Database

"Medicine is essentially a technical skill" (Pappworth MH, Primer of Medicine, 1960

This part of the website contains information about 55 common diseases you are likely to deal with. The 3 most likely groups of diseases you will encounter are Respiratory, Health Care of the Elderly and Cardiovascular

Please use our database menu or the search function to access our database of 54 medical diseases which can present on an acute medical take

These cover 90% of the diagnoses you are likely to make on medical take, and describes the common presentation of that disease