EMIS Medical Immediate Reference - June 2007 Update

This is the sixth update in the 2007 series, and introduces or replaces more than 200 records in the EMIS Medical Immediate Reference Book.
Among those records are the following of note:

Cardiovascular Disease

• Apolipoproteins
• Cardiac Syndrome X
• Dressler's Syndrome
• Examining the Pulse (Different Types)
• Hyperlipidaemia
• Prevention of Endocarditis
• Romano-Ward Syndrome

Dermatology

• Bowen's Disease
• Benign Skin Tumours
• Fungal Nail Infections
• Granuloma Annulare
• Pseudoxanthoma Elasticum

Emergency Medicine

• Acute Confusional State
• Blackouts
• Crush Syndrome
• Electrical Injuries and their Sequelae
• Epigastric Pain
• Extradural Haemorrhage
• Fat Embolism
• High Altitude Illness
• Resuscitation in Hypovolaemic Shock
• Thrombolytic Treatment of Acute Ischaemic Stroke
• Whiplash Injury
• Zipped Penis

Endocrinology

• Gynaecomastia
• Hyperaldosteronism

ENT

• Cholesteatoma

Gastroenterology

• Liver Biopsy
• Liver Failure

Gynaecology

• Female Genital Abnormalities
• Fibroids (Uterine Leiomyoma)
• HRT - Follow-up Assessments
• Menopause and its Management

Haematology

• Acute Myeloid Leukaemia (AML)
• Common Variable Immunodeficiency
• Haemophilia B (Factor IX Deficiency)
• Hyperviscosity Syndrome
• Protein S Deficiency
• Primary Antibody Deficiency
• Thalassaemia
• The Peripheral Blood Film and Differential White Count
• Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura

Immunisation

• Immunisation Schedule (UK)

Infective Disorders

• Cestodes (Tapeworms)
• Chicken Pox (Varicella Zoster)
• Cytomegalovirus (CMV)
• The Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)
• Japanese B Encephalitis
• Meningococcal Disease (Neisseria Meningiditis)
• Necrotising Enterocolitis (NEC)
• Non-pulmonary Tuberculosis
• Rheumatic Fever
• Soil Transmitted Helminth Infections
• Tuberculosis and Tuberculosis Management

Inherited Disorders

• Albinism
• Angelman Syndrome
• Ataxia with Telangiectasia
• Beta Hex Deficiency
• Birt-Hogg-Dube syndrome
• Charcot-Marie-Tooth Syndrome
• Cornelia De Lange Syndrome
• Cri Du Chat Lejeune
• Edwards' Syndrome
• TAR Syndrome

Neurology

• Alzheimer's Disease
• Brain Tumours in Children
• Bulbar and Pseudobulbar Palsy
• Bickerstaff's Brainstem Encephalitis
• Cerebellar Ataxia
• Cerebrospinal Fluid
• Cerebral Autosomal Dominant Arteriopathy
• Cerebrovascular Events (Stroke)
• Cervical Ribs and Thoracic Outlet Syndrome
• Chorea
• Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
• Chronic Pain Syndrome
• Dyspraxia and Apraxia
• Encephalitis and Meningoencephalitis
• Foster Kennedy Syndrome
• Frontal Lobe Syndrome
• Ganser Syndrome (Pseudodementia)
• Interosseous Nerve Compression
• Meniere's Disease
• Narcolepsy
• Neurofibromatosis
• Rising Intracranial Pressure

Obstetrics

• Anaemia In Pregnancy
• Antenatal Infections and their Consequences
• Connective Tissue Diseases in Pregnancy
• Delay in Second Stage of Labour and Use of Forceps
• Jaundice in Pregnancy
• Meconium Stained Liquor
• Mendelson's Syndrome
• Prolapsed Cord
• Venous Thromboembolism in Pregnancy

Orthopaedics

• Aching joints - Assessment, Investigations and Management in Primary Care
• Acute Monoarthritis
• Ankle Injuries
• Ankle Joint Replacements - What a GP Needs to Know
• Neuropathic Joints (Charcot's Joints)
• Osteochondritis Dissecans
• Osteochondrodystrophy
• Osteomalacia
• Shoulder Dislocation
• Slipped Upper Femoral Epiphysis

Ophthalmology

• External Eye - Lashes Eyelids and Lacrimal System
• Optic Atrophy
• Other Choroid Disorders
• Retinal Detachment
• The Red Eye
• Uveitis

Paediatrics

• Bullying (Abuse by Peers)
• Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia
• Cystic Fibrosis
• Exomphalos and Gastroschisis
• Precocious Puberty
• Light-for-Dates Babies

Psychiatry

• Amfetamine Abuse and Intoxication
• Generalised Anxiety Disorder
• Odd Ideas - Delusions and Hallucinations
• Recognising and Screening for Depression in Primary Care
• Schizoaffective Disorder
• Self Harm
• Wernicke's Encephalopathy

Respiratory Medicine

• Fibrosing Alveolitis
• Industrial Dust Diseases
• Lung Malignancy
• Malignant Mesothelioma
• Respiratory System - History and Exam
• Pulmonary Rehabilitation

Surgery

• Cholangitis
• Nasogastric Tubes (Ryles Tubes)
• Rectal Examination

Urology

• Detrusor Instability and Irritable Bladder
• Micturition Syncope
• Oliguria

Drug Section Texts are also released in this update, including:

• Acute Diarrhoea Management and Antidiarrhoeal Agents
• Amsacrine
• Antipsychotic Depot injections
• BCG Vaccination
• Compound Bronchodilator Preparations
• Crisantaspase
• Diabetes and Oral Hypoglycaemic Agents
• Glucosamine
• Gonadorelin Analogues
• H2-Receptor Antagonists
• Imatinib
• Lactobacillus (Probiotic)
• Local Preparations for Haemorrhoids and Perianal Conditions
• Managing Depression
• Meningococcal Vaccines
• Ocular Local Anaesthetics
• Panic Disorder and its Management
• Pentostatin
• Pre-Medication
• Prescribing for and Administration of Drugs to the Eye
• Prescribing in Terminal care
• Rheumatological Drugs and their Monitoring
• Testosterone and Esters
• Topical HRT
• Verteporfin and other Cytotoxics for the Eye
• Which Device in Asthma?