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An innovative, visual textbook to help medical students learn and understand core medical conditions. This large-format (A4) book features over 100 easy to follow, full colour mind maps of clinically relevant medical conditions using a systems-based structure: CardiologyRespiratoryGastroenterologyRenalEndocrinologyNeurologyRheumatologyInfectious diseases The mind maps give you quick access to key information in a visually appealing way. Where appropriate the mind map is followed by additional reference information to remind you about, for example, risk assessment tools, staging criteria, and treatment algorithms. All mind maps are presented consistently in full colour and cover: DefinitionPathophysiologyCauses and Risk factorsClinical features: signs and symptomsEpidemiologyInvestigations: blood tests and imagingManagement: lifestyle, pharmacological and surgicalComplications Other key features: Images are provided throughout the book to help illustrate key signs.Mnemonics are used throughout to aid learning.Information is up-to-date and based around the latest guidelines.All topics are clinically relevant or likely to appear in medical school examinations. Mind Maps for Medicine is crucial reading for all medical students but particularly those who consider themselves visual learners. Preface Acknowledgements Dedications Abbreviations Cardiology Angina pectoris Acute coronary syndrome Acute pericarditis Atrial fibrillation Heart failure Hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy (HOCM) Hypertension Infective endocarditis Respiratory Acute respiratory distress syndrome Asthma Bronchiectasis Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Cystic fibrosis Interstitial lung disease Lung cancer Obstructive sleep apnoea Pleural effusion Pneumonia Pneumothorax Pulmonary embolism Respiratory failure Sarcoidosis Gastroenterology Acute liver failure Acute pancreatitis Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency Chronic pancreatitis Cirrhosis Coeliac disease Crohn’s disease Gastric cancer Gastro-oesophageal reflux disease Hereditary haemochromatosis Irritable bowel syndrome Jaundice Oesophageal cancer and other causes of dysphagia Peptic ulcer disease Primary biliary cholangitis Primary sclerosing cholangitis Ulcerative colitis Upper gastrointestinal bleed Wilson’s disease Renal Acute kidney injury Chronic kidney disease Nephritic syndrome Nephrotic syndrome Urinary tract infection Endocrinology Acromegaly Adrenal insufficiency Cushing syndrome Diabetes insipidus Diabetes mellitus: overview Diabetic ketoacidosis Hyperaldosteronism Hypocalcaemia Hypercalcaemia and hyperparathyroidism Hyperprolactinaemia Hypothyroidism Hyperthyroidism Hypoglycaemia Hyponatraemia Hypopituitarism Phaeochromocytoma Polycystic ovary syndrome Neurology Bell’s palsy Delirium Epilepsy Extradural haematoma (epidural haemorrhage) Guillain–Barré syndrome Migraine Motor neurone disease Multiple sclerosis Myasthenia gravis Neurofibromatosis Parkinsonism Polyneuropathies Transient ischaemic attack Stroke Subarachnoid haemorrhage Subdural haematoma Rheumatology Ankylosing spondylitis Fibromyalgia Giant cell arteritis Gout Osteoarthritis Osteoporosis Paget’s disease Polymyalgia rheumatica Polymyositis and dermatomyositis Psoriatic arthritis Reactive arthritis Rheumatoid arthritis Scleroderma Septic arthritis Sjögren syndrome Systemic lupus erythematosus Vitamin D deficiency Infectious diseases Hepatitis A Hepatitis B Hepatitis C Human immunodeficiency virus Malaria Tuberculosis Appendix A: Figure permission Index