General Practice Cases at a Glance

Carol Cooper is an Honorary Teaching Fellow within the Department of Primary Care and Public Health, Imperial College London, UK.  She is also a General Practitioner.Martin Block is Programme Director, Imperial GP Specialty Training and GP Partner at Clapham Park Group Practice, London, UK.

• Preface viiPart 1 Introduction 11 The consultation 22 Clinical reasoning to reach a diagnosis 4Part 2 Cases 71 My baby is burning up 82 I need something for hay fever 103 I can’t seem to shift this cough 124 My knee is very bad 145 I have migraine 166 I’ve come for my flu jab 187 He’s a little terror 208 I’ve got a problem with my shoulder 229 I can’t believe how much weight I’ve put on 2410 It’s my back passage 2611 I am pregnant again 2812 My baby has an upset tummy 3013 My ear really hurts 3214 I’m worried about my drinking 3315 She cries all the time 3416 I need something to help me sleep 3617 My eye hurts 3818 I think I should get this prostate test, doctor 4019 I can’t live with this pain much longer 4120 I’ve got a red eye 4421 I’m fed up with my spots 4622 I’ve come for the results of my blood tests 4823 I’d like to talk to you about HRT 5024 I’ve got a bit of a discharge 5225 I’m feeling tired and woozy 5426 I think I need to get my blood pressure checked 5627 Well, I’m pregnant 5828 I’ve been feeling short of breath 6029 She’s coughing non-stop 6230 I’m worried about my memory 6431 I’ve got this pain in my chest, doctor 6632 I’ve been having terrible stomach cramps 6833 I’m concerned this mole has been growing 7034 I seem to have lost weight 7235 I’m worried about my erection 7436 I think the cancer has got me 7637 I’m all over the place these days 7838 She’s had tummy ache for two days 8039 I don’t want to have my period when I am on holiday 8240 It’s my leg 8441 I’m having terrible diarrhoea 8642 The nurse did my diabetes check last week. I’m here for the results 8843 My skin is really itchy 9044 Doctor, I’m just feeling really down 9245 I’ve got a really bad burning in my stomach 9346 I want to talk about my risk of breast cancer 9447 I’ve got a terrible back ache 9648 I’d like antibiotics please 9849 I’m tired all the time 10050 I’m worried about this lump, doctor 102List of abbreviations 105Index of cases by speciality 106Index 107

"The more clinical cases one studies, the better the critical skills one develops in learning how to approach the numerous complaints one may encounter, along with developing the understanding that there can be many presentations of a common diagnosis. This books adds a number of cases to help this development." (Doody Enterprises 2016)