General Medicine
This curriculum consists of the following areas.
Acutely Ill Patient
- Chest pain, ACS
- Breathlessness, asthma, stridor, PE
- Confusion
- WHO analgesia ladder, opioids & nsaids
- BLS, defibrillation, nebulisers
Older Adults
- Acute confusion
- Stroke management
- Falls in the elderly
- Prescribing in older adults
- Support services (organisation, coord.)
- Liason - Planning a discharge
- Legal & ethical issues
Urology & Renal Disease
- Renal failure
- Examination - DRE / PR
Sexual Health
- Urinary tract infections (complicated)
- HIV / AIDS & immunosuppression
Cancer & Palliative Care
- Lung cancer
- Cancer treatments
- Breaking bad news
- Pain management
- Palliative care emergencies
Learning Disability
- Recurrent chest infections
- Aspiration pneumonia
Cardiovascular Problems
- Acute management of CHD
- Secondary care investigations
- Cardiac rehabilitation
- Hypertension
- Heart failure
- Atrial fibrillation & arrhythmias
- ECG interpretation
- Assessment of murmurs
- TIA's & CVA's
- DVT's & PE's
Digestive Problems
- GORD & peptic ulcer disease
- Abnormal liver function tests
- Gastroenteritis
- GI bleeding & anaemia
- Constipation
- GI cancers
- Investigations - radiology & endoscopy
- DRE (PR) and proctoscopy
Drugs & Alcohol Problems
- Complications of alcohol abuse
ENT & Facial
- Facial weakness
- SALT in adults
Eye Problems
- Eye problems with diabetes
- Eye problems with hypertension
Metabolic Problems
- T1DM - emergencies
- T2DM - presentations, complications
- Hyperlipidaemia
- Hypothyroidism
- Obesity - complications
Neurological Problems
- Migraine & headaches
- Epilepsy & seizures
- Parkinsonism
- Polyneuropathies
- Meningitis
- Fundoscopy
Respiratory Problems
- Anaphylaxis
- LRTI's - Bronchitis & pneumonia
- Acute asthma
- Acute exacerbations of COPD
- Pulmonary embolism
- Lung cancer
- Tuberculosis
- Pleural effusion
- Home oxygen therapy
- Spirometry & lung function tests
Rheumatology & Orthopaedics
- Osteoarthritis
- Physical therapies
- Pain management
- Investigations
Dermatology
- Skin infections & infestations
- Drug eruptions
Clinical Pathology
- Electrolyte disturbance
- Hypercalcaemia
- Anaemias
- Lymphopenia
- Bleeding problems
- Anticoagulation
- Infection control