Key clinical problems

This page is a list of key clinical problems. If you want the unsorted Minerva list, go here. Otherwise, read on!

Number 1. Medical emergencies - This is probably the most important to learn! Blood Stuff: Anaemia, Bleeding, Breast lump, Dying patient, Enlarged spleen, Fever, Lump in neck, Lymphadenopathy, Pain, Back/neck pain, Joint pain/swelling, Lacerations, Trauma/injuries, Abnormal/unsteady gait, Confusion/delirium, Loss of consciousness/coma, Dizziness/vertigo, Facial pain, Fall/collapse, Headache, Movement disorder/tremor, Numbness/paraesthesia/tingling, Seizure, Visual disturbance/impairment, Weakness, Red eye, Addictive behaviour, Aggression/violence, Anxiety, Self harm, Mood Problem, Deterioration of intellect, Hallucinations/disordered thinking, Learning difficulty, Sleep disturbance, Burns, Itch, Hair loss, Skin rash/eruptions, Skin ulcers, Change in hearing, Ear pain, Oral lesions, Sore throat, Cardiac arrest/sudden death, Chest pain, Leg pain/swelling, Cough/sputum, Cyanosis, Haemoptysis, Low blood pressure, Murmur, Oedema, Palpitations/abnormal heart rhythm, Raised blood pressure, Shortness of breath, Stridor, Wheeze, Abdominal distention, Abdominal mass, Abdominal pain (acute/chronic), Anorectal pain, Change in bowel habit, Constipation, Diarrhoea, Dysphagia, Enlarged liver, Haematemesis, Jaundice, Rectal bleeding, Vomiting, anorexia, nausea, Abnormal vaginal bleeding, Dysuria, Groin lump, Haematuria, Hirsutism, Infertility, sexual dysfunction, Menstrual disturbance, Pelvic pain, Physical malformation/abnormal stature, Pregnancy, Testicular pain, Testicular/scrotal swelling, Urinary frequency/nocturia, Urinary incontinence, Urinary retention, Vaginal discharge, Weight gain, Weight loss, Abnormal blood sugar, Abnormal serum sodium, Raised serum calcium, Shock,