Examination Medicine: A Guide to Physician Training (109 page)

superior vena caval obstruction,
341
,
342
,
370

supraclavicular lymphadenopathy,
367

supranuclear palsy,
424

supraventricular tachycardia (SVT),
68
,
69
,
71
,
73

SVGs
See
saphenous vein grafts

SVT
See
supraventricular tachycardia

syncope,
270

syringomyelia,
451

systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE),
158
,
172
,
201–8
,
261
,
288
,
289

American Rheumatism Association criteria,
202

antibodies associated with,
206

CKD and,
249

cytoid lesions,
205

discoid rash,
204

drugs inducing,
203

malar rash in,
203

systems summary,
202

systemic sclerosis
See
scleroderma

systemic vasculitis,
208–13

systolic click-murmur syndrome
See
mitral valve prolapse

T

tendon xanthomas,
56–7

tenth (vagus) nerve,
411
,
427

Terry’s nails,
253

tetralogy of Fallot,
337

thalassemia,
159
,
190

thickened nerves,
443

third (oculomotor) nerve,
409–10
,
421–2

third nerve palsy,
421–2

thrombocythaemia, essential,
173

thrombolytic treatment,
33

thrombophilia,
164–8

investigations,
166

occurrence and risk of factors,
164

tests for,
166

thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP),
158–9
,
160

thymoma,
266

thyroid gland,
369
,
371–4

thyrotoxicosis,
372

TIAs
See
transient ischemic attacks

TNF inhibitors,
200–1

tophaceous gout,
394

torsade de pointes,
71

toxic megacolon,
135

toxoplasmosis,
286

Trainees’ Committee,
6

transient ischemic attacks (TIAs),
269–73

transitional cell carcinoma,
297

transplantation

bone marrow,
182
,
187–90
,
292–3

heart,
53
,
64–8

liver,
155–7

lung,
121–3

renal,
256–9
,
290

tremor,
460

tricuspid regurgitation,
326–7
,
329

trifascicular block,
70

trigeminal nerve,
410–11
,
424–5

TTP
See
thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura

tuberculin skin testing,
277

tuberculosis,
116–21

chest X-ray,
119–20

common drugs,
121

thoracic CT scan,
119

Turkot’s syndrome,
139

twelfth (hypoglossal) nerve,
411–12
,
428–9

type 1 diabetes mellitus,
237–47

diet recommendations,
237
,
238
,
241

insulin therapy,
243–5

particular considerations,
240

type 2 diabetes mellitus,
237–47
,
297–8
,
301

diet recommendations,
237
,
238
,
241

insulin therapy,
243–5

risk factors,
240

treatment chart,
241

U

ulcerative colitis,
132
,
133
,
135–7
,
140

ulnar nerve,
445

upper limb neurological examination,
433–6

upper motor neurone lesions,
440

uraemia,
338

V

vagus nerve,
411
,
427

valve diseases,
318

vasculitis, systemic,
208–13

ventricular assist devices,
53

ventricular failure,
52

ventricular septal defect (VSD),
332–3

ventricular tachycardia (VT),
69
,
73

vertigo,
269–70

visual field defects,
417

visual fields,
409

vitamin B
₁₂
deficiency,
450

vitamin D,
221–5

vitiligo,
383

VSD
See
ventricular septal defect

VT
See
ventricular tachycardia

W

Waldenström’s macroglobulinaemia,
187

wasting of small muscles of hand,
445–6

Weber’s test,
427

Wegener’s granulomatosis,
206
,
208–12
,
355
,
356

Whickham’s striae,
152

Whipple’s disease,
129
,
130

WHO
See also
World Health Organization

Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome,
70
,
72
,
73

World Health Organization (WHO), lymphoma classification,
175
,
181–2

written examination

format,
8–9

multiple-choice question approaches,
9

preparation for,
9–11

scoring,
9

Written Examination Committee,
10

X

xanthelasma,
56–7
,
309
,
311
,
362

xanthoma,
56
,
309

xanthomata,
317

Z

Zollinger-Ellison syndrome,
124
,
126
,
130
,
227