October 2020 Release
It’s official, our October 2020 release is here!
Direct from students at the University of Southampton, our latest notes provide concise medical information relevant to clinical year students across a range of topics and specialities!
Do you have any ideas about topics we should cover on the ForMedics platform, or do you want to contribute your notes? Let us know here!
Acne Vulgaris
Acne Vulgaris – Localised inflammation of the skin due to overactivity of the sebaceous glands
Aggressive Behaviour
Aggressive Behaviour – Behaviours that can result in harm, hurt or injury to another person.
Amblyopia
Amblyopia – A reduction in visual acuity due to a problem with focussing in early childhood
Aortic Aneurysm
Aortic Aneurysm – Abnormal dilation of an artery due to weakened vessel wall.
Auto-Immune Hepatobiliary Disease
Auto Immune Hepatobiliary Disease – Autoimmune diseases of the liver and biliary system
Bronchiectasis
Bronchiectasis – Abnormal and permanently dilated airways that result in a build-up of excess mucus, increasing risk of infections
Cardiomyopathy
Cardiomyopathy – Diseases of the heart muscle where the walls of the heart chambers have become thickened, stiff, or stretched.
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome – Peripheral neuropathy caused by compression of median nerve in carpal tunnel
Clostridium Difficile Infection
Clostridium Difficile Infection (CDI) – Highly infectious spore-forming and toxin-producing gram positive anaerobic bacillus
Conus Medullaris & Corda Equina Syndrome
Conus Medullaris & Corda Equina Syndrome – Compressive damage to the spinal cord.
COVID-19
COVID-19 – A variant of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2).
Cushing’s Syndrome
Cushing’s Syndrome – Clinical state caused by chronic glucocorticoid excess.
Diverticular Disease
Diverticular Disease – Outpouching of the colonic mucosa and underlying connective tissue through the colon wall
Dyslipidaemia
Dyslipidaemia – Abnormal blood levels of one or more lipids or lipoproteins.
Eczema
Eczema – An inflammatory skin condition characterised by dry, itchy skin with a chronic relapsing course.
