ABC of psychological medicine: Trauma

ABC of Psychological Medicine

ABC of psychological medicine. The consultation.

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ABC of psychological medicine: Functional somatic symptoms and syndromes.

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ABC of major trauma. Trauma of the lower urinary tract.

Mechanism of direct blunt renal trauma. An external force (F,) may crush the kidney (K) between the 12th rib and the vertebral column, or a force (F2) may crush the kidney against the paravertebral muscles (quadratus lumborum (QL) or psoas major (in position P but deleted from diagram). In the United Kingdom over 90% of renal injuries are a result of blunt abdominal trauma. Important associated...

ABC of complementary medicine. Homoeopathy.

Homoeopaths treat disease using very low dose preparations administered according to the principle that “like should be cured with like.” Practitioners select a drug that would, if given to a healthy volunteer, cause the presenting symptoms of the patient. For example, the homoeopathic remedy Allium cepa is derived from the common onion. Contact with raw onions typically causes lacrimation, sti...