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Medicine for Nurses
PK Dash, UN Panda
CHAPTER 1:
Clinical Observations
PULSE
1. Rate
2. Rhythm
3. Character of Pulse
4. Volume
5. Radiofemoral Delay
BLOOD PRESSURE
Normal Blood Pressure
Pulse Pressure
Abnormal Blood Pressure
Postural Blood Pressure
Jugular Venous Pressure
Central Venous Pressure
RESPIRATION
Characters of Respiration
Type of Breathing
Odors or Smell in Breath
COUGH AND SPUTUM
Microscopical Examination of Sputum
URINE
Volume
Colour and Transparency
Specific Gravity
Reaction or pH
DEPOSITS IN URINE
Protein (Albumin)
Sugars
Ketone Bodies
Bile Pigments
Blood
THE FAECES (STOOL)
Orthotolidine Test for Occult Blood
CAUSES OF DISEASE
Classification of Diseases
GENETIC FACTORS IN DISEASE
Chromosome
Abnormalities in Sex Chromosome
Abnormalities in Autosomes
Philadelphia Chromosome (Ph)
Dominant and Recessive Chromosomal Disorders
Mitochondrial Inheritance
Cytogenetics
Indications for Cytogenetic Analysis
Clinical Significance of Genetics
Genetic Advice
Recombinant DNA Technology
CHAPTER 2:
Infection
HOSPITAL ACQUIRED (NOSOCOMIAL) INFECTION
Source of Infection
Incubation Period
BACTERIAL DISEASES
VIRAL DISEASES
DIAGNOSIS OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES
Specimens for Diagnosing Pathogenic Microbes
Common Specimens
Cerebrospinal Fluid
Swabs from Genital Region
Eye Swab
METHODS OF IDENTIFICATION OF ORGANISMS
Staining of Smears
Culture
Agglutination Reactions
THE BODY DEFENCE MECHANISM
Inflammation
Immunity
Complement System
Type l—Anaphylactic (Immediate Hypersensitivity) Reactions
Type II—Cytotoxic Reactions
Type III—Immune Complex Reactions
Type IV—Cell Mediated Reactions (Delayed Hypersensitivity)
Type V—Stimulating Antibody Reaction
Type VI—Antibody Dependent Cell Mediated Cytotoxicity ADCC
THE HLA SYSTEM
Naturally Acquired Immunity
Artificial Acquired Immunity
Immunosuppressive Drugs
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS (ANTIBIOTICS)
Status of the Host
Sulphonamides
Trimethoprim
Trimethoprim-Sulphamethoxazole (cotrimoxazole) (TMP-SMZ)
Penicillins (PEN)
Ampicillin
Amoxycillin
Carbenicillin, Ticarcillin, Piperacillin, Mezlocillin and Azlocillin
Oxacillin, Cloxacillin, Nafcillin and Methicillin
Cephalosporins
Aztreonam
Amdinocillin
Clavulanic Acid and Sulbactam/Tazobactan
Erythromycin
Clindamycin
Tetracyclines
Chloramphenicol
Vancomycin
Aminoglycosides
Ketolides
Spectinomycin
Polymyxins
Carbapenems
Streptogramins
Daptomycin
ANTIMYCOBACTERIAL DRUGS
Capreomycin
Fluoroquinolones
ANTIVIRAL DRUGS
ANTIFUNGAL DRUGS
Drugs Acting on Protozoa
Anthelmintics and Other Anti-infective Drugs
CHAPTER 3:
Infectious and Tropical Diseases
CHICKENPOX AND HERPES ZOSTER
Symptoms and Sings
Complications
HERPES SIMPLEX
MEASLES (RUBEOLA)
Symptoms and Signs
GERMAN MEASLES (RUBELLA)
Symptoms and Sings
Complications
MUMPS
Symptoms and Signs
Complications
INFLUENZA
Symptoms and Signs
Complications
DENGU FEVER
Symptoms and Signs
RABIES (HYDROPHOBIA)
Symptoms and Signs
INFECTIOUS MONONUCLEOSIS (GLANDULAR FEVER)
Symptoms and Signs
JAPANESE-B ENCEPHALITIS
Symptoms and Signs
POLIOMYELITIS
Symptoms and Signs
WHOOPING COUGH
Symptoms and Signs
Complications
Diagnosis
Treatment
DIPHTHERIA
Symptoms and Sings
Complications of Diphtheria
TETANUS
Symptoms and Signs
Treatment
Prevention
TYPHOID FEVER
Symptoms and Signs
Diagnosis
Treatment
PARATYPHOID FEVERS
BACILLARY DYSENTERY
Symptoms and Signs
Treatment
FOOD POISONING
Cause
Symptoms and Signs
Treatment
CHOLERA
Symptoms and Signs
Treatment
AMOEBIASIS
Symptoms and Signs
Diagnosis
MALARIA
Symptoms and Signs
Dose of Injectable Antimalarials
Malaria Prevention
KALAZAR
Symptoms and Signs
Treatment
FILARIASIS
Symptoms and Signs
Treatment
WORM INFESTATIONS
Ascariasis (Roundworm)
Hookworm
Whipworm (Trichuris)
Threadworm (Pinworm)
Tapeworm
Leprosy
Characteristics of Determinate Leprosy
TYPHUS FEVER
Symptoms and Signs
SYPHILIS
Symptoms and Signs
Diagnosis
GONORRHOEA
NONGONORRHOEAL URETHRITIS
ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME (AIDS)
Symptoms and Signs
Antiviral Drugs for HIV
Prevention of HIV
CHAPTER 4:
Nutritional Factors in Diseases
CLASSIFICATION OF NUTRITIONAL DISORDERS
IMPORTANT CAUSES OF NUTRITIONAL DISORDERS
ENERGY YIELDING NUTRIENTS
Carbohydrates
Fats
Proteins
Kwashiorkor
Nutritional Marasmus
WATER, ELECTROLYTES AND MINERALS
Water
Dehydration
Oedema
Electrolytes and Minerals
1. Sodium
2. Potassium
3. Magnesium
4. Calcium
Control of Calcium Metabolism
5. Iodine
6. Fluoride
7. Iron
8. Zinc
VITAMINS
Vitamin-A
Diseases Due to Deficiency
Vitamin-D
Diseases Due to Deficiency of Vitamin D
a. Rickets
Symptoms and Signs
b. Osteomalacia
c. Osteoporosis
Vitamin E
Diseases Due to Deficiency
Vitamin K
Vitamin C (Ascorbic Acid)
Treatment
B COMPLEX GROUP OF VITAMINS
Thiamine (B1)
Diseases Due to Deficiency of B Complex
Treatment of Thiamine Deficiency
Niacin (Nicotinic Acid and Nicotinamide)
Pellagra
Riboflavin
Pyridoxine (B6)
Biotin
Vitamin B12 (Cobalamine)
Folic Acid
Dietary Fibre
OBESITY
Aetiology
Complications
Treatment
CHAPTER 5:
Diseases of Joints, Bones and Connective Tissues
RHEUMATOLOGY
RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS (RA)
Epidemiology
Aetiopathogenesis
Pathology
Symptoms and Signs
Investigations
Diagnosis
Treatment of RA
General Measures
Local Measures
Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDs)
Disease Modifying Drugs
Corticosteroids
Immunosuppressive therapy
Newer Techniques
Tumour Necrosis Factor Inhibitors
Surgery
Pregnancy and RA
Rehabilitation
JUVENILE CHRONIC ARTHRITIS
SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS (SLE)
Symptoms and Signs
Diagnosis
Treatment
PROGRESSIVE SYSTEMIC SCLEROSIS (PSS)
Symptoms and Signs
Diagnosis
Treatment
MIXED CONNECTIVE TISSUE DISEASE (MCTD)
POLYARTERITIS NODOSA (PAN)
Symptoms and Signs
Diagnosis
Treatment
POLYMYALGIA RHEUMATICA
GIANT CELL ARTERITIS
WEGENER'S GRANULOMATOSIS
FIBROSITIS-RHEUMATISM
SERONEGATIVE SPONDYLOARTHRITIS (SSA)
A. Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS)
B. Reiter's Syndrome
C. Psoriatic Arthritis
OSTEOARTHRITIS (OA)
GOUT
Symptoms and Signs
Treatment
INFECTIOUS ARTHRITIS
1. Acute Septic Arthritis
2. Tuberculous Arthritis
3. Gonococcal Arthritis
4. Syphilitic Arthritis
CERVICAL SPONDYLOSIS
PROLAPSED INTERVERTEBRAL DISC
a. Prolapsed Lumbar Disc (Fig. 5.1)
Treatment
b. Prolapsed Cervical Disc
Treatment
DISEASES OF THE BONE
1. Osteomyelitis
2. Osteomalacia
3. Paget's Disease (Osteitis Deformans)
Osteoporosis
CHAPTER 6:
Diseases of the Blood
PHYSIOLOGY
1. Plasma
2. Cells
Normal Blood Formation
Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate (ESR)
DISEASES AFFECTING THE RED CELLS
Anaemias
Symptoms and Signs of Anaemia
Classification of Anaemias
Anaemia Due to Blood Loss (Haemorrhagic)
Causes of Acute Blood Loss Include
Causes of Chronic Blood Loss Include
Treatment
Anaemias Due to Decreased Blood Formation
Classification
IRON DEFICIENCY ANAEMIA
Treatment
PERNICIOUS ANAEMIA
Symptoms and Signs
Investigations
Treatment
Nutritional Anaemia of Infants
Anaemias of Pregnancy
Anaemias Associated with Diseases of the Gastrointestinal Tract
Anaemias Due to Interference with the Red Marrow in the Bones
Bone Marrow Transplantation
HAEMOLYTIC ANAEMIAS
Physical Trauma to Red Cells
Drugs
Infections
Incompatible Blood Transfusions
Haemolytic Disease and the Rhesus (Rh) Factor
Treatment of Haemolytic Jaundice of the Newborn
Congenital Haemolytic Anaemias (Acholuric Jaundice) or Hereditary Spherocytosis
Paroxysmal Nocturnal Haemoglobinuria (PNH)
Haemoglobinopathies
Sickle-cell Anaemia
Thalassaemias
Autoimmune Haemolytic Anaemias
Cold Agglutinin Diseases
DISEASES AFFECTING THE PLATELETS
Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura (TTP)
Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura (ITP)
CLOTTING OF BLOOD
Haemophilia A
Christmas Disease (Haemophilia B)
von Willebrand's Disease
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC)
Polycythaemia
DISEASES OF THE WHITE BLOOD CELLS
Agranulocytosis
Aetiology
Symptoms and Signs
Leukaemia
Classification of Leukaemias
Acute Leukaemias
Treatment of CML
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukaemia (CLL)
Treatment of CLL
LYMPHOPROLIFERATIVE DISORDERS
Hodgkin's Disease
Treatment of Hodgkin's Disease
Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma
Classification of Report
Multiple Myeloma
Stem cell Transplantation
CHAPTER 7:
Diseases of the Urinary System
ANATOMY OF THE URINARY SYSTEM
PHYSIOLOGY OF URINARY SYSTEM
SOME COMMON CLINICAL TERMS
INVESTIGATION OF KIDNEY FUNCTION
Urine
Volume
Specific Gravity
Proteinuria
Haematuria
Pyuria (White Blood Cells or Pus Cells in the Urine)
Casts
Urine Bacteriology
Blood Urea and Creatinine
Creatinine Clearance Test
Intravenous Urography (IVU), Pyelography and Other Radiographic Tests
Renal Ultrasound
Computed Tomography (CT Scan)
Radionuclide Studies
Renal Biopsy
ACUTE RENAL FAILURE (ARF)
Aetiology
Clinical Features
Investigation
Treatment of ARF
CHRONIC RENAL FAILURE (CRF)
Aetiology
Clinical Features
Treatment
GLOMERULONEPHRITIS (GN)
Acute Nephritic Syndrome
Treatment
NEPHROTIC SYNDROME (NS)
Treatment
General Management
Specific Therapy
URINARY TRACT INFECTION (UTI)
Acute Cystitis and Urethritis
Urethral Syndrome
Acute Pyelonephritis
Reflux Nephropathy
Prostatitis
RENAL TUBERCULOSIS
OBSTRUCTIVE UROPATHY
Renal Stone Disease
Renal Tumours
Benign Enlargement of Prostate Gland
INHERITED RENAL DISEASE
Polycystic Kidney Disease (PCKD)
Testicular Tumours
CHAPTER 8:
Diseases of Gastrointestinal System
INVESTIGATIONS OF THE ALIMENTARY TRACT
Radiological Examination
Endoscopy
Proctoscopy and Sigmoidoscopy
Motility Studies
Examination of Stool
Secretory Studies
COMMON SYMPTOMS OF GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES
VOMITING
Characteristics of Vomiting
Effects of Vomiting
Treatment
ABDOMINAL PAIN
Constipation
Causes
DIARRHOEA
Causes of Acute Diarrhoea
Causes of Chronic Diarrhoea
Treatment
A. Treatment of Cause
B. Symptomatic Treatment
C. Nursing Care
HICCUP
Causes
Treatment
DISEASES OF THE MOUTH
STOMATITIS
Causes
Symptoms and Signs
Treatment
Glossitis
DISEASES OF OESOPHAGUS
DYSPHAGIA
Causes
Diagnosis
Treatment
REFLUX OESOPHAGITIS
Treatment
DISEASES OF STOMACH AND DUODENUM
Dyspepsia
GASTRITIS
Acute Gastritis
Chronic Gastritis
PEPTIC ULCER
Causes of Acute and Stress Ulcers
Causes of Chronic Ulceration
Clinical Features
Diagnosis
Treatment
Treatment Options
Haemorrhage
Treatment of Haemorrhage
Perforation
Treatment
Pyloric Stenosis
Treatment
Malignant Change (Ulcer Cancer)
CARCINOMA OF THE STOMACH
Symptoms and Signs
Diagnosis
Treatment
CONGENITAL HYPERTROPHIC PYLORIC STENOSIS
Symptoms and Signs
Treatment
HIATUS HERNIA
DISEASES OF THE INTESTINES
TROPICAL SPRUE
Diagnosis
Treatment
CROHN'S DISEASE
Pathology
Symptoms and Signs
Diagnosis
Treatment
INTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION
Medical Obstruction
Symptoms and Signs
Diagnosis
Treatment
PERITONITIS
Symptoms and Signs
Treatment
ACUTE APPENDICITIS
Symptoms and Signs
Treatment
ULCERATIVE COLITIS
Symptoms and Sings
Diagnosis
Complications
Treatment
Surgical Treatment
IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME (IBS)
Symptoms and Signs
Diagnosis
Treatment
PSEUDOMEMBRANOUS COLITIS
Treatment
CARCINOMA OF THE COLON AND RECTUM
Symptoms and Signs
Diagnosis
Treatment
MEGACOLON
Symptoms and Sign
Diagnosis
Treatment
ASCITES
Causes
Diagnosis
Treatment
CHAPTER 9:
Diseases of the Liver, Biliary Tract and Pancreas
FUNCTIONS OF THE LIVER
Carbohydrate Metabolism
Protein Metabolism
Fat Metabolism
Storage Function
Excretion and Detoxification (Fig. 9.2)
PANCREAS
INVESTIGATION IN LIVER DISEASE
Blood Tests
Urine Tests
Liver Biopsy
Laparoscopy
Paracentesis
Liver Scans and Radiological Investigations
JAUNDICE
Haemolytic Jaundice
Hepatocellular Jaundice
Cause of Liver Cell Damage
Cholestatic Jaundice
Causes of Cholestasis within the Liver (Intrahepatic Cholestasis)
Cause of Cholestasis Outside the Liver (Extrahepatic Cholestasis)
Symptoms and Signs of Jaundice
INDIVIDUAL DISEASES OF THE LIVER
VIRAL HEPATITIS
Hepatitis A
Hepatitis B
Hepatitis C
Hepatitis D (Delta Antigen)
Chronic Hepatitis
CIRRHOSIS OF LIVER
Treatment of Cirrhosis and Its Complications
Fulminant Hepatic Failure
ALCOHOLIC LIVER DISEASE (ALD)
Types of ALD
Management of ALD
DISEASES OF THE BILIARY TRACT
GALLSTONES
Clinical Features
Diagnosis
Treatment of Gallstones
DISEASES OF THE PANCREAS
CARCINOMA OF THE PANCREAS
Investigations
Treatment
ACUTE PANCREATITIS
Symptoms and Signs
Investigation
Treatment
CHRONIC PANCREATITIS
Diagnosis
Treatment
CHAPTER 10:
Diseases of Cardiovascular System
SYMPTOMS OF CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES
Chest Pain
Dyspnoea
Functional Class
Orthopnoea
Paroxysmal Nocturnal Dyspnoea (PND)
Dependent Oedema
Haemoptysis
Cyanosis
Squatting
Clubbing
Cough
NURSING HISTORY
Pulse
Blood Pressure
ELECTROCARDIOGRAM
ECG INTERPRETATION
Rate
Rhythm
Exercise ECG
Holter Monitoring
CVP Monitoring
Pulmonary Wedge Pressure (PWP)
Cardiac Output
Intra-arterial Blood Pressure
Chest X-ray
Angiogram
Radionuclide Studies
Echocardiography
Stress Test
CT and MRI
COMMON CARDIAC PROBLEMS OF CHILDHOOD
Patent Ductus Arteriosus (PDA)
Ventricular Septal Defect
Atrial Septal Defect
CYANOTIC HEART DISEASES
Tetralogy of Fallot
Transposition of Great Vessels
CARDIAC SURGERY
RHEUMATIC HEART DISEASE
Treatment
HEART FAILURE
ISCHAEMIC HEART DISEASE
Angina Pectoris
Myocardial Infarction
Complications
Thrombolytic Therapy
PTCA
Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG)
Heart Transplant
Endocarditis
Pericarditis
Cardiomyopathy
Hypertension
Antihypertensive Drugs in Use
Hypotension
PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASE
Buerger's Disease
Pulmonary Hypertension
ARRHYTHMIAS
Techniques for Arrhythmia Evaluation
Sinus Bradycardia
Sinus Tachycardia
Atrial Premature Beats (APB)
Paroxysmal Atrial Tachycardia (PAT) (Paroxysmal Supraventricular Tachycardia)
Atrial Flutter
Atrial Fibrillation
Ventricular Premature Beats (VPB)
Ventricular Tachycardia (VT)
Ventricular Fibrillation
Heart Blocks
Cardiac Arrest
Cardioversion and Defibrillation
Cardiac Pacemakers
CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION (CPR)
Advanced Life Support (in the hospital/clinic)
Pulmonary Embolism
CHAPTER 11:
Respiratory Medicine
THE TREATMENT OF RESPIRATORY DISEASE
Technique of Oxygen Administration
Adverse Effects of Oxygen Therapy
RESPIRATORY FAILURE
Treatment of Respiratory Failure
SYMPTOMATIC TREATMENT IN RESPIRATORY DISEASE
DISEASES OF THE UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT
ACUTE CORYZA (THE COMMON COLD)
Symptoms and Signs
Complications
Treatment
ACUTE TONSILITIS
Symptoms and Signs
Diagnosis
Differential Diagnosis
Treatment
ACUTE TRACHEITIS
Symptoms and Signs
Treatment
ACUTE LARYNGITIS
Symptoms and Signs
Diagnosis
Treatment
CHRONIC LARYNGITIS
Symptoms and Signs
Treatment
ACUTE PHARYNGITIS (SORE THROAT)
Symptoms and Signs
Differential Diagnosis
Treatment
ACUTE EPIGLOTTITIS
Symptoms and Signs
Treatment
PHARYNGOCONJUNCTIVAL FEVER
Symptoms and Signs
Treatment
ACUTE LARYNGOTRACHEOBRONCHITIS
Symptoms and Signs
Treatment
DISEASES OF THE LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT
ACUTE BRONCHITIS
Symptoms and Signs
Course
Diagnosis
Treatment
CHRONIC BRONCHITIS AND EMPHYSEMA
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
CHRONIC BRONCHITIS
Clinical Features
Treatment
EMPHYSEMA
Clinical Features
Treatment
BRONCHIAL ASTHMA
Precipitating Factors of Asthma
Clinical Features
Course and Prognosis
Severe Acute Asthma (Status Asthmaticus)
Treatment of Severe Acute Asthma
Chronic Therapy of Asthma
Prophylaxis Against Bronchial Asthma
BRONCHIECTASIS
Clinical Features
Diagnosis
Complications
Treatment
LUNG ABSCESS
Aetiology
Symptoms and Signs
Diagnosis
Treatment
PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS
Pathology
Caseation
Fibrosis
Primary Tuberculosis
Diagnosis
Postprimary Pulmonary Tuberculosis
Clinical Features
Diagnosis
Complication of Postprimary Tuberculosis
Miliary Tuberculosis
Treatment of Tuberculosis
Chemotherapy
The Guiding Principles of Treatment
Multidrug Resistant Tuberculosis (MDRTB)
Non-tuberculous Mycobacterial Diseases
BCG Vaccination
Chemoprophylaxis
Social Aspects
PULMONARY FIBROSIS and PNEUMOCONIOSIS
Pneumoconiosis
Treatment
CARCINOMA OF THE BRONCHUS
Pathology
Clinical Features
Local
Metastasis
Diagnosis
Treatment
Prevention
PNEUMONIAS
Pneumococcal Pneumonia
Staphylococcal Pneumonia
Mycoplasma Pneumonia
Therapy in Pneumonia
Viral Pneumonia
Aspiration Pneumonia
CHAPTER 12:
Diseases of Nervous System
COMMON NEUROLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS
Lumbar Puncture
Electroencephalogram (EEG)
Echo Encephalography
Evoked Potential
Electromyogram (EMG)
Nerve Conduction
Neuroradiology
Level of Consciousness
Best Motor Response
Best verbal Response
Eye Opening
THE UNCONSCIOUS PATIENT
COMMON HEALTH PROBLEMS IN NEONATES
HYDROCEPHALUS
Spinal Cord Anomalies
Cerebral Palsy
Minimal Brain Dysfunction (MBD)
Mental Retardation
Down's Syndrome
Epilepsy
Multiple Sclerosis
Myasthenia Gravis
Parkinson's Disease
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES
Ischaemic Strokes
Dementia
Head Injury
Spinal Cord Injury
Brain Tumours
Cerebral oedema
Meningitis
Encephalitis
Brain Abscess
Headache
Migraine
Cluster Headache
Tension Headache
Headache in Intracranial Hypertension
Trigeminal Neuralgia
Myopathy
CHAPTER 13:
Endocrinology
PITUITARY GLAND
Hyperprolactinaemia
THYROID DISEASES
Thyrotoxicosis
Hypothyroidism
Goitre
DISEASES OF ADRENALS
Addison's Disease
Cushing's Syndrome
DISEASES OF PARATHYROIDS
Hyperparathyroidism
Hypoparathyroidism
Phaeochromocytoma
DIABETES MELLITUS
Clinical Classification of Diabetes Mellitus
Clinical Features of Diabetes
Clinical Presentation
Diagnosis
Diet
Drugs
Oral Antidiabetic Drugs
Insulin
Insulin Preparations
Ketoacidosis
Diabetic Neuropathy
Diabetic Retinopathy
Diabetic Foot Care
CHAPTER 14:
Reproductive System
FEMALE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM
Ovary
Fallopian Tubes
Uterus
Vagina
External Genitalia
MALE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM
Testis
Epididymis
Vas Deferens
Seminal Vesicle
Male Puberty
Sexual Precocity
Delayed Adolescence
Hypogonadism
Male Infertility
True Hermaphrodite
XX-Male
Female Pseudohermaphrodite
Male Pseudohermaphroditism
Gynaecomastia
Causes of Gynaecomastia
Physiological
Estrogen Excess
Diminished Androgen
Galactorrhoea
Causes of Galactorrhoea
Menopause
SEXUAL MEDICINE
DISORDERS OF SEXUAL FUNCTION
Impotence
Organic Causes of Impotence
Investigations
Premature Ejaculation
Sildenafil (Viagra)
Paraphilias
CHAPTER 15:
Shock
CHAPTER 16:
Poisoning
SNAKE BITE
Symptoms
Investigation
Treatment
SCORPION BITE
CHAPTER 17:
Psychiatry
AFFECTIVE DISORDERS
Major Depression
Dysthymic Disorder (Depressive Neurosis)
Bipolar Disorder (Manic Depressive Psychosis)
Panic Disorder
Primary Anxiety Disorders
Phobic Disorders
Anxiety State
Post-traumatic Stress Disorder
Dissociative Disorders
Symptoms is Somatization Disorders
Personality Disorders
Personality Types
Organic Brain Syndromes
Causes
Delirium
Dementia
Treatment
Drugs and Alcohol Abuse
Opiates
Cocaine
Alcohol
Complications of Chronic Alcoholism
CHAPTER 18:
Skin Diseases
ECZEMA
Fungal Infections of Skin
Psoriasis
Lichen planus
Bullous disease
Scabies
Acne
Vitiligo
Hair Loss
APPENDIX:
The Metric System and the Imperial System
CENTIGRADE AND FAHRENHEIT SCALES
Check List for Nurses
INDEX
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