Internal Medicine

Thinking about Medicine

The Hippocratic Oath
Medical Care
Compassion
The Diagnostic Puzzle
Being Wrong
Duty of Candour
Bedside Manner and Communication Skills
Prescribing Drugs
Surviving Life on the Wards
Death
Medical Ethics
Psychiatry on Medical and Surgical Wards
The Older Person
The Pregnant Woman
Epidemiology
Randomized Controlled Trials
Medical Mathematics
Evidence-Based Medicine (EBM)
Medicalization

History and Examination

Taking a-History
Symptoms
Systemic Enquiry
Physical Examination
Signs
The Cardiovascular System: History
Examination
Pulses
The Jugular Venous Pressure (JVP)
The Heart Sounds
Cardiac Murmurs
The Respiratory System: History
Examination
Important Presentations
The Gastrointestinal System: History
Gastrointestinal Symptoms
Examination of the Abdomen
Examination
The Neurological System: History
Neurological Examination of the Upper Limbs
Neurological Examination of the Lower Limbs
Cranial Nerve Examination
Cranial Nerve Lesions of the Eye
Musculoskeletal Hand Examination
The Peripheral Vascular System: Examination
Arterial
Venous
The Genitourinary System: History
The Breast: History
Examination
The Thyroid: Examination
Speech and Higher Mental Function
Movement Disorders
Psychiatry Assessment
Method and Order for Routine Examination

Cardiovascular Medicine

Cardiovascular Health
Cardiovascular Symptoms
ECG- A Methodical Approach
ECG- Abnormalities
ECG- Additional Points
Cardiac Imaging
Echocardiography
Cardiac Catheterization
Cardiovascular Drugs
Angina Pectoris
Acute Coronary Syndromes (ACS)
Management of ACS
Complications of MI
Arrhythmias- Overview
Continuous ECG Monitoring
Narrow Complex Tachycardia
Broad Complex Tachycardia
Atrial Fibrillation (AF) and Flutter
Pacemakers
Heart Failure- Basic Concepts
Heart Failure- Management
Hypertension
Hypertension- Management
Rheumatic Fever (RF)
Mitral Valve Disease
Aortic Valve Disease
Right Heart Valve Disease
Cardiac Surgery
The Heart in Various, Mostly Rare, Systemic Diseases
Infective Endocarditis (IE)
Diseases of Heart Muscle
Pericardial Diseases
Adult Congenital Heart Disease (ACHD)
Driving and the Heart

Chest Medicine

Respiratory Health
Bedside Tests in Chest Medicine
Further Investigations in Chest Medicine
Pneumonia
Specific Pneumonias
Complications of Pneumonia
Bronchiectasis
Cystic Fibrosis (CF)
Lung Tumors
Lung Tumors: Staging and Treatment
Fungi and the Lung
Asthma
Management of Chronic Asthma
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS)
Respiratory Failure
Pulmonary Embolism (PE)
Pneumothorax
Pleural Effusion
Obstructive Sleep Apnoea Syndrome
Cor Pulmonale
Sarcoidosis
Interstitial Lung Disease (ILD)
Extrinsic Allergic Alveolitis (EAA)
Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF)
Industrial Dust Diseases

Endocrinology

The Essence of Endocrinology
Endocrine Physiology
Classification and Diagnosis
Treating Diabetes Mellitus
Complications of Established Diabetes
Diabetic Neuropathy and Diabetic Foot Care
Hypoglycaemia
Insulinoma
Thyroid Function Tests (TFTs)
Thyrotoxicosis
Hypothyroidism (Myxoedema)
Parathyroid Hormone and Hyperparathyroidism
Hypoparathyroidism
Adrenal Cortex and Cushing’s Syndrome
Addisons Disease (Adrenal Insufficiency)
Hyperaldosteronism
Phaechromocytoma
Hirsutism, Virilism, Gynaecomastia and Impotence
Hypopituitarism
Pituitary Tumors
Hyperprolactinaemia
Acromegaly
Diabetes Insipidus (DI)

Gastroenterology

Healthy, Enjoyable Eating
The Mouth
Endoscopy and Biopsy
Dysphagia
Nausea and Vomiting
Dyspepsia and Peptic Ulcer Disease
Gastro-oesophageal Reflux Disease (GORD)
Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding
Diarrhoea
Constipation
Ulcerative Colitis (UC)
Crohn’s Disease
Gastrointestinal Malabsorption
Coeliac Disease
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)
Nutritional Disorders
Chronic Pancreatitis
Carcinoma of the Pancreas
Carcinoid Tumors
Jaundice
Liver Failure
Cirrhosis
Viral Hepatitis
Alcoholism
Primary Biliary Cholangitis (PBC)
Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis (PSC)
Autoimmune Hepatitis (AIH)
Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD)
Wilsons Disease/hepatolenticular Degeneration
Liver Tumors
Hereditary Haemochromatosis (HH)
Antitrypsin (A1AT) Deficiency

Renal Medicine

Urine
Urinary Tract Infection (UTI)
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)
A clinical Approach
Management
Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD)
Management
Renal Replacement Therapy (RPT)
Dialysis and Filtration
Transplantation
Glomerulonephritis
Nephrotic Syndrome
Renal Manifestations of Systemic Disease
The Renal Tubule: Disorders and Diuretics
Tubulointerstitial Nephropathy and Nephrotoxins
Inherited Kidney Disease

Haematology

A Sense of Humourism
Anaemia
Iron-deficiency Anaemia
Anaemia of Chronic Disease
Sideroblastic Anaemia
The Peripheral Blood Film
The Differential White Cell Count
Macrocytic Anaemia
B12 Deficiency and Pernicious Anaemia
An approach to Haemolytic Anaemia
Causes of Haemolytic Anaemia
Sickle-Cell Anaemia
Thalassaemia
Bleeding Disorders
Coagulation Pathways
An Approach to Bleeding
Blood Transfusion and Blood Products
Anticoagulants
Leukaemia and the on-call Junior Doctor
Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia
Acute Myeloid Leukaemia
Chronic Myeloid Leukaemia
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukaemia
Hodgkins Lymphoma
Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma
Pancytopenia and Bone Marrow Failure
Myeloproliferative Disorders
Myeloma
Paraproteinaemia
Amyloidosis
Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate (ESR)
Plasma Viscosity (PV)
Hyperviscosity Syndrome
The Spleen and Splenectomy
Thrombophilia
Immunosuppressive Drugs

Infectious Diseases

What is Life?
Infectious Disease: an Overview
Bacterial Disease: an Overview
Antibiotics
Antibiotics: Summary Tablets
Gram-positive Bacteria
Gram-Negative Bacteria
Tuberculosis (TB): Presentation
Tuberculosis (TB): Diagnosis and Treatment
Influenza
Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV): Diagnosis
Complications of HIV Infection
HIV Antiretroviral Therapy (ART)
Herpes Viruses
Other Viruses
Immunization
Fungi
Healthcare-associated (Nosocomial) Infection
Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI)
Fever in the Returning Traveller
Enteric Fever
Malaria: Diagnosis
Malaria: Treatment
Mosquito-borne Disease
Vector-borne Disease
Zoonoses
Viral Haemorrhagic Fever (VHF)
Gastroenteritis: an Overview
Gastroenteritis: Specific Infections
Gastrointestinal Parasites
Schistosomiasis and Liver Disease
Neurological Disease
Eye Disease
Skin Disease
Pyrexia of Unknown Origin
Eliciting the Weird and the Wonderful

Neurology

Where is the Lesion?
Drugs and the Nervous System
Cerebral Blood Supply
Testing Peripheral Nerves
Dermatomes and Peripheral Nerves
Headache
Migraine
Blackouts
Vertigo and Dizziness
Hearing Loss and Tinnitus
Acute Bilateral Leg Weakness
Abnormal Involuntary Movements (Dyskinesia)
Stroke: Clinical Features and Acute Management, Investigation and Prevention
Re-enablement After Stroke
Transient Ischaemic Attack (TIA)
Subarachnoid Haemorrhage (SAH)
Intracranial Venous Thrombosis (IVT)
Subdural Haematoma
Extradural (Epidural) Haematoma
Delirium (Acute Confusional State)
Dementia
Alzheimer’s Disease (AD)
Epilepsy: Diagnosis
Epilepsy: Management
Parkinsonism
Multiple Sclerosis (MS)
Space-occupying Lesions (SOL)
Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension
Bell’s Palsy
Mononeuropathies
Polyneuropathies
Autonomic Neuropathy
Motor Neuron Disease (MND)
Bulbar Palsy
Cervical Spondylosis
Myopathy
Myasthenia Gravis (MG)
Lambert-Eaton Myasthenic Syndrome (LEMS)
Neurofibromatosis
Syringomyelia
Retroviruses and Neurology

Course Content

Thinking about Medicine

The Hippocratic Oath

Medical Care

Compassion

The Diagnostic Puzzle

Being Wrong

Duty of Candour

Bedside Manner and Communication Skills

Prescribing Drugs

Surviving Life on the Wards

Death

Medical Ethics

Psychiatry on Medical and Surgical Wards

The Older Person

The Pregnant Woman

Epidemiology

Randomized Controlled Trials

Medical Mathematics

Evidence-Based Medicine (EBM)

Medicalization

History and Examination

Taking a-History

Symptoms

Systemic Enquiry

Physical Examination

Signs

The Cardiovascular System: History

Examination

Pulses

The Jugular Venous Pressure (JVP)

The Heart Sounds

Cardiac Murmurs

The Respiratory System: History

Examination

Important Presentations

The Gastrointestinal System: History

Gastrointestinal Symptoms

Examination of the Abdomen

Examination

The Neurological System: History

Neurological Examination of the Upper Limbs

Neurological Examination of the Lower Limbs

Cranial Nerve Examination

Cranial Nerve Lesions of the Eye

Musculoskeletal Hand Examination

The Peripheral Vascular System: Examination

Arterial

Venous

The Genitourinary System: History

The Breast: History

Examination

The Thyroid: Examination

Speech and Higher Mental Function

Movement Disorders

Psychiatry Assessment

Method and Order for Routine Examination

Cardiovascular Medicine

Cardiovascular Health

Cardiovascular Symptoms

ECG- A Methodical Approach

ECG- Abnormalities

ECG- Additional Points

Cardiac Imaging

Echocardiography

Cardiac Catheterization

Cardiovascular Drugs

Angina Pectoris

Acute Coronary Syndromes (ACS)

Management of ACS

Complications of MI

Arrhythmias- Overview

Continuous ECG Monitoring

Narrow Complex Tachycardia

Broad Complex Tachycardia

Atrial Fibrillation (AF) and Flutter

Pacemakers

Heart Failure- Basic Concepts

Heart Failure- Management