100 Cases in Clinical Pathology and Laboratory Medicine – 100 Cases (2nd Edition)

Description100 Cases in Clinical Pathology and Laboratory Medicine is a comprehensive educational resource designed for medical students and junior doctors. This book is part of the popular “100 Cases” series and is now in its 2nd edition, indicating its success and continued relevance in medical educationA 77-year-old man phones ‘999’ after experiencing severe backache. The paramedics arrive to find him in severe pain, and cold and clammy. While at his house, they note that he smokes and also elicit a history of hypertension. He is tachycardic and hypotensive en route to hospital, and intravenous fluids are started. You have been assigned his initial assessment …100 Cases in Clinical Pathology and Laboratory Medicine presents 100 clinical scenarios commonly seen by medical students and junior doctors in the emergency department, outpatient clinic, operating theatre or in general practice. A succinct summary of the patient’s history, examination and initial investigations is followed by questions on each case, with particular emphasis on the interpretation of the results and in which an understanding of the underlying clinical pathology is central to arriving at the correct diagnosis. The answer includes a detailed discussion on each topic, providing an essential revision aid as well as a practical guide for students and junior doctors, especially those preparing for undergraduate and postgraduate examinations.Making speedy and appropriate clinical decisions, and choosing the best course of action to take as a result, is one of the most important and challenging parts of training to become a doctor. Fully revised and updated for this second edition, these true-to-life cases will teach students and junior doctors to recognize important clinical conditions, to request the appropriate pathological investigation and correctly interpret those results, and, as a result, to develop their diagnostic and management skills.Key FeaturesPresents 100 clinical scenarios commonly encountered in medical practiceExplores a broad range of presentations in clinical pathology and laboratory medicineCovers a wide range of pathology and laboratory medicine topicsDevelops skills in analyzing and interpreting clinical scenarios.Ideal ForThis book stands out as a valuable resource for anyone looking to enhance their understanding and practical skills in clinical pathology and laboratory medicine, offering a blend of real-world relevance and academic rigor.Table of ContentsSection 1 – Laboratory MedicinePolyuria and PolydipsiaTraces of Blood Found on Urine DipstickConfusion, Lethargy and Shortness of BreathA Child with Facial SwellingJoint Pains and FatigueAnxiety, Irritability and Reduced Menstrual FrequencyScreening for Prostate Cancer?A Young Woman Found Unconscious in BedA Middle-Aged Woman with JaundiceDrug OverdoseFatigue, Weakness and ConstipationExcessive Hair Growth and InfertilityFatigue and Irregular PeriodsStiff and Painful HandsAbdominal Pain, Nausea and VomitingFrequent Throat and Chest InfectionsA Routine ‘Health Check’ for a 55-Year-Old ManCollapse in a Patient Undergoing ChemotherapyA 10-Day-Old Baby with Ambiguous GenitaliaFatigue, Weakness and Weight GainHypertension in a Young WomanNausea, Vomiting, Weakness and ParaesthesiaErectile Dysfunction in a Young ManA Young Man with ‘High Cholesterol’Rash After a Bone Marrow TransplantA Fall on an Outstretched HandA Patient in Follow-Up After a Liver TransplantA Man with Poorly Controlled Blood PressureDizziness on Standing UprightSudden-Onset Chest Pain in a Tall WomanConcerns About the Risk of Breast CancerSeizure in a NeonateFlu-like Illness After Foreign TravelSection 2 – HistopathologyA Young Woman with Ankle Swelling and Shortness of BreathChest Pain and Sudden DeathAn Elderly Man with Severe Back PainIncreased Breathlessness and Sudden DeathA Worsening Cough and HaemoptysisA Young Man with Shortness of Breath and HaemoptysisSudden Onset Weakness and DysphasiaNumbness, Weakness and ClumsinessForgetfulness and DisorientationCoffee-Ground VomitingEpisodic Right Upper Quadrant Abdominal PainChronic Diarrhoea and FlatulenceA Young Man with Bloody DiarrhoeaAbdominal Discomfort and Generalised WeaknessAbdominal Pain in a PublicanAbdominal Distension, Loss of Appetite and MalaiseBack Pain and Fever in a DiabeticUrinary Problems in an Elderly ManA Young Man with a Testicular LumpHeavy and Painful Menstrual BleedingAbnormal Vaginal BleedingA Lump in the BreastLymph Node Enlargement in a Young ManAn Itchy, Bleeding Mole on the BackBlood in the Urine in an Elderly ManThyroid Disease in a Young WomanSection 3 – HaematologyShortness of Breath and HeartburnRaised White Cell Count in an Asymptomatic IndividualWorsening Fatigue and Bleeding GumsBurning Urine and an Abnormal Clotting ScreenHeadaches, Blurred Vision and ItchingA Painful Arm and a Large SpleenA Rash on the ThighsFatigue and Weight LossPneumonia with Abnormal Liver FunctionRecurrent EpistaxisBruising After a PneumoniaHeadache and a RashShortness of Breath and Weight LossAnaemia Resistant to a Blood TransfusionAsymptomatic Anaemia in the ElderlyBack Pain and FatigueShort of Breath and UnderweightDeterioration After a Blood TransfusionHeadache and Blurred VisionLower Back PainSection 4 – MicrobiologyLeg Pain and FeversFever and CollapseBurning Sensation When Passing UrineA Bit Short of BreathUnhappy CamperDiarrhoea in an Elderly ManA Painful KneeA Pain in the EarA Red EyeChild with a RashPelvic PainA Painful Swollen JawTraveller’s DiarrhoeaFever in a Returning TravellerA Spot of ConfusionCongenital InfectionA Chronic CoughA Jaundiced ViewGram Negative BacteraemiaA Groin SwellingUrethral DischargeAuthors BiographyEamon Shamil MBBS, MRes, DOHNS, FRCS (ORL-HNS) Post-CCT Fellow in Rhinology, Anterior Skull Base, and Facial Plastic Surgery, The Royal National ENT Hospital, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, UKPraful Ravi MA MB BChir MRCP Attending Physician in Genitourinary Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute; Instructor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USAAshish Chandra FRCPath DipRCPath (Cytol) Lead Consultant for Cytopathology & Urological Histopathology, Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK; Chair, British Association of Urological Pathologists (BAUP); Vice President, International Academy of Cytology (IAC); Deputy Editor, Cytopathology