Forte Vincent - Symptom Sorter

FIFTH EDITIONKeith HopcroftGeneral Practitioner
Laindon Health Centre
Basildon, EssexandVincent ForteGeneral Practitioner
Central Surgery
Gorleston, NorfolkRadcliffe PublishingLondon New YorkRadcliffe Publishing Ltd St Marks House Shepherdess Walk London N1 7BQ United Kingdom www.radcliffehealth.com 2014 Keith Hopcroft and Vincent Forte First Edition 1999 Second Edition 2003 Third Edition 2007 Fourth Edition 2010 Keith Hopcroft and Vincent Forte have asserted their right under the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 to be identified as the authors of this work. Every effort has been made to ensure that the information in this book is accurate. This does not diminish the requirement to exercise clinical judgement, and neither the publisher nor the authors can accept any responsibility for its use in practice. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior permission of the copyright owner. British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library.

ISBN-13: 978 191022 718 3 eISBN-13: 978 191022 748 0

To Ali D, my rock
VF To D, H and W
Thank you for sorting out all the symptoms I developed writing this book
KH

A&E	accident and emergency
ABPI	ankle brachial pressure index
ACE	angiotensin-converting enzyme
ACR	albumin creatinine ratio
ACTH	adrenocorticotrophic hormone
ADH	antidiuretic hormone
AF	atrial fibrillation
AFP	fetoprotein
ALT	alanine-amino transferase
ANUG	acute necrotising ulcerative gingivitis
ARC	AIDS-related complex
ASO	antistreptolysin
AST	aspartate-amino transferase
BCC	basal cell carcinoma
BNP	B type natriuretic peptide
BP	blood pressure
BPH	benign prostatic hypertrophy
BTB	breakthrough bleeding
BV	bacterial vaginosis
BXO	balanitis xerotica obliterans
CA-125	cancer antigen 125
CCF	congestive cardiac failure
CKD	chronic kidney disease
CNS	central nervous system
COPD	chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
CPK	creatine phosphokinase
CREST	calcinosis/Raynauds phenomenon/oesophagealdysmotility/sclerodactyly/telangiectasia
CRF	chronic renal failure
CRP	C-reactive protein
CSF	cerebrospinal fluid
CT	carpal tunnel
CT	computed tomography
CVA	cerebrovascular accident
CXR	chest X-ray
D&C	dilatation and curettage
DIC	disseminated intravascular coagulation
DKA	diabetic ketoacidosis
DM	diabetes mellitus
DU	duodenal ulcer
DUB	dysfunctional uterine bleeding
DVT	deep vein thrombosis
DXA	dual energy X-ray absorptiometry
EAM	external auditory meatus
EBV	EpsteinBarr virus
ECG	electrocardiogram
EEG	electroencephalogram
ELISA	enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay
EMG	electromyography
EMU	early morning urine (sample)
ENT	ear, nose and throat
EO	epididymo-orchitis
ERCP	endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreaticogram
ESR	erythrocyte sedimentation rate
ET	Eustachian tube
FBC	full blood count
FSH	follicle-stimulating hormone
GT	gamma glutamyl transpeptidase
GAD	generalised anxiety disorder
GF	glandular fever
GI	gastrointestinal
GI	granuloma inguinale
GnRH	gonadotrophin-releasing hormone
GORD	gastro-oesophageal reflux disease
GUM	genito-urinary medicine
Hb	haemoglobin
HCG	human chorionic gonadotrophin
5HIAA	5-hydroxy-indole-acetic acid
HLA	human leucocyte antigen
HRT	hormone-replacement therapy
HSV	herpes simplex virus
HVS	high vaginal swab
IBD	inflammatory bowel disease
IBS	irritable bowel syndrome
IC	intermittent claudication
IGTN	ingrowing toenail
IHD	ischaemic heart disease
INR	international normalised ratio
ITP	idiopathic thrombocytopenia purpura
IUCD	intrauterine contraceptive device
IVP	intravenous pyelogram
IVU	intravenous urogram
JCA	juvenile chronic arthritis
LFT	liver function tests
LGV	lymphogranuloma venereum
LH	luteinising hormone
LMP	last menstrual period
LN	lymph node
LRTI	lower respiratory tract infection
LSD	lysergic acid diethylamide
LUTS	lower urinary tract symptoms
LVF	left ventricular failure
MAOI	monoamine oxidase inhibitor
MC&S	microscopy, culture and sensitivity
MCV	mean cell volume
MI	myocardial infarction
MMR	measles, mumps, rubella
MRI	magnetic resonance imaging
MS	multiple sclerosis
MSU	mid-stream urine (sample)
NAI	non-accidental injury
NICE	National Institute for Health and Care Excellence
NSAID	non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug
OA	osteoarthritis
OE	otitis externa
O/E	on examination
OG	onychogryphosis
OGD	oesophago-gastro duodenoscopy
OM	otitis media
OTC	over the counter
PAN	polyarteritis nodosa
PCOS	polycystic ovary syndrome
PCR	protein creatinine ratio
PCV	packed cell volume
PE	pulmonary embolism
PEFR	peak expiratory flow rate
PF	proctalgia fugax
PID	pelvic inflammatory disease