75yo presents with right knee pain gradually worsening over past year. Also complains of pain and stiffness around finger joints particularly in the morning.

Knee pain is common. It is important to first identify if it is acute or chronic pain. For acute knee pain it is important to rule out septic arthritis as this can lead to irreversible knee damage. The persons…

Overview Dizziness is a broad term used by patient to describe a range of sensations that include vertigo, presyncope, imbalance sensation and light-headedness. Vertigo describes a spinning sensation but…

Overview Dysphagia, from the Greek dys (difficulty, disordered) and phagia (to eat), refers to the sensation that food is hindered in its passage from the mouth to the stomach. Dysphagia…

Haematuria is a common symptom with a multitude of differentials. Common urological causes of haematuria include urinary tract infection and ureteric and renal stones, but concurrent pathology should be…

Causes of sensorimotor polyneuropathy Causes of motor neuropathy Causes of sensory neuropathy

Overview  Parkinson’s disease is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder characterised by tremor, rigidity, bradykinesia, and a wide spectrum of non-motor symptoms including sleep disorders, hyposmia, bladder…