Blueprint of Internal Medicine
Cardiology
*Ischemic heart disease *Heart Failure *Hypertension *Atrial Fibrillation
Pulmonology ● Bronchial Asthma ● COPD ● Tuberculosis ——————————————- ● Chest pain ● Dyspnea -Cyanosis ● Heart murmurs ● High blood pressure ● Ankle swelling (oedema) ● Palpitations ● Pallor ● Wheeze ● Allergy ● Cough ● Sinusitis ● Haemoptysis ● Fever ● Hoarseness and voice change ● Hearing loss ● Vertigo ● Abdominal pain ● Change of appetite ● Food intolerance ● Dysphagia ● Nausea- Vomiting ● Constipation ● Diarrhea ● Ascites ● Jaundice ● Splenomegaly ● Oliguria ● Polyuria ● Peripheral oedema ● Dysuria ● Polydipsia (thirst ] ● Gradual change in or loss of vision- ● Impotence ● Bone pain, fatigue ● Weight gain, weight loss ● Joint pain/swelling /stiffness ● Back pain /Neck pain/stiffness ● Muscle pain/myalgia ● Bruising -Epistaxis – Petechial rash ● Pancytopenia ● Acute rash ● Involuntary movements ● Altered sensation, numbness and tingling ● Facial / Limb weakness ● Memory loss, speech problems ● Sphincter disturbance ● Vertigo ● Decreased/loss of consciousness
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Gastroenterology
● GERD ● Irritable bowel syndrome ● Inflammatory bowel disease
Hepatology ● Chronic hepatitis ● Liver cirrhosis and Complications Nephrology ● Chronic Kidney disease ● Urinary tract infections Endocrine ●Diabetes ( types and diagnosis- Chronic complications-management Diabetes in pregnancy ) ● Hypothyroidism Hyperthyroidism Thyroid eye disease ● Obesity & metabolic syndrome Rheumatology *Gout *Rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus *Fibromyalgia Hematology *Anemias (Iron deficiency, megaloblastic, hemolytic) *Thrombotic disorders * lymphadenopathy Infectious Diseases *Influenza *Brucellosis *Typhoid *Meningitis, encephalitis Neurology *Headache & migraine, trigeminal neuralgia. *Stroke, transient ischemia attack, facial palsy *Epilepsy Psychiatric ● Behavior /personality change- ● Sleep problems ● Self-harm ● Suicidal thoughts Geriatrics *Dementia including Alzheimer disease *Parkinson’s disease Ethics Consent Breaking bad news Medicolegal aspects Patients safety Epidemiology |