Conditions & Pathophysiology

Normal left ventricular systole compared with Takotsubo syndrome showing preserved basal contraction and hypokinetic or akinetic mid and apical segments with apical ballooning

Takotsubo Syndrome (Broken Heart Syndrome)

Understand Takotsubo syndrome by following what happens when part of the left ventricle temporarily stops contracting normally, why it can resemble myocardial infarction and how patients are assessed and supported...

Takotsubo Syndrome (Broken Heart Syndrome)

Understand Takotsubo syndrome by following what happens when part of the left ventricle temporarily stops contracting normally, why it can resemble myocardial infarction and how patients are assessed and supported...

Cutaway heart showing a vegetation attached to a heart valve in infective endocarditis

Infective Endocarditis

Understand infective endocarditis by following how a vegetation forms, how it damages the valve and sends infection through the circulation, and what those changes can look like at the bedside.

Infective Endocarditis

Understand infective endocarditis by following how a vegetation forms, how it damages the valve and sends infection through the circulation, and what those changes can look like at the bedside.

Hands showing established rheumatoid arthritis with swelling and deformity

Rheumatoid Arthritis

Rheumatoid arthritis: synovial inflammation, joint damage, clinical features, investigations, disease-modifying treatment and nursing care.

Rheumatoid Arthritis

Rheumatoid arthritis: synovial inflammation, joint damage, clinical features, investigations, disease-modifying treatment and nursing care.

Anatomical heart with the lungs behind it, illustrating heart failure and pulmonary congestion.

Heart Failure: What Happens to the Circulation?

Understand heart failure by following what happens to forward blood flow, filling pressure and congestion, then connect the physiology to symptoms, assessment and nursing care.

Heart Failure: What Happens to the Circulation?

Understand heart failure by following what happens to forward blood flow, filling pressure and congestion, then connect the physiology to symptoms, assessment and nursing care.

Trichomonas vaginalis trophozoites interacting with inflamed urogenital epithelium

Trichomoniasis: From Symptoms to Treatment and ...

Follow the clinical reasoning behind trichomoniasis, from urogenital inflammation and overlapping symptoms to testing, metronidazole treatment and partner care.

Trichomoniasis: From Symptoms to Treatment and ...

Follow the clinical reasoning behind trichomoniasis, from urogenital inflammation and overlapping symptoms to testing, metronidazole treatment and partner care.

Herpes simplex virus infecting epithelial tissue and travelling along a sensory nerve towards a sensory ganglion, illustrating viral latency and recurrence

Genital Herpes: From First Episode to Latency a...

Follow a genital herpes presentation from painful vesicles and lesion testing through HSV latency, recurrence, antiviral treatment, transmission counselling and pregnancy considerations.

Genital Herpes: From First Episode to Latency a...

Follow a genital herpes presentation from painful vesicles and lesion testing through HSV latency, recurrence, antiviral treatment, transmission counselling and pregnancy considerations.