Examination of varicose veins
22 Examination of varicose veins Questions What is the distribution of varicose veins? What are the signs of chronic venous insufficiency? What pulses would you feel in an arterial examination?…
Testicular lumps
32 Testicular lumps Questions What is a hydrocele and how can it be treated? On what side does a varicocele normally occur, and what does it feel like? If ultrasound…
Ulcerative colitis
17 Ulcerative colitis Questions What are the main pathological features of ulcerative colitis? What features would you see on a barium enema? What is the main long-term complication and how…
and dissecting haemotoma of the aorta
Chapter 39 Cardiomyopathies and dissecting haematoma of the aorta Questions What is a cardiomyopathy and what are the most common causes? How may cardiomyopathies present clinically? What is a dissecting…
inflammation
Chapter 6 Chronic inflammation Questions What is chronic inflammation? How may chronic inflammation be manifest clinically? What are the major cells types involved in chronic inflammation and what are their…
of growth in health and disease
Chapter 2 Patterns of growth in health and disease Questions What are the mechanisms by which cells die? How do cells and tissues change in life? The growth of cells…
and peptic ulcer disease
Chapter 47 Gastritis and peptic ulcer disease Questions What is peptic ulceration and what are its main causes? How may it present clinically and what are its complications? Peptic ulceration…
and epidemiology of neoplasia
Chapter 21 Aetiology and epidemiology of neoplasia Questions What causes neoplasms to occur? Why don’t all neoplasms occur with the same frequency in all populations? How can we use our…
