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Symptom sorter – Diarrhoea in children

The final article in our series of abridged chapters from the recently updated Symptom Sorter, which gives a grassroots analysis of common presenting symptoms in primary care The GP overview This is a very common presentation and is usually caused by gastroenteritis or another acute infection.

04 May 2021

Symptom sorter – Loin pain

The third in our new series of abridged chapters from the recently expanded and updated Symptom Sorter (sixth edition), which gives a grassroots analysis of common presentations in primary care The GP overview Doctors may disagree – with patients and among themselves – about where exactly the ‘loin’ is.

10 December 2020

Symptom sorter: Vomiting in infants

The second in our new series of abridged chapters from the recently expanded and updated Symptom Sorter (sixth edition), which gives a grassroots analysis of common primary care presentations This is not a problem that GPs regard with relish.

19 November 2020

Symptom sorter: Dysuria

The first in our new series of abridged chapters from the sixth edition of Symptom Sorter, which gives a grassroots analysis of common presenting symptoms in primary care The GP overview Dysuria is a very common symptom and the diagnosis and management are usually straightforward.

26 October 2020

Symptom sorter – flashes, floaters and transient visual disturbance

The GP overview This symptom can be very difficult to fathom, not least because patients often find it nigh on impossible to describe exactly what they’ve experienced.

26 January 2015