Broad Content Coverage
"the Map of Medicine... provides us with guidelines for treatment for specific complaints"
Yvonne Jordan
Advanced Nurse Practitioner
Royal Gwent Hospital
The Map of Medicine currently includes clinical information from 28 specialties organised into 387 pathways, equivalent to over 6000 printed pages.
Pathways include clinical knowledge across the patient journey from diagnosis to treatment, providing a single resource across primary and secondary care settings.
Clinical topics currently covered are shown below, with new topics being added with each quarterly release. This comprehensive knowledge base is continually evolving, based on the feedback and contribution from doctors, nurses and allied health professionals.
Development plan
The expansion of the Map is an ongoing process, with new pathways and additional content being included every 3 months. It is estimated that there will be over 400 pathways in the Map by the end of 2007, increasing to 500 pathways by the end of 2008. Our current pipeline of new and updated content can be viewed here, the majority of which is expected to be delivered by July 2007.
Images
During 2007, medical images will continue to be added to Map of Medicine pathways as an additional resource for clinicians. Currently there are approximately 530 images within the Infectious Diseases, Dermatology, Gastroenterology, Hepatology, Thoracic Medicine, Obstertrics and Gynaecology, Oncology and Ophthalmology specialities and the Burns pathway. We welcome your feedback on the quality and suitability of the images as part of our continuous review of content.
Peer review
All content is peer reviewed by practicing clinicians - if you would like to join our team of reviewers or become a contributing fellow please use the link below.
I would like to contribute to the Map of Medicine
Topics currently included in the Map of Medicine
Accident and Emergency
- A & E Medicine
- Altered mental states
- Angio-oedema
- Bites
- Needlestick
- Status epilepticus
- Subarachnoid haemorrhage
- A & E Resuscitation
- Adult advanced life support
- Adult basic life support
- Advanced paediatric life support
- Anaphylaxis
- A & E Trauma
- Advanced trauma life support
- Burns
- Compartment syndrome
- Fracture
- Head injury
- Minor fractures
- Sexual assualt
- Poison Centre
- Amphetamine overdose
- Beta-blocker overdose
- Cocaine overdose
- Digoxin toxicity
- Ecstasy overdose
- Opioid overdose
- Overdose and poisoning
- Paracetamol poisoning and overdose
- SSRI overdose
- Salicylate overdose
- Tricyclic antidepressant overdose
Medicine
- Cardiology
- Acute coronary syndrome
- Anticoagulation
- Atrial fibrillation
- Atrial flutter
- Bradycardias
- Cardiac failure
- Cardiovascular disease risk management
- Cardiomyopathy
- Dyslipidaemia
- Ectopic beats
- Heart failure
- Hypertension
- Infective endocarditis
- Palpitations and ECG monitoring
- Peri-arrest arrhythmias
- Pericardial disease
- Stable angina
- Syncope
- Tachycardias
- Valvular heart disease
- Dermatology
- Acne
- Alopecia
- Basal cell carcinoma (BCC)
- Eczema
- Melanoma
- Pruritus
- Psoriasis
- Tinea (ringworm)
- Urticaria
- Warts
- Elderly Care
- Acute confusional state
- Constipation
- Decreased mobility
- Falls
- Insomnia
- Incontinence
- Endocrinology
- Adrenal insufficiency
- Cushing's syndrome
- Diabetes
- Goitre
- Hirsutism
- Hypercalcaemia
- Hyperglycaemic diabetic emergencies
- Hyperthyroidism
- Hypocalcaemia
- Hypoglycaemia
- Hypothyroidism
- Osteoporosis
- Primary aldosteronism
- Weight management
- Gastroenterology
- Bacterial overgrowth
- Barrett's oesophagus
- Coeliac disease
- Colon polyps
- Constipation
- Crohn's disease
- Diarrhoea
- Dysepsia
- Dysphagia
- Food allergy
- Haematemesis and melaena
- Irritable bowel syndrome
- Nausea and vomiting
- Nutritional support in adults
- Oesophageal pH monitoring and manometry
- Prevention & early detection of colon cancer
- Ulcerative colitis
- General medicine
- Chronic fatigue syndrome
- Death and bereavement
- Lymphadenopathy
- Obesity in adults
- Haematology and haemostasis
- Classification of anaemias
- Deep vein thrombosis
- Haemolytic anaemia
- Haemophilia and von Willebrand's disease
- High haemoglobin and erythrocytosis (polycythaemia)
- High platelets
- Iron deficiency anaemia
- Leukocytosis
- Low platelets
- Neutropenia
- Normocytic anaemia
- Pulmonary embolism
- Sepsis
- Sickle cell disease
- Vitamin B12 and folate deficiency
- Hepatology
- Abnormal liver tests
- Alcohol withdrawal
- Alcoholic liver disease
- Ascites
- Enlarged liver
- Fulminant liver failure
- Hepatitis A
- Hepatitis B
- Hepatitis C
- Jaundice
- Portosystemic encephalopathy
- Wilson's disease
- Infectious Diseases
- Cellulitis and erysipelas
- Chickenpox
- Dental abscess
- Genital herpes
- Gonorrhoea
- HIV
- HIV in pregnancy
- Impetigo
- Infections in injecting drug users
- Lice
- Malaria
- Meningitis
- Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)
- Mumps
- Onychomycosis and tinea pedis
- Scabies
- Shingles and postherpetic neuralgia
- Travel related diseases (eosinophilia)
- Tuberculosis
- Worms
- Metabolic Medicine
- Electrolyte imbalance (sodium and potassium)
- Haemochromatosis
- Hypoalbuminaemia
- Hyperkalaemia
- Metabolic acidosis
- Nephrology
- Acute pyelonephritis
- Acute renal failure
- Chronic kidney disease
- Elevated urea & creatinine
- Glomerulonephritis
- Kidney stones
- Proteinuria and nephrotic syndrome
- Pyelonephritis
- Renal failure & hypertension
- Renal replacement therapy
- Urinary tract infections
- Neurology
- Bell's palsy
- Chronic headache
- Epilepsy
- Multiple sclerosis
- Parkinson's disease
- Stroke
- Tremor
- Rheumatology
- Complex regional pain syndrome
- Gout
- One painful joint
- Polymyalgia rheumatica
- Pseudogout
- Raynaud's phenomenon
- Rheumatoid arthritis
- Septic arthritis
- Seronegative arthritis
- Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)
- Temporal arteritis
- Thoracic Medicine
- Acute asthma
- Acute bronchitis
- Bronchiectasis
- Chronic asthma
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
- Common cold
- Community acquired pneumonia
- Diffuse parenchymal lung disease
- Influenza
- Obstructive sleep apnoea or hypopnoea syndrome
- Pleural effusion
- Pneumothorax
- Sarcoidosis
- Smoking cessation
Mental Health
- Anxiety Disorders
- Anxiety
- Obsessive compulsive disorder
- Post-traumatic stress disorder
- Eating Disorders
- Anorexia
- Bulimia
- Mood Disorders
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Depression in children and adolescents
- Other
- Adverse effects of antipsychotic treatment
- Dementia
- Perinatal mental health
- Refusal of treatment
- Self harm
- Psychotic Disorders
- Chronic schizophrenia
- Schizophrenia
- Substance abuse
- Opioid dependence
Obstetrics and Gynaecology
- Antenatal care
- Breech presentation
- Caesarean section
- Diabetes in pregnancy
- External cephalic version
- Hypertension in pregnancy
- Induction of labour
- Intrapartum fetal monitoring
- Nausea and vomiting in pregnancy
- Normal pregnancy
- Placenta praevia
- Term labour
- Gynaecology
- Abnormal vaginal bleeding
- Adenomyosis
- Chlamydia
- Dysfunctional uterine bleeding
- Dysmenorrhoea
- Ectopic pregnancy
- Emergency contraception
- Endometriosis
- Female contraception
- Incontinence
- Infertility
- Menopause
- Miscarriage
- Pelvic inflammatory disease
- Permanent contraception
- Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS)
- Termination of pregnancy
- Vaginal discharge
- Obstetric emergencies
- Postpartum haemorrhage
- Postnatal care
- Breastfeeding
- Postnatal care
Oncology and Palliative Care
- Oncology
- Bladder cancer
- Bone sarcoma
- Brain tumour
- Breast cancer
- Breast disease
- Cancer of the oral cavity or pharynx
- Cervical cancer
- Colorectal cancer
- Hepatocellular cancer
- Hodgkin's lymphoma
- Kidney cancer
- Lung cancer
- Myeloma
- NHS cancer guidance
- Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma
- Ovarian cancer
- Pancreatic cancer
- Prostate cancer
- Soft tissue sarcoma
- Testicular cancer
- Thyroid cancer
- Upper gastrointestinal (GI) cancer
- Uterine cancer
- Vaginal dysplasia or cancer
- Palliative Care
- Palliative care
Paediatrics
- Child development
- Autistic spectrum disorders
- Delayed speech
- Delayed walking
- Developmental dysplasia of the hip
- Dyslexia
- Enuresis
- Learning disabilities
- Normal child health assessment
- Short stature
- Child protection
- Child abuse - suspected
- Ear, nose and throat
- Croup
- Epiglottitis
- Otitis media with effusion
- Sinusitis
- Tonsillitis
- Gastroenterology
- Acute gastroenteritis
- Constipation in children
- Failure to thrive
- Gastro-oesophogeal reflux disease (GORD)
- Infantile colic
- Infections
- Infectious mononucleosis
- Measles
- Meningitis in children and adolescents
- Urinary tract infections (UTIs) in children
- Whooping cough
- More topics
- Acute leukaemia in children
- Cystic fibrosis in children
- Dehydration in children
- Diabetes in children and adolescents
- Fever in children
- Food allergy
- Juvenile arthritis
- Limp in children
- Neonatal checks
- Neonatal jaundice
- Obesity in children
- Pain in children
- Prevention of early onset neonatal sepsis (Group B streptococcal disease)
- Primary immunodeficiency
- Reduced level of consciousness
- Neurology
- Afebrile seizures in children
- Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
- Febrile seizures
- Headaches
- Muscular dystrophy (Duchenne and Becker)
- Screening
- Newborn hearing screening
- Thoracic medicine
- Asthma
- Bronchiolitis
- Obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome
- Persistent cough
- Pneumonia in children
- Tuberculosis
Surgery
- ENT
- Acute otitis media
- Dizziness
- Epiglottitis
- Epistaxis
- Otitis externa
- Peritonsillar abscess
- Seasonal allergic rhinitis
- Sinusitis
- Tinnitus
- Gastrointestinal
- Abdominal pain
- Acute pancreatitis
- Anal and perianal pain
- Appendicitis
- Diverticular disease
- Faecal incontinence
- Gallstones on imaging
- Gastro-oesophageal varices
- Haemorrhoids
- Hernias
- Intestinal obstruction
- More topics
- Blood transfusion refusal
- Postoperative management
- Pressure ulcers
- Transfusion reaction
- Neurosurgery
- Extradural haematoma
- Subdural haematoma
- Opthalmology
- Anterior uveitis
- Cataract
- Conjunctivitis
- Episcleritis
- Glaucoma
- Keratitis
- Painful red eye
- Red eye
- Red eye with proptosis
- Scleritis
- Traumatic eye injuries
- Orthopaedics
- Acute low back pain
- Ankle injury
- Bunions
- Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS)
- Chronic low back pain
- Chronic neck pain
- Corns and calluses
- Dupuytren's contracture
- Elective hip surgery
- Elective knee surgery
- Epicondylitis
- Forearm fractures
- Hip fracture management
- Knee cysts - Baker's cyst
- Knee cysts - prepatellar bursitis
- Knee ligament tears
- Meniscal tears
- Osteoarthritis
- Osteochondritis dissecans
- Osteomyelitis
- Plantar fasciitis
- Sciatica (lumbar radiculopathy)
- Shoulder pain
- Trigger finger
- Whiplash
- Urology
- Acute urinary retention
- Benign prostatic hyperplasia
- Erectile dysfunction
- Prostatitis
- Scrotal lumps and pain
- Vascular Surgery
- Abdominal aortic aneurysm
- Carotid arterial stenosis
- Peripheral arterial disease
- Varicose veins
- Venous disease in lower leg
