypertensives 01.09 - PSC & PBC 04.03 Neurodegenerative – movement - Tabes dorsalis
• Cardiac tamponade • Liver cancers – hepatocellular disorders, incl Parkinson's, • Neurofibromatosis
01.02 • Antihypertensives (continued) carcinoma & cholangiocarcinoma Huntington's and motor neuron disease • Tuberous sclerosis
• Ischaemic heart disease • Other drugs (adenosine, amiodarone,
• Atrial fibrillation anti-platelets) 03.02 04.04 Infections 04.14
• Adult life support • DLVA rules on cardiovascular disorders • Alcohol-related liver disease • Bacterial & viral meningitis • Restless legs syndrome
• Wilson’s disease • Encephalitis • Abnormal involuntary movements
01.03 01.10 Vascular surgery • Haemochromatosis • Brain & spinal epidural abscesses • DLVA rules for neurological disorders
• Ventricular fibrillation • Peripheral arterial disease • Aphasia DDx
• Ventricular tachycardia • Aortic aneurysm 03.03 04.05 Infections • Wernicke's encephalopathy
• Bradycardia: peri-arrest • Aortic dissection • Hepatitis A, B, C, E • Specific infxns: toxoplasmosis, primary • Charcot-Marie-Tooth syndrome
• Tachycardia: peri-arrest • Varicose veins • Autoimmune hepatitis CNS lymphoma, cryptococcosis, PML
• Pacemakers • Lower leg ulcers • Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease • Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) 05 OPHTHALMOLOGY
• Cardiac enzymes • Ankle-brachial pressure index (ABPI) • CSF interpretation table
03.04 05.01 Blindness
01.04 • Paracetamol overdose 04.06 Epilepsy / seizures • Retinal detachment
• Electrocardiogram (ECG) 02 RESPIRATORY • Disorders of the pancreas • Seizures, incl status epilepticus
• Retinal artery & vein occlusion
• Arrhythmias, including Wolff-Parkinson- - Acute & chronic pancreatitis • Psychogenic non-epileptic seizures • Retinal migraine
02.01
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White syndrome, Wellen's syndrome, - Pancreatic cancer • Anticonvulsants / antiepileptics
• Giant cell arteritis • Optic neuritis
junctional escape rhythm • Asthma • COPD - Neuroendocrine tumours • Papilloedema
• Small bowel bacterial overgrowth 04.07
• Vitreous haemorrhage
01.05 02.02 syndrome • Syncope • DDx – loss of colour vision
• Long QT syndrome • Pneumonia – CAP + HAP • Brain tumours • DDx – blurred vision
• Short QT syndrome - In immunocompromised patients 03.05 • IBD – Crohn's & UC • Brain lesions localisation (smx)
• Brugada syndrome - Lung abscess / empyema • Coeliac disease 05.02 Red eye
• Atrial flutter • Aspiration pneumonia 04.08 Strokes
• Glaucoma – closed-angle
• Shock (÷ different types) • Acute bronchitis 03.06 • TIA & ischaemic stroke • Anterior uveitis
• Appendicitis - Classifications by arteries, smx
• Episcleritis & scleritis
01.06 02.03 • Small & large bowel obstructions • Haemorrhagic stroke • Keratitis
• Valve disorders – mitral stenosis, mitral • Tuberculosis • Cystic fibrosis • Hernias • Common meds in ophthalmology
regurg, aortic stenosis, aortic regurg • Sarcoidosis 04.09 Brain bleeds • Conjunctivitis (on 05.03)
• Murmurs (DDx) • Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency 03.07 • Subarachnoid haemorrhage
• Rheumatic fever • Anal fissures & fistulae, haemorrhoids • Subdural & extradural haemorrhage 05.03 External eye problems
• Prosthetic heart valves 02.04 • Colorectal cancer • Cerebral aneurysm • Blepharitis • Blepharospasm
• Pulses (different types, eg pulsus • Lung cancers • Pancoast tumour
• Ectropion & entropion
paradoxus) • Mesothelioma 03.08 04.10 Weakness DDx
• Pingucela • Hordeolum / stye
• Heart sounds • Bronchiectasis • GORD, gastritis, peptic ulcer disease • Ophthalmic shingles
• Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis • Oesophageal conditions 04.11 Neuroinflammatory disorders
01.07 • ERCP, TIPS • Multiple sclerosis 05.04 Age-related conditions
• Hypertrophic obstructive 02.05 • Guillain Barre syndrome • Glaucoma – open-angle
cardiomyopathy (HoCM / HCM) • Pneumothorax •Pleural effusion 03.09 – Upper & lower GI bleeding • Chronic inflammatory demyelinating
• Age-related macular degeneration
• Arrhythmogenic right ventricular • Acute respiratory distress syndrome (poly)neuropathy • Cataracts
cardiomyopathy (ARVC) • Oxygen delivery • Chest drains 03.10 • Myasthenia gravis • Diabetic neuropathy
• Dilated cardiomyopathy • Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) • Orbital & periorbital celluitis
• Chronic heart failure 02.06 • Diverticular disease 04.12
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• Obstructive sleep apnoea • Ischaemic bowel disease • CT head – indications 05.05 • Thyroid eye disease
• Smoking cession • Abdominal pain DDx • Head injury • Strabismus / squints
• Respiratory failure • Intracranial pressure – & • Pupil problems
3a – Primer on anaesthetics • Tropical eye diseases
• General anaesthesia & airway adjuncts
• Regiona/local anaesthesia
• Post-op nausea & vomiting
,06 METABOLIC MEDICINE 08 INFECTIOUS DISEASE 08.07 Protozoan infections 10 HAEMATOLOGY & ONCOLOGY 10.07 Platelet disorders
& ENDOCRINOLOGY • Amoebiasis • Cryptosporidiosis • Immune thrombocytopaenia
08.01 Bacterial infections • Cutaneous larva migrans 10.01 Haematological cancers • Thrombocytopaenia
06.01 Thyroid • Anthrax • Bacillus cereus • Giardiasis • Leishmaniasis • ALL • CLL • Hairy cell leukaemia • Haemophilia
• Hypothyroidism • Hyperthyroidism • Campylobacter • Botulism • Malaria • Trypanosomiasis • AML • CML • Myelofibrosis • von Willebrand disease
• Thyroid cancers • Goitre • Cat scratch disease • Cholera • Schistosomiasis • Myelodysplastic syndrome • Neutropaenia
• Clostridiodes difficile • Diphtheria • Other mosquito-borne illnesses • Polycythaemia vera
06.02 Adrenals • Escherichia coli • Klebsiella 10.08 Blood products
• Cushing's disease • Enteric fever (typhoid/paratyphoid) 08.08 Genitourinary infections / STIs 10.02 Haematological cancers • Packed red cells • Platelets
• Addison’s disease • Haemophilus influenza • Legionella • Bacterial vaginosis • Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma • CMV-ve and irradiated blood
• Hyperaldosteronism • Trichomonas vaginalis • Hodgkin's lymphoma • FFP & cryoprecipitate
08.02 Bacterial infections • Donovanosis • Genital warts • Multiple myeloma • Prothrombin complex
06.03 • Leptospirosis • Leprosy • Chlamydia • Syphilis • Cell saver devices
• Acromegaly • Prolactinoma • Lyme disease • Ps. aeruginosa • Lymphogranuloma venereum 10.03 Primary immunodeficiencies • Warfarin – Mx of high INR
• Hyperthyroidism & hypoparathyroidism • Mycoplasma pneumoniae • Q fever • Genital herpes • Chancroid • Neutrophilia / phagocytes • Blood product transfusion
• Multiple endocrine neoplasia • Staphylococci • MRSA • Gonorrhoea • Ulcers in STIs • T-cell disorders, incl DiGeorge's complications, including TACO, TRALI
• Toxic shock syndrome • B & T-cell disorders, incl SCID
06.04 Diabetes melitus • Tetanus • Other clostridia 08.09 Miscellaneous • Acute intermittent porphyria 10.09 Miscellaneous
• T1DM, T2DM • Animal & human bites • Cellulitis • Hereditary angioedema
• Drugs used in DM • Insulin 08.03 Bacterial infections & others • Sepsis • Necrotising fasciitis 10.04 Anaemia • Hyposplenism • Splenomegaly
• DLVA rules for diabetes • Streptococcus • Nematode infections • Threadworms • DDx chart + iron studies interpretation • Thymoma • Lymphadenopathy
• Complications of DM & sick day rules - Scarlet fever (+ Centor criteria) • Lemierre's syndrome • Microcytic anaemia • Drugs – anticoagulants, antiplatelets,
- Group B strep • Post-splenectomy sepsis tranexamic acid
06.05 • Notifiable disease • Pyrexia of unknown origin 10.05 Anaemia
• Diabetic ketoacidosis • Influenza vaccination • Spinal epidural abscess • Normocytic anaemia ÷ non-haemolytic 10.10 Emergencies, organ transplants
• Hyperosmotic hyperglycaemic state • Vaccination schedule • Side effects of antimicrobials and haemolytic anaemia • Neutropenic sepsis
• Hypoglycaemia • Tumour lysis syndrome
• Diabetes insipidus 08.04 Antibiogram 08.10 10.06 • Microcytic anaemia • Graft versus host disease (GVHD)
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- Water deprivation test • Diarrhoea DDx • Methaemoglobinaemia • Superior vena cava syndrome
08.05 Viral infections • Gastroenteritis – causes • Thrombophilia • Organ transplant & rejection
06.06 • Acid-base balance • Cytomegalovirus • Dengue fever - Bloody infectious diarrhoeas • Antiphospholipid syndrome
• Hypercholesterolaemia • Infectious mononucleosis • Ebola • Other infections in this book (list) • Thrombocytosis 10.11
• Herpes simplex • Measles • Common cancers • Tumour markers
06.07 • Hyperkalaemia & hypokalaemia • Mumps • Norovirus • Genetic conditions predisposing to
• Hypercalcaemia & hypocalcaemia 09 DERMATOLOGY 09.04 • Eczema cancer
• Hypomagnesaemia 08.06 Viral infections • Psoriasis • Prescribing for palliative / end of life
• Parvovirus B19 • Hand-foot-mouth 09.01 Dermatological emergencies • Rosacea care
06.08 • Hyponatraemia (DDx) • Rabies • Yellow fever • Rubella • Acute urticaria & angioedema
- SIADH • Human immunodeficiency virus • Steven-Johnson's & TEN 09.05 Dermatological infections 10.12 Breast
• Hypernatraemia • Eczema herpeticum • Impetigo • Folliculitis • Breast Ca • Fibroadenoma
• Staph scalded skin syndrome • Cellulitis & erysipelas • Fibrocystic breast changes
• Necrotising fasciitis • Head lice • Scabies • Fat necrosis • Lipoma
07 RENAL MEDICINE & UROLOGY • Phyllodes tumour • Galactocele
09.02 Melanocytic lesions and mimickers 09.06 Dermatological infections • Mammary duct ectasia
07.01 • Acute kidney injury (AKI) 07.04 • Urinary tract stones • Melanoma & differentials • Tinea / dermatophyte infections • Duct papilloma • Lump description
• Chronic kidney disease (CKD) • Benign prostatic hyperplasia • Seborrhoeic keratosis • Benign naevi • Candida • Viral warts
- Renal replacement therapy • Erectile dysfunction • Dermatofibroma • Molluscum contagiosum
• Pyoderma gangrenosum
07.02 • Acute tubular necrosis 07.05 09.07 Dermatological infections
• Acute interstitial nephritis • Urological cancers: renal cell 09.03 • Varicella / chickenpox
• Diabetic nephropathy carcinoma, bladder Ca, prostate Ca • Non-melanoma skin cancers • Herpes zoster / shingles
• Lupus nephritis • Misc urology: circumcision, vasectomy, - BCC & SCC • Pityriasis rosea
• ANCA glomerulonephritis priapism • Acne vulgaris • Hidradenitis suppurativa
• Myeloma kidney
07.06 Testicular lumps 09.08 Miscellaneous
07.03 Infections of the urinary tract • Inguinal hernia • Hydrocele • Pemphigus • Bullous pemphigoid
• Infectious cystitis including UTI • Varicocele • Epididymal cyst • Insect bites • Skin lesions
• Pyelonephritis • Epididymitis • Epididymo-orchitis
• Prostatitis • Balanoposthitis • Testicular torsion • Testicular tumour
,11 MUSCULOSKELETAL & 12 RHEUMATOLOGY 15 CHILD HEALTH / PAEDIATRICS 15.12-13 Neurological disorders
ORTHOPAEDIC CONDITIONS • Epilepsy • Status epilepticus
12.01 • Rheumatoid arthritis 12.04 Vasculitic disorders 15.01 • Paediatric life support • Brain tumours
11.01 Orthopaedic emergencies • Osteoarthritis • Wegener's • Churg-Strauss • Newborn life support [15.13] • Neural tube defects
• Septic arthritis • Psoriatic arthritis • Giant cell arteritis • Takayasu arteritis • Intraosseous infusion • Anaphylaxis • Autism spectrum disorder
• Compartment syndrome • Microscopic polyangitis
• Spinal cord compression 12.02 • Ankylosing spondylitis • Polyarteritis nodosa 15.02-03 Infections 15.14-15 Haemonc disorders
- Cauda equina syndrome • Reactive arthritis • Enteropathic arthritis • Polymyalgia rheumatica • Traffic light assessment of kids • Anaemia • Iron deficiency
• Open fractures • Gout • Pseudogout • Henoch-Scholein • Behcet's • Meningitis • Encephalitis • Sickle cell disease
• Tendon sheath infection (hand) • Fibromyalgia • Chronic fatigue syndrome [15.03] • Measles • Mumps • Rubella • Hereditary spherocytosis
12.05 • Anti-GBM disease • Erythema infectiosum • HFMD • Henoch-Schonlein purpura
11.02 Upper limb orthopaedic issues 12.03 • Systemic lupus erythematosus • Juvenile idiopathic arthritis • Roseola infantum • Chickenpox [15.15] • Immune thrombocytopaenia
• Shoulder • Elbow • Systemic sclerosis (scleroderma) • Adult-onset Still's disease • HIV in children • Acute lymphoblastic leukaemia
• Fractures: Colles', Smith's, Barton's, • Dermatomyositis • Polymyositis • Hypermobility disorders • Primary immunodeficiencies
Monteggia's, Galeazzi • Sjogren syndrome • Autoantibodies (list) 15.04 Respiratory disorders • Severe combined immunodeficiency
• Upper respiratory tract infections
11.03 Hand & foot - Croup - Epiglottitis 15.16-18 Endocrine disorders
• Hand • Ganglions 13 EAR NOSE THROAT 14 PSYCHIATRY - Bacterial tracheitis - Diphtheria • Diabetes mellitus + MODY • DKA
• Foot, incl club foot • Lower respiratory tract infections • Hypothyroidism
13.01 Ear 14a Substance abuse / overdose - Bronchiolitis - Viral-induced wheeze [15.17] • Hyperthyroidism
11.04 Hip, including neck of femur • Otalgia • Discharging ear • Cannabis • MDMA/Ecstasy - Pneumonia - Whooping cough • Inherited metabolic diseases
fractures • Otitis externa • Otitis media • Cocaine • Nitrous oxide • Asthma • Cystic fibrosis [02.04] • Glycogen storage disorders
• Glue ear • LSD / acid • Opioid misuse • Phenylalanine ketonuria
11.05 Knee & ankle issues • Overdose / poisoning 15.05-06 Cardiovascular disorders • Lysosomal storage diseases
13.02 Ear • Hearing loss • Ventricular septal defect (VSD) [15.18] • Precocious puberty
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09.06 Spinal orthopaedics • Tinnitus • Vertigo 14.01 Mood disorders • Atrial septal defect (ASD) • Congenital adrenal hyperplasia
Including rib fractures, autonomic • Depression • Suicide • Patent ductus arteriosus • Genetic disorders summary
dysreflexia 13.03 Ear • Childhood deafness • Bipolar disorder • Coarctation of the aorta
• Deafness in adults • Otosclerosis • Congenital aortic valve stenosis 15.19 Developmental disorders
09.07 Miscellaneous • Vestibular schwannoma 14.02 Anxiety & related disorders • Eisenmenger's syndrome • Developmental milestones
• Dermatomes • Fat embolism • Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo • Generalised anxiety disorder [15.06] • Tetralogy of Fallot (ToF) • Speech delay • Cerebral palsy
• Osteomalacia • Osteomyelitis • Meniere's disease • Panic disorders • OCD • PTSD • Transposition of great arteries (TGA) • Muscular dystrophies (incl Duchenne)
• Osteochondritis dissecans • Vestibular neuronitis • Labyrinthitis • Acute stress disorder • (Others) • Ebstein's anomaly • Kawasaki disease • Global developmental delay
• Charcot joint • Murmurs and heart sounds in children
13.04 Nose 14.03 Psychotic disorders 15.20-21 Genetic disorders
09.08 Miscellaneous • Rhinosinusitis (acute & chronic) • Features that define psychotic 15.07-09 GI disorders • Down + other trisomies
• Joint replacements • Nasal fractures • CSF rhinorrhoea disorders • Abdominal pain • Neuroblastoma • Klinefelter • Triple X • Turner
• Paget's disease of the bone • Epistaxis • Nasal cancers • Schizophrenia • Psychosis • Coeliac disease • Malnutrition [15.21] • Cri du chat • DiGeorge
• Osteoporosis • Antipsychotics • Diarrhoea & vomiting • Williams • Achondroplasia
• Pathological fractures 13.05 Throat [15.08] • Appendicitis • Intussusception • Marfan • Noonan • Fragile X
• Fracture types • Sore throat (includes tonsilitis) 14.04 Personality disorders • Pyloric stenosis • Hirschsprung
• Obstructive sleep apnoea • A: Paranoid, schizoid, schizotypal • Oesophageal atresia 15.22-23 Neonates
09.09 Malignancies & trauma • Stridor – causes • Croup • B: Antisocial, borderline, histrionic, [15.09] • Congenital diaphragmatic hernia • Neonatal sepsis • Seizures
• Osteosarcoma • Chondrosarcoma • Acute epiglottitis • Laryngomalacia narcissistic • Inguinal hernia • Imperforate anus • Respiratory distress • Jaundice
• Ewing's sarcoma • Giant cell tumour • C: Avoidant, dependent, obsessive- • Mid-gut malrotation [15.23] • Necrotising entercolitis
• Bone metastases • Trauma surgery 13.06 Throat convulsive • Gastroschisis & omphalocele • Hypoglycaemia • Hypotonia
• Dysphonia • Dysphagia • Meckel's diverticulum • Minor problems, including skin issues
09.10 Paediatric orthopaedics • Head and neck squamous cell 14.05 Eating disorders & miscellaneous • Infant feeding problems
• Juvenile idiopathic arthritis carcinoma (HNSCC) • Bell's palsy psychiatric disorders 15.24 Miscellaneous
• Transient synovitis of the hip • Anorexia nervosa • Bulimia nervosa 15.10-11 Renal & urological disorders • Non-accidental injury
• Developmental dysplasia 13.07 Throat • Insomnia • Unexplained symptoms • UTIs • Nephrotic syndrome • Screening schedule (perinatal)
• Perthes' • SCFE • Rickets • Neck lumps • Xerostomia • Electroconvulsive therapy • Acute glomerulonephritis • Sudden infant death syndrome
• Paediatric fractures • Salivary gland problems [15.10] • Phimosis • Cryptorchidism - Brief unexplained resolved event
• Teeth problems 14.06 Drugs used in psychiatry & • Hypospadias • Horseshoe kidney • Vaccination schedule
Mental Health Act / Sectioning • Wilms' tumour (nephroblastoma)
• Haemolytic uraemic syndrome
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• Endometriosis • Fibroids quackquackmed.com • This book is dedicated to my mother
16.01 Antenatal care 17.01 • Male subfertility Mrs Jo Loo: I thank God every day for
• Pre-pregnancy counselling • Female genital mutilation Information in this book has been you, and thank you for paying to put
• Physiological changes in pregnancy • Amenorrhoea – primary & secondary 17.06 • Subfertility compiled from a number of sources me through medical school!! And thank
• Antental care • Polycystic ovarian syndrome • Ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome including (but not limited to) you also Dad, Jie and Brosh!
• Structural abnormalities • Physiological menstrual periods • BMJ Best Practice • To my church family at East Birmingham
17.07 • Vulval problems • Pass Medicine Baptist Chapel, who have been my home
16.02 Antenatal care 17.02 • Menorrhagia • Genital warts • Genital herpes • Stat Pearls away from home. I will miss you all very
• Aneuploidy & screening • Premenstrual syndrome • Vulval carcinoma • Oxford Handbook of Clinical Medicine much when I have to return back to
• Invasive testing • Use of anti-D • Menopause & Clinical Specialities Singapore T_T
• Antenatal care timetable • Hormone replacement therapy 17.08 • Vaginal discharge DDx • NICE guidelines • To my friends and housemates, esp
• Urinary incontinence Dr Erica Z, Dr Charlotte L, and Dr Callum
16.03 Antenatal care 17.03 • Termination of pregnancy • Pelvic organ prolapse All errors in this book belong to me, and I H (and our frequent guests Dr MG, Dr
• Minor symptoms in pregnancy • Miscarriage would be grateful if you reached out to me BD, and Dr AW) – thanks for allowing me
• Hyperemesis gravidum • Recurrent miscarriage 17.09 • Cervical cancer + screening at joan.loo [at] doctors.org.uk to let me to sit at the dining table for hours on end
• Thromboprophylaxis • VTE • Vaginal cancer • Endometrial know, so I can keep updating the notes :) • To all my mentors in medical school
17.04 • Ectopic pregnancy • Endometrial cancer hyperplasia - To Mr J Halle-Smith – you will not
16.04 Pre-existing problems • Gestational trophoblastic disease Last updated Feb 2025 remember who I am, but thank you for
• Hypertension • Anaemia 17.10 • Ovarian cancer involving me in your research projects
• Diabetes • Hyperthyroidism • Ovarian cysts • Torsion - To Dr A Qureshi, my 3rd year CTF
• Jaundice • Malaria - Especially to the CTFs in Birmingham
• Renal disease Heartlands Hospital 2023-2024
• To my colleagues and mentors in BHH
16.05 Pre-existing problems 16.12 Labour and problems
Gen Surg (Aug-Dec 2024)
• Psychiatric conditions – drugs • Retained placenta - To Mr M Sahloul, my very cool
• Epilepsy • Connective tissue disease • Instrumental vaginal delivery educational supervisor
• HIV • Rubella • Measles • Caesarean section • Stillbirth
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- To Mr T Wiggins, thank you for your
kind words about this project!
16.06 Ante/perinatal infections 16.13 Labour and problems
- To the amazing extended surgical
• Syphilis • CMV • Parvovirus B19 • Placenta problems – vasa praevia, team (shout out to the wonderful PAs
• Toxoplasmosis • Listeria placenta accreta, placenta praevia
and ACPs who made me an honorary
• Hepatitis B & E • Perineal tears + episiotomy member of the cool kids club), the
• Puerperal psychosis
nurses on SAU and Ward 12 in
16.07 Ante/perinatal infections Heartlands (you guys are unrivalled)
• Herpes simplex • Varicella zoster 16.14 Obstetric emergencies Grace, Jamad and Ziah – thank you!!
• Chlamydia • Gonorrhoea • Sepsis in the puerperium
- To my fellow F1s in UGI: Dr Charlotte L,
• Clostridium • TB • Group B Strep • Eclampsia • Placental abruption
Dr Sana B, Dr Minhaz H, Dr Hassan H
• Opthalmia neonatorum • Cord prolapse • Shoulder dystosia and Dr Hari R. And to most of the other
F1s in the gen surg team (sorry I'd name
16.08 Antenatal problems 16.15 Obstetric emergencies all of you but then this list would never
• Abdominal pain in pregnancy DDx • Uterine rupture
end!)
• Pre-eclampsia • HELLP syndrome • Postpartum haemorrhage
- To the really cool registrars, esp Ms A
• Oligohydramnios • Polyhydramnios • Amniotic fluid embolism Hameedullah (who really wanted to
• Small for gestational age • DIC & coagulation defects have a book dedicated to her), Mr H
Rahman (legend), Ms D Jochems, Mr
16.09 Perinatal baby problems 16.16 Contraception
S Jafferi, and all the other nice regs
• Prematurity • Postmaturity • Combined pill, patch, ring - To my RSOs/SHOs who helped me
• Birth injuries • Condoms • Progesterone-only pill along, esp Dr P Rai, Dr M Raza, Dr T
• Injectable contraceptives Mohanarajah, Dr H Purle, and Dr C
16.10 Labour and problems • Implantable contraceptives Nzekwue
• Normal labour • Induction • To the very nice consultants, registrars,
• Pain relief in labour • Monitoring 16.17 Contraception SHOs, and my fellow F1 Dr Liz W in
• Intrauterine system • Copper IUD Paediatrics (who are all blissfully
16.11 Labour and problems • Emergency contraception unaware of this book) – thank you!
• Multiple pregnancies (twins/triplets) • Postpartum contraception
• Breech presentation • Contraception for specific populations
• Meconium-related problems - >40yos - Obese pts
• Reduced foetal movements - Epilepsy - Transgender/nonbinary
