Core clinical problems

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83. Testicular/scrotal swellings
History taking testicular scrotal...,
Examination scrotal swellings,
Lump swelling superior and medial...
74  cards
3. Breast lump
Symptoms to ask about breast disease,
History taking breast disease,
Go over breast examination cards
76  cards
81. Pregnancy
Gravida g,
Primigravida,
Multigravida
81  cards
99. labour
Stages of labour,
Define labour,
Mechnism of labour
110  cards
100. Post-partum
What is peurperal pyrexia,
Causes puerperal pyrexia,
Management puerperal pyrexia
20  cards
6I. T Gastro paeds
Investigation pyloric stenosis,
Blood gas pyloric stenosis,
Management pyloric stenosis
91  cards
6n. T renal paeds
Who needs an uss uti,
What is a dmsa when is it done,
71  cards
105. Acute kidney injury
What symptoms may ppl have with aki,
What signs should you look for aki,
Why do ppl with aki get pericarditis
102  cards
48. Cough/sputum/wheeze/sneezing
What are the atopic conditions,
Presentation asthma,
O e asthma
123  cards
ABCDE airway
When assessing the airway in abcd...,
What is see saw bretahing,
Causes of airway compromise
25  cards
ABCDE breathing
Target oxygen saturation level in...,
Assessment abcde breathing,
Interventions and investigations ...
136  cards
ABG
5 step approach to interpretation...,
Normal ph range,
Normal pao2 range
29  cards
39. Skin rash and eruptions
History taking rash,
Examination steps rash,
Ddx erythematous rash
195  cards
47. Leg pain/swelling
Differentials for leg pain swelling,
What score should you calculate i...,
How many points is likely for dvt...
37  cards
39b. Benign and malignant skin lesions
Assessment of pigmented lesions f...,
What scoring system for pigmented...,
What is glasgow 7 point weighted ...
58  cards
40. Skin ulcers
History skin ulcers,
Examination leg ulcers,
Invetsigations leg ulcers
26  cards
37. Itch
History taking pc itch,
Examination itch,
Surgical sieve pc itch
67  cards
38. hair loss
Differentials for hair loss,
What is alopecia,
O e alopecia
6  cards
36. Burns
Approach to severe burns,
What formula is used to calculate...,
Management of a burn caused by heat
17  cards
20. Headache
Ddx headache,
History taking headache,
Examination headache
124  cards
23. Seizure
History taking seizure,
Causes of seizures,
What are breakthrough seizures
67  cards
16. Loss of consciousness
Define syncope,
Causes of syncope broad categories,
Causes of vasovagal syncope
13  cards
19. Fall/collapse
History taking fall collapse,
Triggers seizure vs syncope,
Causes of falls to think about
8  cards
17. Dizziness/vertigo
What are the 4 subtypes of dizziness,
Causes of vertigo,
Causes of presyncope
48  cards
25. Weakness
Differential for weakness,
History taking weakness,
Examination weakness
83  cards
14. abnormal/unsteady gait
Name some abnormal gaits,
Presentation equinas,
Presentation high stepping gait
109  cards
21. Movement disorder/tremor
Causes tremor,
Features parkinsonism,
Features
24  cards
GUM
History gum,
Examination gum men,
Examination gum women
104  cards
6a. Fever in adults
History,
Exam,
Buffe
321  cards
6c. Fever travel/risks
History taking id,
Examination id,
How to ask about sexual contact
217  cards
41. Change in hearing
Most common causes of hearing loss,
Differentials hearing loss,
History taking hearing loss
45  cards
7 and 8. Lump in neck and lymphadenopathy
History taking neck lump lymphade...,
Examination neck lump and lymphad...,
Differentials neck lump and lymph...
187  cards
43. Oral and nasal lesions
Ddx oral lesions,
What are apthous ulcers,
Precipitating factors apthous ulcers
22  cards
42. Ear pain
Most common bacterial cause of ot...,
Causes of ear pain otalgia,
Epidemiology auricualr haematoma
11  cards
42. Ear pain
Causes of ear pain otalgia,
Epidemiology auricualr haematoma,
Management auricular haematoma
10  cards
44. Sore throat
Examination sore throat,
History taking sore throat,
Ddx sore throat
8  cards
46. Chest pain
Systems to consider for chest pain,
History taking chest pain,
Examination chest pain
108  cards
54. Palpitations/abnormal heart rhythm
Assessment of new palpitations ab...,
When assessm ing someone with tac...,
Management of tachycardia with li...
94  cards
52. Murmur
Causes of murmurs,
History taking murmur,
Invetsigation murmur
49  cards
Adult BLS and ALS
Step 1 of bls,
What is the chain of survival
40  cards
53. Oedema
Causes oedema,
Triggers acute left ventirucalr f...,
Signs o e acute left ventricualr ...
25  cards
52b. Paeds murmur
Examination of a murmur,
Cardio history and examination paeds,
Grades of murmurs
48  cards
11aaa. Fracture
History taking fracture,
Examination fracture,
How do you describe a fracture
61  cards
11a. Upper limb fracture
First ling investigation of a upp...,
Joints in the shoulder,
When may a shoulder xray be useful
58  cards
11aa. Lower limb fracture
Presentation fractured nof,
What are the two areas of the nof,
Blood supply to femoral head cons...
26  cards
11b. shoulder
Differentials shoulder pain,
Joints in the shoulder,
When may a shoulder xray be useful
30  cards
11c. elbow, forearm, hand
What conditions affect the elbow ...,
What are bursae,
What is bursitis what causes it
49  cards
11d. Hip
What is the acetabulum,
What should you consider as ddx f...,
What is greater trochanteric pain...
30  cards
11f. foot and ankle
Risk factors for achilles tendon ...,
Presentation achilles teninopathy,
Management achilles tendinopathy
15  cards
11e. Knee
Ddx knee pain,
What is a sprain,
Valgus vs varus
43  cards
11. Joint pain/swelling
History joint pain swelling,
Ddx single joint few joints pain ...,
What is osteoarthritis
160  cards
59. Abdominal distension
Ddx abdominal distension,
History abdominal distension,
Examination abdominal distension
51  cards
60. Abdominal mass
1  cards
61. Abdominal pain
History taking abdominal pain,
Ddx ruq pain,
Ddx
149  cards
62. Anorectal pain and 70 rectal bleeding
1  cards
63. Change in bowel habit
0  cards
64. Constipation
What is constipation,
Differentials for constipation,
History taking constipation
29  cards
65. Diarrhoea
0  cards
66. dysphagia
Differentials dysphagia,
History taking dysphagia,
Which causes of dysphagia may hav...
7  cards
68. Hematemesis /Upper GI bleed
Ddx upper gi bleeding,
Presenting complaints upper gi bl...,
Initial management upper gi bleed
10  cards
71. nausea and vomiting
1  cards
69. jaundice
Liver jaundice history taking,
Examination liver jaundice,
What is the most sensitive and sp...
14  cards
91. Abnormal serum sodium
Approach to working out what is t...,
Where is sodium found,
How to know if it is true hyponau...
37  cards
92. Abnormal serum calcium
What hormones regualte calcium,
Net effect pth on calcium and pho...,
Net effect vitamin d on calcium a...
7  cards
15. Confusion/delirium
Definiton delirium features,
Presentation hyperactive delirium,
Presentation hypoactive delirium
11  cards
32. Deterioration of intellect
What is dementia,
Approach to cognitive decline,
Interpretation of mmse
28  cards
9. Pain
What are the types of pain,
What is fibromyalgia,
Epidemiology fibromyalgia
39  cards
22. Numbness/paraesthesia/tingling
History taking sensory disturbance,
Examination sensory disturbance,
Patterns of sensory loss
59  cards
10. Back/neck pain
Differentials for back eck pain,
History taking back pain,
Examiantion back pain
186  cards
1. Anaemia
What is anaemia,
What does haemaglobin hb tell you...,
History taking anaemia
251  cards
2. Bleeding
History taking bleeding,
Examination bleeding,
Buffer
102  cards
26. Red eye
History taking red eye,
Red flags red eye,
Examiantion red eye
67  cards
4. Palliative care
Define palliative care,
Unlicenced vs off licence medicat...,
Broad causes for n v
58  cards
24. Visual disturbance/impairment
Differentials for sudden vision loss,
Differential for gradual vision loss,
Differentials for diplopia
93  cards
78. Menstrual disturbance
Ddh dysmennorhoea,
Ddx menorrhagia,
Ddx secondary amenorrhoea
101  cards
29. Anxiety
History taking anxiety,
Symptom exploringanxiety,
What is gad
30  cards
31. Mood problem
History taking low mood,
History taking elevated mood mani...,
Presentation depression
21  cards
33. Hallucinations/disordered thinking
Differentials for hallucinations ...,
History taking hallucinations vis...,
Bizzare vs non bizzare delusion
29  cards
34. Learning difficulty
O e downs syndrome,
Gastro complications downs syndrome,
Cardiac complications downs
12  cards
35. Sleep disturbance
What is insomnia,
History taking sleep disturbance,
Acute vs chronic insomnia
18  cards
30. self harm
History suicide attempt,
Principles of different ways to m...,
Abcde assessment overdose
75  cards
card store
What are some skin and soft tissu...,
What is cellulitis,
Features cellulitis
24  cards
5. Enlarged spleen
What are the 3 broad categories o...,
Congestion splenomegaly explain c...,
Infiltration splenomegaly explain
4  cards
6c. Neonates
Sections of apgar score,
Newborn resus steps,
Hyperinflation and fluid in the h...
45  cards
Perioperative Care
Recent stroke and anaesthesia,
New af in a surgical patient,
Se etomidate induction agent
3  cards
107. peri-operative care
Se etomidate induction agent
1  cards
Public health
What are the 3 concerns of public...,
What are the 3 domains of public ...,
164  cards
ethics and law
Consent in children,
Utilitarianism
27  cards
developmental milestones
Gross motor referrals,
No head lag on being pulled to sit,
Rolling over
38  cards
major haemorrhage abcde
Define major haemorrhage,
Approach to bleeding differential...,
14  cards
major trauma abcde
In a e resus with trauma coming i...,
What should you do once the patie...
52  cards
ABCDE circualtion
Assessment abcde circualtion,
Investigations circulation,
Interventions circualtion abcde
27  cards
ABCDE disability
Assessment disability abcde,
Invetsigations disability abcde,
If gcs 8 what do you do
36  cards
ABCDE exposure
Assessment exposure abcde,
Interventions exposure
2  cards

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