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ANALGESICS TOPICS:
Pathophysiology of pain
Peripheral detection of pain
Effects of tissue injury: the inflammatory soup
Dorsal horn of the spinal cord: the gate control
theory and central sensitisation
Central pathways
Opioid receptors
Endogenous opioid peptides
Development of nociceptive pathways
Clinical assessment and diagnosis of pain
Defining pain
Pain assessment
Chronic or persistent pain
Approach to treatment
Psychogenic pain and somatoform pain disorder
Getting to know your analgesics and adjuvants
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and paracetamol
Opioids
Opioid antagonists
Local anaesthetics
Adjuvants used in chronic pain
Adjuvants used in neuropathic pain
Adjuvants used to modify tissue responses
Skeletal muscle relaxants
Smooth muscle relaxants
Inhalational agents
Disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs
Drugs used in migraine
Off-label or unlicensed use of medicines
Routes of analgesic and adjuvant administration
Oral
Sublingual
Rectal
Topical and transdermal
Intranasal
Inhalational
Intramuscular injection
Subcutaneous injection
Subcutaneous infusion
Intravenous injection
Intravenous infusion
Patient-controlled analgesia
Epidural
Intrathecal
Intracerebroventricular
Nonpharmacological pain management techniques
Physical techniques
Physiotherapy
Hyperstimulation analgesia
Acupuncture
Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation
Dorsal column stimulation
Deep brain stimulation
Muscle relaxation
Biofeedback
Nerve blocks
Surgery
Psychological techniques
Assertiveness training
Behaviour modification
Education
Family therapy
Hypnosis
Psychotherapy
Stress management
Art and music therapy
Distraction techniques
Social factors
Community support groups
Occupational therapy
Self-help groups
Statutory benefits advice
Work retraining
Pain in children
Pain assessment
Analgesics and adjuvants in children
Simple analgesics
Oral opioids
Inhalational agents
Local anaesthetics
Routes of analgesic and adjuvant administration
Oral
Rectal
Intranasal
Intramuscular
Subcutaneous
Intravenous
Topical and transdermal
Acute pain
Wounds and lacerations
Postoperative pain
Procedure-related pain
Medical conditions
Neonatal circumcision
Chronic pain
Cancer pain/palliative care
Special considerations in the elderly
Pain sensation with ageing
Influence of cognition on reporting pain
Multiple causes of pain
Pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics and drug
interactions
Polypharmacy
Altering the environment and providing aids
Use of opioids
Use of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs
Exercise and maintenance of physical function
Nonpharmacological methods of pain relief
Pertinent practical points
The role of codeine
Compound analgesics
Concurrent diseases
Renal disease
Liver disease
Peptic ulcer disease
Respiratory disease
Severe hypertension
Heart failure
Prn prescribing
Dose titration
Placebos, placebo effect and placebo response
Concurrent anticoagulants and NSAIDs
Nausea and vomiting
Cancer pain
Postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV)
Secondary to NSAIDs
Concurrent laxatives and opioids
Competitive sport
Complementary and alternative therapies
Aromatherapy, humour therapy, crystals, meditation,
faith healing
Pulsed electromagnetic field (PEMF) therapy
Magnets
Laser therapy
Copper bracelets
Herbs, vitamins and minerals
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy
Glucosamine in osteoarthritis
Sources of information
Musculoskeletal pain
General considerations
Principles of assessment
General principles of management
Rest
Physical therapy
Topical therapy
Analgesia
Local injection
Some specific conditions
Osteoarthritis
Pagets disease
Osteoporosis
Osteomalacia
Bone pain from carcinomatosis
Regional musculoskeletal pain
Trauma
Shoulder region
Impingement (rotator cuff syndrome; painful arc
syndrome)
Adhesive capsulosis
Shoulder instability
Elbow region
Epicondylalgia
Forearm region
Overuse syndromes
Wrist and hand region
Thumb and radial wrist pain (De Quervains
tenosynovitis)
Chronic wrist pain after trauma
Nerve entrapment syndromes
Hip region
Infants, children and adolescents
Adults
Knee region
Acute ligament sprains, meniscal tears, collateral and
cruciate ligament injuries
Subacute and chronic knee pain
Chronic or persistent knee pain
Lower leg region
Deep vein thrombosis
Musculotendinous injuries
Ruptured popliteal cyst
Compartment syndromes of the lower leg
Stress syndromes
Ankle region
Achilles tendinosis
Rupture of the Achilles tendon
Hindfoot region
Severs disease
Footwear
Forefoot region
Ingrown nail
Stress fractures
Chronic metatarsophalangeal pain (metatarsalgia)
Mortons neuroma
Freibergs osteochondrosis
Inflammatory joint pain
Viral arthritis
Rheumatoid arthritis
Disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs
Physical and occupational therapies and podiatry
Juvenile chronic arthritis
Seronegative (rheumatoid factor-negative)
spondyloarthritides
Gout
Acute attack
Prophylaxis against recurrent episodes
Treatment of recurrent acute attacks
Calcium pyrophosphate crystal disease
Pseudogout
Chronic calcium pyrophosphate crystal disease
Polymyalgia rheumatica
Systemic lupus erythematosus
Diffuse musculoskeletal pain
Neuropathic pain
Treatment
Complex regional pain syndromes
Clinical features
Treatment
Spinal pain
Assessment
Acute spinal pain
Chronic spinal pain
Cancer pain
Principles
Setting treatment goals
Pharmacological treatment
Opioids
Adjuvants
Pain exacerbated by movement (incident pain)
For the patient still in pain
Nonpharmacological treatment
Radiotherapy
Physical and psychological methods
Nerve blocks and cordotomy
Postoperative pain
Preoperative phase
Intraoperative phase
Postoperative phase
Nonsurgical postoperative pain
Analgesia in opioid-dependent patients
Procedure-related pain
Sedation and general anaesthesia
Children
Trauma pain
Minor trauma
Sprains and strains
Dislocations and fractures
Burns
Wounds and lacerations
Major trauma
Chest injuries
Abdominal injuries
Head injuries
Multiple trauma
Burn pain
First aid treatment
Assessment
Minor burns
Major burns
Procedures dressings and debridement
Dysaesthesia and neuropathic pain
Obstetric pain
Nonpharmacological techniques
Relaxation and breathing techniques
Positioning and movement
Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation
Heat and cold, showering, massage
Hypnosis
Acupuncture
Pharmacological techniques
Inhalational analgesia
Parenteral opioids
Epidural local anaesthetics and/or opioids
Visceral pain
Acute abdomen
Diagnosis in doubt
Preceding surgery
Renal colic, biliary colic, acute pancreatitis
Chronic or recurrent abdominal pain
Peptic ulcer
Chronic pancreatitis
Chronic biliary pain
Pancreatic and biliary tract cancer
Irritable bowel syndrome
Proctalgia
Proctalgia fugax
Pelvic pain
Dysmenorrhoea and endometriosis
Pelvic inflammatory disease
Nonspecific pelvic pain
Chronic pain associated with pelvic cancer
Chronic abacterial prostatitis
Chest pain
Myocardial infarction
Angina
Pericarditis
Aortic dissection
Atypical chest pain
Pleuritic pain
Pneumonia
Pulmonary embolism
Pleurisy
Pneumothorax
Oesophageal pain
Pain resulting from inflammation
Oesophageal spasm
Oesophageal stricture
Achalasia
Chest Wall pain
Chest injuries
Other causes of thoracic and chest wall pain
Mastalgia
Cyclical pain
Noncyclical pain
Extramammary pain
Headache
Tension headache
Migraine
Cervical headache
Occipital neuralgia
Opioid addiction
Drug-Induced headache
Post-Traumatic headache
Cluster headache
Chronic paroxysmal hemicrania
Ice-pick headache
Cough, exertional and sexual headache
Post-lumbar puncture headache
Facial pain
Trigeminal neuralgia
Glossopharyngeal neuralgia
Facial migraine
Temporal arteritis
Temporomandibular pain and dysfunction syndrome
Tooth pain (nontraumatic)
Acute glaucoma
Angina
Atypical facial pain
Sinus pain
Eye pain
Acute trauma
Abrasion or spontaneous erosion (surface pain)
Ultraviolet burn (surface pain)
Ocular surgery
Corneal foreign body removal (surface pain)
Extraocular surgery (surface pain)
Intraocular surgery
Eye diseases
Acute angle closure glaucoma
Uveitis
Ocular herpes simplex - dendritic ulcer (surface pain)
Christmas eye (surface pain)
Dry eyes (surface pain)
Ingrowing eyelashes (surface pain)
Contact lens overwear (surface pain)
Keratitis (surface pain)
Episcleritis
Styes
Herpes zoster pain
Acute herpes zoster
Postherpetic neuralgia
Legal aspects of prescribing opioids
Prescribing for nonaddicted persons
Prescribing for addicted persons
Notification of suspected addicted persons
The pain clinic
Who and when to refer
Treatment modalities
Goals of treatment
Special problems with opioid use
Dependence, tolerance and addiction
Physical withdrawal syndromes
Analgesia in opioid-dependent patients
Analgesic and adjuvant drug interactions
Glossary
ANTIBIOTIC TOPICS:
Principles of antimicrobial use
General principles of antimicrobial use
Antimicrobial use in hospitals
Antimicrobial use in the community
Outpatient IV antibiotic therapy
Getting to know your drugs
Antibiotic hypersensitivity (allergy)
Antibacterial drugs
Antifungal drugs
Antiviral drugs
Antiprotozoal drugs
Anthelmintic drugs
Bone and joint infections
Osteomyelitis
Osteomyelitis involving bone and joint prostheses
Septic arthritis
Septic bursitis
Viral arthritis
Cardiovascular system infections
Endocarditis
Infected aneurysms and intravascular prostheses
Central nervous system infections
Meningitis
Brain abscess or subdural empyema
Epidural abscess
Cysticercosis
Herpes simplex encephalitis
Toxoplasma encephalitis or cysts
Herpes zoster (shingles)
Neurological complications of HIV infection
Eye infections
Blepharitis
Cellulitis
Dacryocystitis
Epiphora
Meibomianitis (internal hordeolum)
Stye (external hordeolum)
Conjunctivitis
Chlamydia trachomatis conjunctivitis or trachoma
Gonococcal conjunctivitis
Gonococcal ophthalmia in neonates
Corneal abrasion
Keratitis
Cytomegalovirus retinitis
Ophthalmic herpes zoster
Penetrating eye injuries and endophthalmitis
Gastrointestinal tract infections
Candidal oesophagitis
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) colitis or oesophagitis
Diarrhoeal disease
Description and causes of diarrhoea
Nonspecific treatment
Acute gastroenteritis in children
Bacterial infections
Acute diarrhoea of unknown cause
Antibiotic-associated diarrhoea
Campylobacter enteritis
Cholera
Enterohaemorrhagic Escherichia coli enteritis
Salmonella enteritis
Shigellosis
Travellers diarrhoea
Typhoid and paratyphoid fevers (enteric fevers)
Yersinia enterocolitis
Parasitic infections
Cryptosporidium parvum gastroenteritis
Cyclospora cayetanensis gastroenteritis
Isospora belli gastroenteritis
Dientamoeba fragilis
Entamoeba histolytica (amoebiasis)
Giardia lamblia (acute giardiasis)
Microsporidia
Diverticulitis
Helicobacter pylori infection
Perianal cellulitis
Peri-rectal abscess
Worms (helminths)
Genital tract infections
Balanitis
Epididymo-orchitis
Pubic lice (Phthirus pubis)
Scabies (Sarcoptes scabiei)
Lymphogranuloma venereum (Chlamydia trachomatis L1-L3
serovars)
Genital warts (human papillomavirus infection)
Chancroid (Haemophilus ducreyi)
Donovanosis (granuloma inguinale) (Klebsiella
granulomatis)
Genital herpes simplex virus infection
Primary syphilis
Pelvic inflammatory disease
Prostatitis
Syphilis (Treponema pallidum)
Urethritis and cervicitis
Vulvovaginitis
Human immunodeficiency virus infection
Indications for antiretroviral therapy
Antiretroviral drugs
Before starting antiretroviral therapy
Monitoring antiretroviral therapy
Prophylaxis and treatment of opportunistic infections
in HIV-infected adults
Changing antiretroviral therapy
Adverse reactions of antiretroviral drugs
Antiretroviral interactions
Intra-abdominal infections
Acute cholecystitis
Ascending cholangitis
Acute peritonitis
Acute pancreatitis
Pyogenic liver abscess
Viral hepatitis
Malaria
Treatment
Prophylaxis
Mycobacterial infections
Tuberculosis
Pulmonary tuberculosis
Extrapulmonary tuberculosis (including corticosteroid
use)
Monitoring therapy
Directly observed therapy (DOT)
Tuberculosis in children
Tuberculosis and HIV infection
Drug-resistant infections
Treatment of latent infection
Nontuberculous mycobacteria
Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC)
Mycobacterium kansasii
Rapidly growing mycobacteria M. fortuitum, M.
chelonae, M. abscessus
Mycobacterium ulcerans
Mycobacterium marinum
Leprosy (Mycobacterium leprae)
Oral and dental infections and disorders
Bacterial infections
Gingivitis
Periodontitis
Tooth abscess, inflamed wisdom tooth area or root
canal infection
Ludwig's angina
Suppurative salivary gland infection
Fungal infections
Oral candidiasis
Angular cheilitis
Oral ulceration
Viral ulcers (including gingivostomatitis)
Aphthous ulcers
Pemphigus vulgaris
Erythema multiforme
Mucositis
Halitosis
Prophylaxis: medical
Prevention of recurrent rheumatic fever
Prevention of endocarditis
Prevention of infection in joint prostheses
Chemoprophylaxis for meningitis
Postsplenectomy prophylaxis
Postsexual assault prophylaxis
Postoccupational exposure prophylaxis (PEP) against
blood borne viruses (BBV)
Prophylaxis: surgical
General principles
Abdominal surgery
Burns, extensive skin loss
Cardiac surgery
Head, neck and thoracic surgery
Lower limb amputation
Obstetric and gynaecological surgery
Neurosurgery
Ophthalmic surgery
Orthopaedic surgery
Urological surgery
Vascular surgery
Respiratory tract infections: lower
Bronchitis
Acute bronchiolitis
Croup (acute laryngotracheobronchitis)
Pertussis
Pneumonia
Pneumonia in the immunocompromised patient
Respiratory tract infections: upper
Acute viral rhinitis: common cold
Pharyngitis and/or tonsillitis
Otitis externa
Otitis media
Sinusitis
Cervical lymphadenitis
Croup (acute laryngotracheobronchitis)
Acute epiglottitis (supraglottitis)
Influenza
Pertussis
Severe sepsis
Empirical therapy (no obvious source of infection)
Empirical therapy (apparent source of infection)
Directed therapy
Skin and soft tissue infections
Bacterial infections
Bites and clenched fist injuries
Boils and carbuncles
Cellulitis and erysipelas
Clostridial infection
Compound fractures
Diabetic foot infections
Erythrasma
Folliculitis
Impetigo
Mastitis
Necrotising fasciitis or synergistic gangrene
Paronychia
Pitted keratolysis
Pseudofolliculitis
Recurrent staphylococcal skin infection
Superficial thrombophlebitis
Varicose or decubitus ulcers
Water-related infections
Wound infections
Tetanus prophylaxis
Fungal infections
Tinea
Cutaneous candidiasis
Pityriasis versicolor
Viral infections
Eczema herpeticum
Herpes simplex infections
Herpes zoster (shingles)
Molluscum contagiosum
Varicella (chicken pox)
Warts (human papillomavirus)
Parasitic infections
Cutaneous larva migrans
Ectoparasites
Lice
Scabies (Sarcoptes scabiei)
Systemic infections
Australian spotted fevers (tick typhus: Rickettsia
australis, R. honei), scrub typhus (Orientia
tsutsugamushi)
Brucellosis
Cat-scratch disease
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) infections
Hydatid cyst
Leptospirosis
Lyme disease
Melioidosis
Q Fever
Schistosomiasis (bilharziasis)
Typhoid and paratyphoid fevers (enteric fevers)
Urinary tract infections
Acute cystitis
Acute pyelonephritis
Recurrent urinary tract infections
Asymptomatic bacteriuria
Catheter-associated bacteriuria and urinary tract
infections
Candiduria
Adverse reactions to antimicrobials
Biological warfare agents
Desensitisation protocols
Food and antimicrobials
Interactions with antimicrobials
Intravenous administration of antimicrobials
Monitoring antimicrobial blood levels and
aminoglycoside dosing
Paediatric doses
Remote areas antimicrobial dosage table
Renal impairment and antimicrobial dosing
Resistances of bacterial pathogens in Australia
CARDIOVASCULAR TOPICS:
Getting to know your drugs
Beta blockers
Calcium channel blockers
Perhexiline
Diuretics
Angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEI)
Angiotensin II receptor blockers
Other antihypertensive agents
Antiarrhythmic agents
Nitrates
Nicorandil
Digoxin
Sympathomimetic agents
Lipid lowering agents
Anticoagulants
Antiplatelet agents
Fibrinolytic agents
Labelling of medications
Assessment and treatment of smoking
Ask about smoking
Assess motivation
Advise the smoker to stop
Assist with smoking cessation
Arrange follow-up to maintain nonsmoking
Prevention of cardiovascular disease
Atherosclerosis in cardiovascular disease
Dyslipidaemia
Predominant elevation of low-density lipoprotein
cholesterol
Resistant elevation of low-density lipoprotein
cholesterol
Predominant elevation of fasting triglyceride
Mixed hyperlipidaemia
Massive hypertriglyceridaemia
Referral guidelines
Children
Women
Elderly
Hypertension
Mild to moderate primary hypertension
Severe and resistant primary hypertension
Secondary hypertension
Urgent reduction of blood pressure
Interruption of antihypertensive therapy
Management of hypertension in patients with renal
disease
Hypertension and cardiovascular disease in pregnancy
Pre-pregnancy assessment and counselling
Hypertension
Cardiovascular disease
Ischaemic heart disease
Arrhythmias
Valvular heart disease
Coronary ischaemic syndromes
Stable angina
Acute coronary syndromes
NSTEMI and unstable angina
ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI)
Cardiac rehabilitation
Arrhythmias
Atrial tachyarrhythmias
Sinus tachycardia
Atrial premature complexes
Atrial flutter and fibrillation
Paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia
Ventricular tachyarrhythmias
Premature ventricular ectopics
Accelerated idioventricular rhythm
Nonsustained ventricular tachycardia
Sustained ventricular tachycardia
Torsades de pointes
Cardiac arrest
Immediate management
Ventricular tachycardia or fibrillation
Asystole
Electromechanical dissociation
Bradycardias
Sinus bradycardia
Atrioventricular junctional rhythm
Atrioventricular block
Heart failure
Causes and specific therapies
Precipitating or exacerbating factors
Nonpharmacological management
Pharmacological management
Diastolic heart failure
Arrhythmias in heart failure
Peripheral and cerebral arterial disease
Atherosclerotic peripheral arterial disease
Acute limb ischaemia
Chronic critical limb ischaemia
Intermittent claudication
Cholesterol embolism
Raynaud's phenomenon
Extracranial cerebrovascular disease
Inadvertent intra-arterial injection
Large vessel vasculitis
Giant cell arteritis (temporal arteritis) and
Takayasus arteritis
Thromboangiitis obliterans (Buergers disease)
Venous thrombosis and pulmonary embolism
Deep vein thrombosis
Pulmonary embolism
Failure of anticoagulation
Cardiac patient undergoing noncardiac surgery
Assessment
Preoperative and perioperative management
Ischaemic heart disease
Valvular heart disease
Hypertension
Heart failure
Arrhythmias
Cardiac drugs in the perioperative period
Pulmonary hypertension
Secondary pulmonary hypertension
Primary pulmonary hypertension
Investigation of pulmonary hypertension
Treatment of pulmonary hypertension
Treatment of right ventricular failure
Treatment of high pulmonary vascular resistance
Transplantation
Syncope
Syncope in children
Syncope in the elderly
Evaluation strategy
Treatment of syncope
Special considerations
Cardiovascular system infections
Prevention of recurrent rheumatic fever
Endocarditis
Prevention of endocarditis
Treatment of endocarditis
Selected cardiovascular drug interactions
Cardiac organisations
DERMATOLOGY TOPICS:
Morphology of skin lesions
Patterns of lesions
Localisation of skin disease
Differential diagnosis by body region
Skin biopsies
Locating the pathology
Clinical information
Skin biopsy techniques
Ancillary investigations
Pertinent practical points
Adherence (compliance)
Patient support
Dermatological vehicle selection
Corticosteroid use
Phototherapy
Modified dressings for inflammatory dermatoses
Cryotherapy
Allergy testing
Skin scrapings
Antibiotics and oral contraceptives
Skin surgery wounds
Getting to know your drugs
Antiandrogens
Antibacterial drugs
Antifungal drugs
Antiparasitic drugs
Antiseptics
Antiviral drugs
Antipruritics
Calcipotriol
Corticosteroids
Cytotoxics and immunosuppressants
Dithranol
Hydroquinone
Keratolytics
Minoxidil
Moisturisers
Psoralens
Retinoids
Tars
Topical anaesthetics and analgesics
Zinc oxide
Dermatological vehicles
Complementary medicines
Acne
Pathogenesis
Specific considerations
General advice for patients
Treatment
Blistering disorders
Bullous pemphigoid
Dermatitis herpetiformis
Pemphigus
Porphyria cutanea tarda
Burns
First aid
Referral to burns unit
Burn wound management
Connective tissue disorders
Lupus erythematosus
Scleroderma
Lichen sclerosus
Dermatomyositis
Contact dermatitis and other occupational skin
diseases
Contact dermatitis
Other occupational skin disease
Cosmetic dermatology
Medical ethics
Psychological issues
Safety
Interspecialty and referral issues
The ageing face
Vascular disfigurements
Congenital vascular lesions
Acquired vascular blemishes
Facial erythema and flushing
Venous ectasia of the legs
Pigmentary disfigurements
Melanin pigmentation
Tattooscosmetic, decorative and traumatic
Haemosiderin staining
Hair
Hirsutismunwanted hair
Alopecia
Scarring
Adipose tissue
Cellulite
Resistant fat deposits
Miscellaneous conditions
Cutaneous drug reactions and drug safety
Clinical evaluation and drug causation assessment
Classification
Common types of eruptions
Exanthematic
Pruritic
Urticarial, angioedematous and urticarial vasculitic
Other potentially serious eruptions
Erythrodermic
Bullous (blistering) drug eruptions
Vascular
Lichenoid eruptions
Exacerbation of dermatological disorders by drugs
Patient counselling, cross-reactivity and implications
for family members
Cutaneous vasculitis
Management
Specific clinical entities
Henoch-Schönlein purpura
Livedo reticularis
Cutaneous polyarteritis nodosa
Urticarial vasculitis
Dermatitis
General treatment of dermatitis
Specific treatments for severe dermatitis
Specific types of dermatitis
Endogenous dermatitis
Exogenous dermatitis
Dermatological emergencies
Erythema multiforme, Stevens-Johnson syndrome, toxic
epidermal necrolysis
Immunobullous disorders
Staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome
Generalised pustular psoriasis
Eczema herpeticum
Severe dermatitis
Drug eruptions
Erythroderma
Vasculitis
Meningococcal septicaemia
Genital skin diseases
Adult females
Genital dermatitis
Genital psoriasis
Lichen sclerosus
Vulvovaginal candidiasis
Streptococcal vulvovaginitis
Genital warts (human papillomavirus infection)
Genital herpes simplex virus infection
Pruritus ani
Prepubertal girls
Dermatitis
Vulval psoriasis in children
Lichen sclerosus
Genital warts and genital herpes in prepubertal
children
Streptococcal vulvitis and perianal dermatitis
Males
Genital dermatitis and psoriasis in males
Pruritus ani
Balanitis
Bowens disease of the penis
Lichen sclerosus
Pearly penile papules
Hair disorders
Alopecia areata (including alopecia totalis and
universalis)
Telogen effluvium
Anagen effluvium
Androgenetic alopecia
Hirsutism
Scaly scalp disorders
Infections of the skin and soft tissue
Bacterial infections
Bites and clenched fist injuries
Boils and carbuncles
Cellulitis and erysipelas
Clostridial infection
Compound fractures
Diabetic foot infections
Erythrasma
Folliculitis
Impetigo
Mastitis
Necrotising fasciitis or synergistic gangrene
Paronychia
Pitted keratolysis
Pseudofolliculitis
Recurrent staphylococcal skin infection
Superficial thrombophlebitis
Varicose or decubitus ulcers
Water-related infections
Wound infections
Tetanus prophylaxis
Fungal infections
Tinea
Cutaneous candidiasis
Pityriasis versicolor
Viral infections
Eczema herpeticum
Herpes simplex infections
Herpes zoster (shingles)
Molluscum contagiosum
Varicella (chicken pox)
Warts (human papillomavirus)
Parasitic infections
Cutaneous larva migrans
Ectoparasites
Lice
Scabies (Sarcoptes scabiei)
Infestations and bites
Insect bites
Bee and wasp stings
Spider bites
Scabies (Sarcoptes scabiei)
Reactions to bites from animal or bird mites
Head lice (Pediculus humanus var. capitis)
Pubic lice (Phthirus pubis)
Body lice (Pediculus humanus var. corporis)
Cercarial dermatitis (swimmers itch)
Itch without rash
Localised itching
Generalised itching
Diagnostic approach
Management
Leg ulcers and wound healing
Leg ulcers
Less common ulcers
Pyoderma gangrenosum
Ulcers resulting from atypical infection
Neoplastic ulcers
Wound management
Resistant ulcers
Miscellaneous skin conditions
Acanthosis nigricans
Corns and callosities
Epidermoid cyst
Erythema multiforme
Erythema nodosum
Granuloma annulare
Hidradenitis suppurativa
Lichen planus
Lymphoedema
Milia
Necrobiosis lipoidica
Palmoplantar keratoderma
Perniosis (chilblains)
Pityriasis rosea
Pityriasis rubra pilaris
Polymorphic light eruption
Pretibial myxoedema
Pyogenic granuloma
Reiters syndrome
Sarcoidosis
Sweets syndrome
Xanthoma
Nail disorders
Anatomy
Diagnosis
Tinea of the nails (onychomycosis, tinea unguium)
Psoriasis
Twenty nail dystrophy
Onycholysis
Lichen planus
Trauma
Paronychia
Ingrown toenails
Dermatitis
Nail changes associated with alopecia areata
Koilonychia
Half-and-half nails
Myxoid pseudocyst
Nail apparatus melanoma
Brittle nails
Subungual warts
Oral lesions
Oral white patches
Oral candidiasis
Oral hairy leucoplakia
Oral lichen planus
Geographic tongue
Black hairy tongue
Mouth ulcers
Aphthous ulcers
Viral ulcers and herpes gingivostomatitis
Pemphigus vulgaris
Erythema multiforme
Angular cheilitis
Paediatric dermatology
Atopic dermatitis
Nappy rash
Irritant nappy rash
Napkin psoriasis
Neonatal acne
Seborrhoeic dermatitis
Pityriasis alba
Juvenile forefoot dermatitis
Ichthyosis
Ichthyosis vulgaris
Keratosis pilaris
Psoriasis
Psoriasis in the genital area
Acute pustular psoriasis
Streptococcal perianal dermatitis, vulvitis and
balanitis
Papular urticaria
Urticaria
Tinea
Scalp (tinea capitis, including kerion)
Body, limbs, face and interdigital
Birthmarks
Melanocytic naevi (pigmented birthmarks)
Giant melanocytic naevi
Haemangioma of infancy
Vascular malformations
Pigmentation disorders
Vitiligo
Postinflammatory hypomelanosis
Pityriasis alba
Pityriasis versicolor
Idiopathic guttate hypomelanosis
Halo naevus
Chloasma (melasma)
Postinflammatory hyperpigmentation
Poikiloderma of Civatte
Pregnancy rashes
Itching in pregnancy
Specific dermatoses of pregnancy
Pruritic urticarial papules and plaques of pregnancy
(PUPPP)
Pemphigoid gestationis
Pruritic folliculitis of pregnancy
Prurigo of pregnancy
Dermatoses only occurring in pregnancy
Impetigo herpetiformis
Intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy
Dermatoses aggravated by pregnancy
Psoriasis
Pathogenesis
Types of psoriasis
Management
Rosacea, flushing and perioral dermatitis
Rosacea
Flushing
Perioral (periorificial) dermatitis
Solar damage, moles, solar keratoses and skin cancer
Prevention of solar damage
Age-related solar damage
Sunburn
Melanocytic naevi (moles)
Dysplastic (atypical) naevi
Giant melanocytic naevi
Lentigo
Seborrhoeic keratoses
Solar keratoses (sun spots)
Basal cell carcinoma (BCC)
Intraepidermal carcinoma (Bowens disease)
Squamous cell carcinoma (SCC)
Melanoma
Sweating disorders
Hyperhidrosis
Miliaria
Urticaria and angioedema
Urticaria
Angioedema
Medical management of severe anaphylactoid and
anaphylactic reactions
Sources of information
ENDOCRINOLOGY TOPICS:
Getting to know your drugs
Insulin secretogogues
Sulfonylureas
Glitinides
Insulin sensitisers
Biguanides
Thiazolidinediones (glitazones)
Insulin
Alpha-glucosidase inhibitors
Drugs used for obesity
Thyroid replacement
Thyrotropin alpha-rch (recombinant human TSH)
Antithyroid agents
Drugs used in bone disease and calcium homeostasis
Vitamin D analogues
Calcium supplements
Phosphate supplements
Bisphosphonates
Raloxifene
Teriparatide (recombinant human parathyroid hormone)
Calcitonin
Corticosteroids
Steroidogenesis inhibitors
Oestrogens
Clomiphene
Progestins
Androgens
Antiandrogens
Tibolone
Phosphodiesterase type 5 inhibitors
Follicle stimulating hormone
Gonadotrophin releasing hormone analogues
Dopamine agonists
Drugs for endometriosis
Tranexamic acid
Antidiuretic hormones and analogues
Somatropin (human growth hormone)
Somatostatin analogues
Diabetes: diagnosis and management plan
Type 1 diabetes
Type 2 diabetes
Other specific types of diabetes
Diagnosis
Management plan for people with diagnosed diabetes
Management plan for people with impaired glucose
tolerance or impaired fasting glycaemia
Diabetes: therapy
Type 1 diabetes
Insulin regimens
Type 2 diabetes
Oral hypoglycaemic therapy
Insulin in type 2 diabetes
Other related issues
Exercise
Alcohol
Concurrent illness
Management of patients during periods of fasting or
no oral intake
Management of hyperglycaemia in patients on
pharmacological steroid doses
Travel
Diabetes: complications
Hypoglycaemia
Diabetic ketoacidosis
Hyperosmolar hyperglycaemia
Lactic acidosis
Retinopathy
Nephropathy
Neuropathy
Large vessel disease
Hyperlipidaemia
Monitoring
Overweight and obesity
Assessment
Complications and risks
Management
Thyroid disorders
Hypothyroidism
Thyrotoxicosis
Postpartum thyroid dysfunction
Euthyroid goitre
Subacute thyroiditis
Medications that influence thyroid hormones and
function
Adrenal disorders
Addisons disease or bilateral adrenalectomy
Adrenocortical replacement in hypopituitarism
Adrenocortical suppression
Congenital adrenal hyperplasia
Elective surgery
Primary hyperaldosteronism (Conns syndrome)
Hyporeninaemic hypoaldosteronism
Phaeochromocytoma
Cushings syndrome
Pituitary disorders
Hypopituitarism
Pituitary tumours
Prolactinoma
Acromegaly
Osteoporosis
Prevention
Treatment
Osteoporosis in men
Glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis
Monitoring
Prevention of falls, fractures and restoration of
mobility
Pain relief after fracture
Disorders of bone and calcium homeostasis
Osteomalacia and rickets
Hypocalcaemia
Hypercalcaemia
Parathyroid disorders
Disorders of phosphate metabolism
Pagets disease of bone
Treatment
Monitoring
Other treatments
Contraception
Combination oral contraception
Progestin-only oral contraceptive pill
Postcoital contraception
Depot medroxyprogesterone acetate
Etonogestrel implant
Levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine device
Male contraception
Menstrual disorders
Normal menstrual cycle
Menorrhagia
Dysmenorrhoea
Endometriosis
Oligomenorrhoea
Ovarian hormone replacement therapy
Delayed puberty
Turners syndrome
Primary amenorrhoea
Secondary amenorrhoea
Hypogonadotrophic amenorrhoea
Premature ovarian failure
Menopause
Sex hormone replacement therapy
Androgen deficiency
Androgen replacement therapy
Male sexual dysfunction
Erectile dysfunction
Priapism
Ejaculatory disorders
Infertility
Anovulatory infertility
Ovulation induction
Endometriosis
Male infertility
Androgenisation in women
Hirsutism
Androgenic alopecia
Polycystic ovary syndrome
Late-onset congenital adrenal hyperplasia
Endocrine disorders in pregnancy
Adrenal disorders
Diabetes
Hirsutism
Pituitary disorders
Prolactinoma
Thyroid disorders
Hypothyroidism
Thyrotoxicosis
Neonatal thyroid dysfunction
Bone and calcium disorders
Calcium balance in pregnancy and lactation
Hypercalcaemia
Hypocalcaemia
Endocrine disorders in childhood
Diabetes mellitus
Obesity
Hypoglycaemia
Short stature
Thyroid disorders
Adrenal disorders
Pituitary disorders
Gonadal disorders
Bone and calcium disorders
Fluid and electrolyte abnormalities
Principles
Sodium imbalance
Hyponatraemia
The syndrome of inappropriate secretion of
antidiuretic hormone (SIADH)
Treatment of hyponatraemia
Hypernatraemia
Potassium imbalance
Hypokalaemia
Hyperkalaemia
Magnesium imbalance
Hypomagnesaemia
Hypermagnesaemia
Calcium imbalance
Endocrine emergencies
Sources of information
GASTROINTESTINAL TOPICS:
Getting to know your drugs
Peptic ulcer and reflux disease
Antacids
Histamine H2-receptor antagonists
Proton pump inhibitors
Cytoprotective agents
Prostaglandin analogues
Antibiotics for H. pylori
Serotonergic neuroenteric modulators
Laxatives
Antidiarrhoeals
Antiemetics
Motility disorders
Antispasmodics
Anticholinergic agents
Motility stimulants
Inflammatory bowel disease
Aminosalicylates
Corticosteroids
Azathioprine and 6-mercaptopurine
Infliximab
Cyclosporin
Metronidazole
Liver disease
Interferons
Lamivudine (3TC)
Ribavirin
Anthelmintic agents
Nausea and vomiting
Motion sickness
Vestibular disturbances
Pregnancy
Gastroparesis
Gastroenteritis
Medication-induced nausea and vomiting
Radiation therapy-induced nausea and vomiting
Postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV)
Extrapyramidal effects of antiemetic agents
Oral and dental infections and disorders
Bacterial infections
Gingivitis
Periodontitis
Tooth abscess, inflamed wisdom tooth area or root
canal infection
Ludwig's angina
Suppurative salivary gland infection
Fungal infections
Oral candidiasis
Angular cheilitis
Oral ulceration
Viral ulcers (including gingivostomatitis)
Aphthous ulcers
Pemphigus vulgaris
Erythema multiforme
Mucositis
Halitosis
Disorders of the oesophagus
Gastro-oesophageal reflux disease
Gastro-oesophageal reflux in children
Disorders of oesophageal motility
Oesophageal infections
Medication-induced oesophageal injury
Peptic ulcer
Helicobacter pylori ulcers
NSAID-induced ulcers
Bleeding peptic ulcers
Prophylaxis of stress ulceration
Non-ulcer dyspepsia
Pancreatic disorders
Acute pancreatitis
Chronic pancreatitis
Pancreatic insufficiency and cystic fibrosis
Viral hepatitis
Acute viral hepatitis
Chronic viral hepatitis
Prevention of viral hepatitis
Other liver disorders
Iron overload
Autoimmune chronic active hepatitis
Primary biliary cirrhosis
Primary sclerosing cholangitis
Cholestasis of pregnancy
Fatty liver
Drug-induced liver disease
Acute alcoholic hepatitis
Complications of liver disease
Ascites
Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis
Bleeding oesophageal varices
Hepatic encephalopathy
Small bowel disorders
Lactose intolerance
Coeliac disease
Bacterial overgrowth
Short bowel syndrome
Common disorders of vitamin and mineral metabolism
Iron deficiency
Thiamine deficiency
Vitamin K deficiency
Calcium and vitamin D deficiency
Vitamin B12 deficiency
Folate deficiency
Malabsorption
Constipation
Constipation in children
Lifestyle factors
Management
Constipation in the palliative care setting
Bowel preparation for colonoscopy or surgery
Abuse of laxatives
Opioid-induced constipation
Diarrhoeal disease
Description and causes of diarrhoea
Nonspecific treatment
Acute gastroenteritis in children
Bacterial infections
Acute diarrhoea of unknown cause
Antibiotic-associated diarrhoea
Campylobacter enteritis
Cholera
Enterohaemorrhagic Escherichia coli enteritis
Salmonella enteritis
Shigellosis
Travellers diarrhoea
Typhoid and paratyphoid fevers (enteric fevers)
Yersinia enterocolitis
Parasitic infections
Cryptosporidium parvum gastroenteritis
Cyclospora cayetanensis gastroenteritis
Isospora belli gastroenteritis
Dientamoeba fragilis
Entamoeba histolytica (amoebiasis)
Giardia lamblia (acute giardiasis)
Microsporidia
Irritable bowel syndrome
General measures
Specific therapies
Diverticular disease
Mild diverticulitis
Severe diverticulitis
Inflammatory bowel disease
Ulcerative colitis
Crohns disease
Pregnancy and the oral contraceptive pill
Children and Crohns disease
Osteoporosis and inflammatory bowel disease
Perianal disorders
Haemorrhoids
Anal fissure
Pruritus ani
Perianal haematoma
Anorectal abscess and fistula
Enteral nutrition and stoma management in the
community
Enteral nutrition
Stoma management
Support groups and other sources of information
Manufacturers of ostomy appliances
NEUROLOGY TOPICS:
Getting to know your drugs
Antiepileptic drugs
Benzodiazepines
Parkinsons disease
Anticholinergic drugs
Migraine
Cerebrovascular disease
Immunomodulators and immunosuppressants
Neuromuscular disorders
Antipsychotics
Bladder symptoms
Headache
Tension headache
Migraine
Cervical headache
Occipital neuralgia
Opioid addiction
Drug-induced headache
Post-traumatic headache
Cluster headache
Chronic paroxysmal hemicrania
Cough, exertional and sexual headache
Ice-pick headache
Post-lumbar puncture headache
Facial pain
Trigeminal neuralgia
Glossopharyngeal neuralgia
Facial migraine
Temporal arteritis
Temporomandibular pain and dysfunction syndrome
Tooth pain (nontraumatic)
Acute glaucoma
Angina
Atypical facial pain
Sinus Pain
Neuropathic pain
Treatment
Motion sickness and vertigo
Motion sickness
Vertigo
Central nervous system infections
Meningitis
Brain abscess or subdural empyema
Epidural abscess
Cysticercosis
Herpes simplex encephalitis
Toxoplasma encephalitis or cysts
Acute herpes zoster
Postherpetic neuralgia
Neurological complications of human immunodeficiency
virus infection
Stroke
Classification
Primary prevention
Acute stroke treatment
Rarer causes of stroke
Post-stroke rehabilitation
Secondary prevention
Epilepsy
Generalised epilepsies
West syndrome (infantile spasms, hypsarrhythmia)
Lennox-Gastaut syndrome
Childhood and juvenile absence epilepsies
Juvenile myoclonic epilepsy
Epilepsy with tonic-clonic seizures on awakening
Partial epilepsies
Benign childhood epilepsy with centrotemporal spikes
Epilepsies undetermined whether Partial or generalised
Neonatal seizures
Tonic-clonic seizures
Febrile seizures
Status epilepticus
Single unprovoked seizure
Maintenance therapy
Cessation of antiepileptic drug therapy
Women
General measures
Involuntary movement disorders
Parkinsons disease
Essential tremor
Chorea
Progressive supranuclear palsy
Dystonia
Hemifacial spasm
Tics
Multiple sclerosis
Acute relapses
Therapy directed at the underlying disease
Symptoms
Spasticity
Paroxysmal symptoms
Fatigue
Tremor
Bladder symptoms
Bowel symptoms
Psychiatric symptoms
Sexual difficulties
Immunisation and travel
Hormone preparations
Anaesthetics and operations
Pregnancy and labour
Genetic risk
Diet and weight
Substance dependency
Other information
Neuromuscular disorders
Muscle cramps
Diseases of muscle
Polymyositis and dermatomyositis
Inclusion body myositis
Myasthenia gravis
Treatment
Ocular myasthenia gravis
Facial nerve (Bells) palsy
Peripheral neuropathy
Acquired inflammatory polyneuropathies
Myotonia
Motor neurone disease
Neuralgic amyotrophy (paralytic brachial neuritis,
Parsonage-Turner syndrome)
Diabetic lumbosacral plexopathy (diabetic amyotrophy)
Delirium and dementia
Delirium
Dementia
Vascular dementia
Dementia with Lewy bodies
Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease
Sleep disorders
Insomnia
Persistent insomnia
Obstructive sleep apnoea
Narcolepsy
Periodic limb movements of sleep and restless legs
syndrome
Parasomnias
Night terrors and somnambulism
Nightmares
Hypnotics in the elderly
Monitoring antiepileptic drug therapy
Drug interactions
Sources of information
Palliative Care
Principles of palliative care
What is palliative care?
Who should receive palliative care?
When should palliative care be given?
Diagnosis of a life-threatening illness
How should palliative care be delivered?
Setting goals of palliative care
Palliative care team
Role of the general practitioner in palliative care
Palliative care: Who else can help?
Where should palliative care be performed?
Ethical issues
Ethical dilemmas in palliative care: facts, beliefs
and values
Ethical issues in the care of dying patients
Ethical concerns in cause of death
Ethical issues in communication and decision making
Communicating with and supporting the dying patient
Facing death
Talking about death and dying
Psychological symptoms, spiritual distress and
suffering in palliative care patients
Social support issues in the care of the dying patient
Loss, grief and bereavement
Is the grief normal or is it complicated?
Support for normal grief during illness and dying
Recognition of those at greater risk for complicated
grief
Development of a management plan to prevent
complicated grief
Bereavement follow up
Complicated grief
Special types of loss
Emotional self care of the palliative care provider
Predictive factors in the emotional self care of the
palliative care provider
Warning signs of burnout in the palliative care
provider
Self-care principles for the palliative care provider
Staff care principles for palliative care services
Domiciliary palliative care
Is domiciliary care an option?
What is available to meet the needs of domiciliary
palliative care
Communication in domiciliary palliative care
Role of the general practitioner in domiciliary
palliative care
Pertinent practical points in palliative care
Frequently asked questions in palliative care
Duties after patient death
Advice to locums
Use of complementary and alternative therapies in
patients who are receiving palliative care
Sources of information
Getting to know your analgesics and adjuvants
Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and paracetamol
Opioids recommended for use in pain management
Opioid antagonists
Adjuvants used in chronic pain
Adjuvants used in neuropathic pain
Adjuvants used to modify tissue responses
Skeletal muscle relaxants
Smooth muscle relaxants
Inhalational agents
Laxatives
Antiemetics
Off-label or unlicensed use of medicines
Unregistered medicines
Principles of symptom control
Pain management
Pain management: introduction
Defining pain
Pathophysiology of pain
Pain assessment
Setting treatment goals
Pharmacological treatment of cancer pain
Opioids in the management of cancer pain
Adjuvants
Pain exacerbated by movement
For the patient still in pain
Non-pharmacological treatment
Fatigue
Gastrointestinal symptoms
Mouth care
Swallowing difficulties
Anorexia and weight loss
Nausea and vomiting
Constipation
Bowel obstruction
Laxatives commonly used in palliative care (Table 21)
Respiratory symptoms
Dyspnoea
Cough
Noisy breathing and secretions
Haemoptysis
Hiccoughs
Abnormal patterns of breathing
Oxygen therapy
Neurological symptoms
Headache and head pain
Motor dysfunction
Sensory dysfunction
Vertigo, giddiness, faintness and dizziness
Spinal cord compression
Retention and incontinence
Seizures
Movement disorders and restlessness
Ataxia and incoordination
Cognitive, mood and sleep disorders
Cognitive failure
Delirium
Mood disturbances
Euphoria and elation
Depression
Suicide
Fear, anxiety and associated disorders
Sleep disorders
Musculoskeletal symptoms
Myoclonus
Cramps and spasms
Bone metastases
Dermatological symptoms
Sweating
Pruritus
Skin metastases and fungating tumours
Endocrine and metabolic symptoms
Hypercalcaemia
Renal failure
Inappropriate antidiuretic hormone and hyponatraemia
Bone metastases
Haematological symptoms
Genitourinary symptoms
Obstructive uropathies
Urinary incontinence
Urinary fistulae
Urinary retention
Catheterisation
Haematuria
Bladder pain
Paraneoplastic syndromes
Terminal care
Palliative care emergencies
Spinal cord compression
Superior vena cava obstruction
Acute airways obstruction
Sudden severe haemorrhage
Management of intercurrent chronic problems
Psychological impact of change in long-term
medications
Specific comorbidities
Diabetes
Hypertension
Hypercholesterolaemia
Most common cancers
Breast cancer
Prostate cancer
Lung cancer
Colorectal cancer
Melanoma
Cancer of unknown primary
Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
Key considerations in caring for patients dying from
AIDS
Symptom control
Pain control
General debility and lethargy
Anorexia and weight loss
Other symptoms in AIDS
Delirium and dementia
Nausea and vomiting
Depression
Skin disorders
Diarrhoea
Cough and dyspnoea
Identifying the terminal stage
Paediatric palliative care
Special factors to consider in children
Advanced disease in paediatric palliative care
Childhood malignancy
Neurodegenerative disorders
Duchenne muscular dystrophy
Cystic fibrosis
Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
Cerebral palsy
Chromosomal abnormalities and congenital malformations
Concepts of death in childhood
Communicating with dying children
Practical hints
Loss, grief and bereavement in childhood
Pain assessment
Assessment tools
Adolescents
Paediatric palliative care resources
Dosing of palliative care medications in children
Devices for alternative routes of drug administration
and compatibilities of drugs in syringes
Compatibilities of drugs in syringes
Compatibilities of medications mixed in syringes
Glossary
Psychotropic topics
Getting to know your drugs
Antidepressants
Drugs used in bipolar disorder (mood stabilisers)
Anxiolytics and hypnotics
Antipsychotic drugs
Antiparkinsonian drugs
Psychostimulants
Drugs used in alcohol and drug disorders
Drugs used in dementia
Other drugs used in psychiatric illness
Cytochrome P450 enzyme system
Pertinent practical points
Patient issues
Compliance (adherence) with treatment
Informed consent
Dependence, tolerance and addiction
Special patient groups
Psychotropic drug issues
Failure to respond to treatment
Discontinuation of treatment
Drug concentration monitoring
Psychomotor impairment
Interactions with alcohol
As required prescribing
Competitive sport
Other therapies
Psychological interventions
Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT)
Behavioural emergencies
Initial steps
Management
Clinical monitoring and postsedation management
Transportation
Delirium
Detection and diagnosis
Nonpharmacological management
Pharmacological management
Dementia
Nonpharmacological management
Pharmacological management
Other organic mental disorders
Alcohol and drug disorders
Alcohol
Alcohol overdose
Acute alcohol withdrawal
Delirium tremens
Long-term management of alcohol dependence
Barbiturates
Barbiturate withdrawal
Benzodiazepines
Benzodiazepine overdose
Benzodiazepine withdrawal
Gamma-hydroxybutyrate (GHB)
Opioids
Opioid overdose
Opioid withdrawal
Long-term treatment of opioid dependence
Stimulants
Amphetamine and cocaine overdose and toxicity
Ecstasy (MDMA, PMA) overdose and toxicity
Stimulant discontinuation (withdrawal) syndrome
Treatment of stimulant dependence
Hallucinogens
Ketamine
Cannabis
Nicotine
Inhalants
Anticholinergic drugs and antihistamines
Kava
Caffeine
Schizophrenia and related psychoses
Related psychoses
Principles of treatment
Antipsychotic drugs
Treatment of acute psychotic episodes
Prevention of relapse and promotion of recovery
Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) for schizophrenia
Management of treatment-resistant schizophrenia
Practical prescribing points
Management of antipsychotic adverse effects
Mood disorders
Grief
Depression
Bipolar disorder
Anxiety and associated disorders
Subsyndromal anxiety disorders
Adjustment disorder with anxious mood
Generalised anxiety disorder (GAD)
Panic attack
Panic disorder with or without agoraphobia
Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD)
Phobic disorders
Agoraphobia
Social phobia (social anxiety disorder)
Specific phobia
Acute stress disorder
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
Somatoform and conversion or dissociative disorders
Body dysmorphic disorder
Trichotillomania
Childhood anxiety disorders
Sleep disorders
Insomnia
Chronic insomnia
Use of hypnotics in older persons
Sleepiness
Obstructive sleep apnoea
Idiopathic hypersomnolence and narcolepsy
Periodic limb movements of sleep and restless legs
syndrome
Parasomnias
Night terrors and somnambulism
Nightmares
Jet lag
Personality disorders
Associated disorders
Treatment
Eating disorders
Anorexia nervosa
Bulimia nervosa
Binge eating disorder
Prevention
Disorders usually first diagnosed in childhood and
adolescence
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
Major depressive disorder
Bipolar disorder
Anxiety disorders
Separation anxiety disorder
Generalised anxiety disorder (GAD)
Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD)
Schizophrenia and other childhood psychoses
Pervasive developmental disorders (PDDs), including
autistic disorder
Tourette syndrome
Sleep disorders
Enuresis
Intellectual disability with comorbid mental disorder
Psychotropic drug interactions
Patient resources and support organisations
Sources of information
Glossary
Respiratory topics
Getting to know your respiratory drugs
Beta2 agonists
Anticholinergic bronchodilators
Theophylline and aminophylline
Nedocromil sodium and sodium cromoglycate
Leukotriene receptor antagonists
Corticosteroids
Expectorants
Mucolytics
Antihistamines
Pseudoephedrine
Neuraminidase inhibitors
Nonprescription use of respiratory drugs
Use of respiratory drugs in competitive sport
Drug-induced lung disease
Inhalational drug delivery devices
Metered dose inhalers (MDIs)
Spacer devices
Dry powder inhalers (DPIs)
Nebulisation
Device choice
Use of devices in children
Oxygen therapy
Domiciliary oxygen therapy
Delivery devices
Complications of oxygen use
Drugs used in lung transplantation
Acute lung rejection
Prevention of lung rejection
Treatment of lung rejection
Asthma
Reducing asthma risk
Clinical diagnosis of asthma
Identification of best lung function
Long-term medication use for asthma
Treatment of an acute attack of asthma
Review and education
Asthma management plan
Asthma action plan
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Definitions
Measurement of lung function
Management of chronic stable COPD
Acute exacerbations of COPD
Cough
Clinical presentations of cough
Therapy
Paediatric aspects of cough
Rhinitis
Acute viral rhinitis: common cold
Allergic rhinitis
Nonallergic rhinitis
Intractable rhinitis
Cystic fibrosis
Lower airway infection
Chest physiotherapy
Aerosolised mucolytics
Inhaled bronchodilators
Anti-inflammatory treatment
Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis
Adherence to treatment in adolescence
Suppurative lung disease
Bronchiectasis
Lung abscess
Interstitial lung disease
Cryptogenic fibrosing alveolitis (idiopathic pulmonary
fibrosis)
Other interstitial pneumonias
Radiotherapy-induced alveolitis
Sarcoidosis
The (occupational) pneumoconioses
Extrinsic allergic alveolitis (hypersensitivity
pneumonitis)
Drug-induced interstitial lung disease
Pleural disease
Pleuritic pain
Pneumothorax
Pleural effusion
Malignant mesothelioma
Lung cancer
Introduction
Principles of management
Treatment modalities for nonsmall cell lung cancer
Treatment modalities for small cell lung cancer
Palliative therapy
Obstructive sleep apnoea, central sleep apnoea and
other disorders of respiratory control
Obstructive sleep apnoea
Central sleep apnoea
Alveolar hypoventilation syndromes
Cheyne-Stokes (periodic hyperpnoea/hypopnoea)
respiration
Hyperventilation syndrome
Guide to pulmonary function testing
Tests of mechanical function
Spirometry
Bronchial provocation testing
Static lung volumes
Tests of gas exchange and gas transfer
Arterial blood gas analysis
Pulse oximetry
Diffusion capacity for carbon monoxide
Exercise testing
Fitness for surgery
Nature of the risks
Risk groups
Assessment
Postoperative management
Fitness to fly
Cabin environment
Effects of reduced oxygen pressure
Pre-flight assessment
In-flight oxygen therapy
In-flight continuous positive airways pressure
Fitness to scuba dive
Asthma and other obstructive airways disease
Pneumothorax
Upper respiratory tract problems
Other conditions
Assessment
Sources of information
Drug use in pregnancy and breastfeeding:
General information on drug use in pregnancy
General information on drug use in breastfeeding
Drugs and their categories in pregnancy and
breastfeeding
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