Key clinical problems
This page is a list of key clinical problems. If you want the unsorted Minerva list, go here. Otherwise, read on!
Medical emergencies - This is probably the most important to learn, since this covers life and death stuff, the rest you can look up when you have time!
Blood Stuff
Lumps and bumps
Death and unconciousness
Dying patient Confusion/delirium Loss of consciousness/coma
Enlarged organs
Enlarged spleen Enlarged liver
Basics
Fever Dizziness/vertigo Numbness/paraesthesia/tingling Shock Cough/sputum
Metabolic stuff
Abnormal blood sugar, Abnormal serum sodium, Raised serum calcium
Pain
Pain Back/neck pain Joint pain/swelling
Trauma and Injuries
Lacerations Trauma/injuries Facial pain Headache Burns
Neurological
Abnormal/unsteady gait Fall/collapse Movement disorder/tremor Seizure Weakness Visual disturbance/impairment Red eye
Psychiatric
Addictive behaviour Aggression/violence Anxiety Self harm Mood Problem Deterioration of intellect Hallucinations/disordered thinking Learning difficulty Sleep disturbance
Dermatology
Hair loss, Skin rash/eruptions, Skin ulcers, Itch
ENT
Change in hearing, Ear pain, Oral lesions, Sore throat
Cardiovascular and Blood
- Anaemia
- Bleeding
- Cardiac arrest/sudden death
- Chest pain
- Cyanosis
- Leg pain/swelling
- Low blood pressure
- Murmur
- Oedema
- Palpitations/abnormal heart rhythm
- Raised blood pressure
Respiratory
Gastrointestinal
- Abdominal distention
- Abdominal mass
- Abdominal pain (acute/chronic)
- Anorectal pain
- Anorexia
- Change in bowel habit
- Constipation
- Diarrhoea
- Dysphagia
- Haematemesis
- Jaundice
- Nausea
- Rectal bleeding
- Vomiting
GU and Sex
- Abnormal vaginal bleeding
- Dysuria
- Groin lump
- Haematuria
- Pelvic pain
- Pregnancy
- Testicular pain
- Testicular/scrotal swelling
- Urinary frequency/nocturia
- Urinary incontinence
- Urinary retention
- Vaginal discharge