Book: Alarm Bells in Medicine Danger Symptoms in Medicine, Surgery and Clinical Specialties

Alarm Bells in Medicine Danger Symptoms in Medicine, Surgery and Clinical Specialties Alarm Bells in Medicine Danger Symptoms in Medicine, Surgery and Clinical Specialties Nadeem Ali Specialist Registrar Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle-upon-Tyne 2005 by Blackwell Publishing Ltd BMJ Books is an imprint of the BMJ Publishing Group Limited, used under licence Blackwell Publishing, Inc., 350 Main Street, Malden, Massachusetts 02148-5020, USA Blackwell Publishing Ltd, 9600 Garsington Road, Oxford OX4 2DQ, UK Blackwell Publishing Asia Pty Ltd, 550 Swanston Street, Carlton, Victoria 3053, Australia The right of the Author to be identified as the Author of this Work has been asserted in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, except as permitted by the UK Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, without the prior permission of the publisher. First published 2005 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Alarm bells in medicine : danger symptoms in medicine, surgery, and clinical specialties/[edited by] Nadeem Ali. p. ; cm. Includes index. ISBN-13: 978-0-7279-1819-2 (alk. paper : pbk.) ISBN-10: 0-7279-1819-2 (alk. paper : pbk.) 1. Symptoms–Handbooks, manuals, etc. 2. Diagnosis, Differential–Handbooks, manuals, etc. I. Ali, Nadeem. II. Title. Dangersymptomsinmedicine,surgery,andclinicalspecialties.[DNLM:1.Diagnosis, Differential–Handbooks. 2. Signs and Symptoms–Handbooks. 3. Medical History Taking–methods–Handbooks. 4. Physical Examination–methods–Handbooks. WB 39 A322 2005] RC69.A445 2005 616.07’5–dc22 2005000980 ISBN-13: 978-0-7279-1819-2 ISBN-10: 0-7279-1819-2 A catalogue record for this title is available from the British Library Set in 9.5/12pt Palatino by SPI Publisher Services, Pondicherry, India Printed and bound in Harayana, India by Replika Press Pvt Ltd Commissioning Editor: Mary Banks Development Editor: Veronica Pock Production Controller: Debbie Wyer For further information on Blackwell Publishing, visit our website: http://www.blackwellpublishing.com The publisher’s policy is to use permanent paper from mills that operate a sustainable forestry policy, and which has been manufactured from pulp processed using acid-free and elementary chlorine-free practices. Furthermore, the publisher ensures that the text paper and cover board used have met acceptable environmental accreditation standards. Contents List of contributors, viii Introduction, xiii Acknowledgement, xv Abbreviations, xvii Breast surgery, 1 Adele Francis and Jill Dietz Cardiology, 5 Muzahir Tayebjee and Gregory Lip Cardiothoracic surgery, 10 Ahmed El-Gamel and Pertti Aarnio Care of the elderly, 15 Rose Anne Kenny, Andrew McLaren and Laurence Rubenstein Dermatology, 20 Emma Topham and Richard Staughton Endocrinology, 25 Petros Perros and Kamal Al-Shoumer ENT, 30 Adrian Drake-Lee and Peter-John Wormald Gastroenterology and colorectal surgery, 34 Robert Allan, John Plevris and Nigel Hall v ... - tailieumienphi.vn