Case studies contextualise knowledge into clinical cases
Easily digestible information based on common symptoms seen in clinical practice
Uses clinical reasoning techniques to provide examples of how to make a diagnosis
Provides summaries of conditions that need to be considered in the diagnostic process
Aligned to content in the fifth edition of Community Pharmacy;Symptoms, Diagnosis and Treatment
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1. Making a Diagnosis The Use of Clinical Reasoning Making a Diagnosis
2. Skills Needed to Facilitate Clinical Reasoning
3. Eyes, Ears, Nose and Throat Case 1: Acute Red Eye Case 2: Acute Red Eye Case 3: Acute Red Eye Case 4: Eye Irritation Case 5: Eye Soreness Case 6: Earache Case 7: Dizziness Case 8: Hearing Loss Case 9: Upper Respiratory Tract Case 10: Epistaxis Case 11: Nasal Congestion Case 12: Sore Throat
4. Gastrointestinal Problems Case 13: Abdominal Pain In A Child Case 14: Diarrhoea Case 15: Lower Abdominal Pain Case 16: Painful Oral Lesion Case 17: Painless Oral Lesion Case 18: Rectal Bleeding Case 19: Upper Abdominal Pain
5. Skin Case 20: Facial Rash in a Child Case 21: Generalised Pruritus Case 22: Hair Loss Case 23: Itchy Rash on the Hand Case 24: Maculopapular Rash Case 25: Rash on the Arm Case 26: Rash on the Chest Case 27: Suspect Mole Case 28: Torso Rash in a Child
6. Pain Problems Case 29: Back Pain Case 30: Facial Pain Case 31: Foot Pain Case 32: Frontal Headache Case 33: Knee Pain Case 34: Menstrual Pain Case 35: Request for Sumatriptan Case 36: Shoulder Pain Case 37: Wrist Pain
7. Respiratory Problems Case 38: Child With Croup-Like Symptoms Case 39: Chronic Cough Case 40: Cough In an Asthmatic Patient Case 41: Upper Respiratory Tract Symptoms
8. Women’s Health Issues Case 42: Abnormal Uterine Bleeding Case 43: Suspected Urinary Tract Infection Case 44: Vaginal Discharge Case 45: Vaginal Itching
9. General Physical Problems Case 46: Insomnia Case 47: Leg Swelling Case 48: Tired All the Time Case 49: Unexplained (Unintentional) Weight Loss Case 50: Voiding Problems
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