Introduction - presentations to acute medicine Carla Davies; 1. Abdominal mass/hepatosplenomegaly David Tate; 2. Abdominal pain Stephen Haydock and G. Walker; 3. Abdominal swelling and constipation Charlotte Rutter; 4. Abnormal sensation Edward Fathers; 5. Acute back pain Luke Gompels; 6. Acute kidney injury (AKI) and chronic kidney disease (CKD) Duncan Whitehead; 7. Aggressive/disturbed behaviour Stephen Haydock; 8. Alcohol and substance dependence Gillian Sims and Stephen Haydock; 9. Anaphylaxis Jonathan Hills; 10. Anxiety/panic disorder Stephen Haydock; 11. Blackout/collapse: cardiac pacemakers Stephen Haydock; 12. Breathlessness Robert A. Stone; 13. Bruising and spontaneous bleeding Julia Czuprynska; 14. Cardio-respiratory arrest Zoe Fritz; 15. Chest pain Stuart Walker; 16. Confusion/acute delirium Peter M. F. Campbell; 17. Cough Robert A. Stone; 18. Dialysis Duncan Whitehead and Stephen Haydock; 19. Diarrhoea Iftikhar Ahmed and Emma Greig; 20. Dyspepsia Paul D. Thomas; 21. Dysuria Satish Thomas William; 22. Falls Lucy Pollock; 23. Fever Daniel E. Greaves and Sani H. Aliyu; 24. Fits and seizures Christopher J. S. Price; 25. Genital discharge and genital ulceration Satish Thomas William; 26. Haematemesis and melaena Gareth Corbett and Ewen Cameron; 27. Haematuria Duncan Whitehead; 28. Haemoptysis Marko Nikolic and Jonathan Fuld; 29. Head injury Cliff Mann; 30. Headache Stephen Haydock; 31. Hoarseness and stridor Marko Nikolic and Jonathan Fuld; 32. Hypothermia Mohamed Yousuf; 33. Immobility Matthew R. Hayman, Cally Williamson and Stephen Haydock; 34. Incidental findings Stephen Haydock; 35. Involuntary movements Mark Fish; 36. Jaundice Jane Chalmers and Rudi Matull; 37. The swollen joint Catherine Laversuch; 38. Unilateral limb pain and swelling Stephen Haydock; 39. Loin pain Duncan Whitehead and Stephen Haydock; 40. Lymphadenopathy Deepak Mannari; 41. Medical complications during acute illness and following surgical procedures Zoe Fritz; 42. Medical problems in pregnancy Nic Wenninke; 43. Micturition difficulties Duncan Whitehead; 44. Memory loss (progressive) Matthew R. Hayman; 45. Neck pain Catherine Laversuch; 46. End of life care Marianne Tinkler; 47. Palpitations Darshan H. Brahmbhatt and Peter J. Pugh; 48. Poisoning Stephen Haydock; 49. Polydipsia and polyuria: water and sodium homeostasis, hypo- and hypernatraemia John Kalk; 50. Polydipsia and polyuria: the patient presenting with polydipsia and/or polyuria Stephen Haydock and John Kalk; 51. Pruritus Penny Williams; 52. Rash Pawel Bogucki; 53. Physical symptoms in absence of organic disease Marguerite Paffard; 54. Rectal bleeding Stephen Haydock and G. Walker; 55. Sepsis Andrew Thompson; 56. The shocked patient Kobus Preller; 57. Skin and mouth ulcers Pawel Bogucki and Tony Coll; 58. Speech disturbance Rob Whiting and Stephen Haydock; 59. Suicidal ideation Marguerite Paffard; 60. Swallowing difficulties (dysphagia) Iftikhar Ahmed and Rudi Matull; 61. Collapse/blackout Mark Dayer; 62. The unconscious patient Christopher Westall and Kobus Preller; 63. Unsteadiness and balance disturbance Edward Fathers; 64. Visual disturbance Kate R. Petheram and Chris Allen; 65. Vomiting and nausea Emma Greig; 66. Weakness and paralysis Kate R. Petheram, Chris Allen and Rob Whiting; 67. Weight loss Emma Greig; Index.
