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eTG complete provides: All ten Therapeutic Guidelines titles, plus the Developmental Disability title (from July 2005), integrated in a single easy-to-use searchable product Immediate access to over 2500 clinical topics via a handcrafted index of more than 25,000 terms Links to key references, full text articles Links to other independent information, eg Australian Prescriber, NPS RADAR, ADRAC bulletins, Clinical Evidence*. Links to PBS data Time-saving technical enhancements such as calculators for creatinine clearance, PSI, etc Updates are issued four times per yearJanuary, April, July, October ANNUAL PRICE: Rp 3.995.000,- (CD Package) Main topics in eTG complete 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 __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? 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