Cover; Title page; Copyright page; Contents; Part 1 Clinical presentations at a glance; Part 2 Surgical diseases at a glance; Preface; List of abbreviations; 1: Neck lump; Definition; Differential diagnosis; Thyroid; Neoplasm; Inflammatory; Congenital; Vascular; Important diagnostic features; Children; Young adults; Over-40s; 2: Dysphagia; Definition; Important diagnostic features; Mural causes; Intraluminal causes; Extramural causes; 3: Haemoptysis; Definition; Important diagnostic features; Spurious haemoptysis; True haemoptysis; 4: Breast lump; Definition; Differential diagnosis |
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Swelling of the whole breast (mammoplasia)Localized swellings in the breast; Swellings behind the breast; 5: Breast pain; Definition; Important diagnostic features; Non-breast conditions; Mastalgia due to breast pathology; Mastalgia without breast pathology; 6: Nipple discharge; Definition; Differential diagnosis; Physiological discharges; Pathological discharges; 7: Gastrointestinal bleeding/1; Definitions; Upper GI bleeding; Important diagnostic features; Oesophagus; Stomach; Duodenum; Gastrointestinal bleeding/2; Lower GI bleeding; Important diagnostic features; Small intestine; Colon |
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RectumAnus; 8: Dyspepsia; Definition; Differential diagnosis; Oesophagus; Stomach; Duodenum; Gallstones; 9: Vomiting; Definitions; Important diagnostic features; Central vomiting; Reflex vomiting; 10: Acute abdominal pain; Definitions; Important diagnostic features; History of the pain; Abdominal examination; 11: Chronic abdominal pain; Definition; Important diagnostic features; Irritable bowel syndrome; Adhesions; Mesenteric angina; Meckel's diverticulum; 12: Abdominal swellings (general); Definition; Important diagnostic features; 'Fat'; 'Flatus'; 'Fluid'; 'Faeces'; 'Fetus' |
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'Flipping big mass'13: Abdominal swellings (localized) |
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upper abdominal/1; Abdominal swellings (localized) |
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upper abdominal/2; 14: Abdominal swellings (localized) |
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lower abdominal; 15: Jaundice; Definition; Differential diagnosis; Pre-hepatic/haemolytic jaundice; Hepatic/hepatocellular jaundice; Post-hepatic/obstructive jaundice; 16: Diarrhoea; Definitions; Important diagnostic features; Acute diarrhoea; Chronic diarrhoea; 17: Altered bowel habit/constipation; Definitions; Important diagnostic features; Chronic constipation; 18: Groin swellings; Definition; Important diagnostic features |
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Inguinal herniaFemoral hernia; Principles of hernia surgery; 19: Claudication; Definition; Differential diagnosis; Vascular; Neurological; 20: Acute warm painful leg; Definitions; Important diagnostic features; Infection; Trauma; Degenerative; Tumours; Vascular; 21: Acute 'cold' leg; Definition; Important diagnostic features; Isolated arterial embolus; Trauma; Thrombosis (in situ); 22: Leg ulceration; Definition; Important diagnostic features; Venous ulcers; Arterial ulcers; Diabetic ulcers; Malignant ulcers; Miscellaneous ulcers; 23: Dysuria; Definitions; Important diagnostic features |
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Cover; Title page; Copyright page; Contents; Part 1 Clinical presentations at a glance; Part 2 Surgical diseases at a glance; Preface; List of abbreviations; 1: Neck lump; Definition; Differential diagnosis; Thyroid; Neoplasm; Inflammatory; Congenital; Vascular; Important diagnostic features; Children; Young adults; Over-40s; 2: Dysphagia; Definition; Important diagnostic features; Mural causes; Intraluminal causes; Extramural causes; 3: Haemoptysis; Definition; Important diagnostic features; Spurious haemoptysis; True haemoptysis; 4: Breast lump; Definition; Differential diagnosis |
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Swelling of the whole breast (mammoplasia)Localized swellings in the breast; Swellings behind the breast; 5: Breast pain; Definition; Important diagnostic features; Non-breast conditions; Mastalgia due to breast pathology; Mastalgia without breast pathology; 6: Nipple discharge; Definition; Differential diagnosis; Physiological discharges; Pathological discharges; 7: Gastrointestinal bleeding/1; Definitions; Upper GI bleeding; Important diagnostic features; Oesophagus; Stomach; Duodenum; Gastrointestinal bleeding/2; Lower GI bleeding; Important diagnostic features; Small intestine; Colon |
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RectumAnus; 8: Dyspepsia; Definition; Differential diagnosis; Oesophagus; Stomach; Duodenum; Gallstones; 9: Vomiting; Definitions; Important diagnostic features; Central vomiting; Reflex vomiting; 10: Acute abdominal pain; Definitions; Important diagnostic features; History of the pain; Abdominal examination; 11: Chronic abdominal pain; Definition; Important diagnostic features; Irritable bowel syndrome; Adhesions; Mesenteric angina; Meckel's diverticulum; 12: Abdominal swellings (general); Definition; Important diagnostic features; 'Fat'; 'Flatus'; 'Fluid'; 'Faeces'; 'Fetus' |
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'Flipping big mass'13: Abdominal swellings (localized) |
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upper abdominal/1; Abdominal swellings (localized) |
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upper abdominal/2; 14: Abdominal swellings (localized) |
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