Acute aortic syndrome
What you need to knowAcute aortic syndrome is a life threatening condition caused by a…
Category: Easily missed
Pulmonary embolism
What you need to knowDiagnosis of pulmonary embolism (PE) is frequently missed. An estimated 12-36%…
Developmental dysplasia of the hip in infants and children
What you need to knowDevelopmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH) is a spectrum of conditions,…
Pyoderma gangrenosum
What you need to knowPyoderma gangrenosum presents as a rapidly evolving ulcerative lesionA key diagnostic…
Endometriosis
What you need to knowConsider endometriosis when women of reproductive age present with abdomino-pelvic pain…
Hidradenitis suppurativa
What you need to knowAsk about recurrent patterns and typical sites of boil outbreaks to…
Primary aldosteronism
What you need to knowAldosterone excess can cause cardiovascular, cerebrovascular, and renal diseaseConsider primary aldosteronism…
Recognising acute coronary syndrome
What you need to knowConsider the possibility of acute coronary syndrome in any patient with…
Paroxysmal atrial fibrillation
What you need to know • More than half of patients with atrial fibrillation are…
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Subacute small bowel obstruction or chronic large bowel obstruction
What you need to knowAlthough the features of acute bowel obstruction are usually clinically obvious,…
Postpartum thyroiditis
What you need to knowSymptoms of hyperthyroidism or hypothyroidism can be overlooked as “normal” in…
Cauda equina syndrome
What you need to knowSciatica is pain or numbness that is usually referred below the…
Fractures of the scaphoid
What you need to knowThe most sensitive clinical sign of scaphoid fracture is anatomical snuffbox…
Necrotising fasciitis
What you need to knowNecrotising fasciitis can present with non-specific signs that evolve rapidly over…
ANCA associated vasculitis
What you need to knowConsider ANCA associated vasculitis (AAV) in people with chronic systemic symptoms…