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..................................................................................................... 11  \nCHAPTER 1: MANAGEMENT OF EMERGENCIES ..................................................................... 21  \nCHAPTER 2: CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES ............................................................................. 38  \nCHAPTER 3: CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM CONDITIONS......................................................... 63  \nCHAPTER 4: EAR, NOSE AND THROAT CONDITIONS .............................................................. 95  \nCHAPTER 5: BLOOD AND HAEMATOLOGICAL CONDITIONS ................................................ 107  \nCHAPTER 6: ENDOCRINE DISORDERS................................................................................... 131  \nCHAPTER 7: GATRO-INTESTINAL CONDITIONS .................................................................... 147  \nC HA PTER 8 : HEPATIC D IS ORDERS ............................................................................... 165  \nCHAPTER 9: INFECTIOUS DISEASES ...................................................................................... 170  \nCHAPTER 10: ONCOLOGY .................................................................................................... 201  \nCHAPTER 11: MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS.................................................................... 220  \nCHAPTER 12: SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH ........................................................... 240  \nCHAPTER 13: OPHTHALMIC CONDITIONS............................................................................ 283  \nCHAPTER 14: ORAL AND MAXILLOFACIAL CONDITIONS ...................................................... 310  \nCHAPTER 15: PARASITIC CONDITIONS ................................................................................. 332  \nCHAPTER 16: RESPIRATORY CONDITIONS............................................................................ 349  \nC HA PTER 17 : S EXUAL LY TRA NS MITTED IN FECTI ONS (STI ’S ) ................................ 388  \nCHAPTER 18: SKIN CONDITIONS .......................................................................................... 409  \nCHAPTER 19: VACCINATIONS............................................................................................... 427  \nCHAPTER 20: WOUNDS, BITES, STINGS, AND BURNS .......................................................... 430  \nCHAPTER 21: RENAL CONDITIONS ....................................................................................... 440  \nCHAPTER 22: POISONING .................................................................................................... 457  \nCHAPTER 23: NUTRITIONAL DISORDERS.............................................................................. 464  \nCHAPTER 24: PSYCHIATRIC CONDITIONS ............................................................................. 478  \nCHAPTER 25: PALLIATIVE CARE..............................","cbCaifbPCyTSGz9R","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaifbPCyTSGz9R","pdf",4190161,559,"English","# Foreword\n# References\n# List of Core Contributors to the 6th Edition of MSTG/MEML\n# Prescribing Guidelines\n## Chapter 1: Management of Emergencies\n## Chapter 2: Cardiovascular Diseases\n## Chapter 3: Central Nervous System Conditions\n## Chapter 4: Ear, Nose and Throat Conditions\n## Chapter 5: Blood and Haematoogical Conditions\n## Chapter 6: Endocrine Disorders\n## Chapter 7: Gatro-Intestinal Conditions\n## Chapter 8: Hepatic Disorders\n## Chapter 9: Infectious Diseases\n## Chapter 10: Oncology\n## Chapter 11: Musculoskeletal Disorders\n## Chapter 12: Sexual and Reproductive Health\n## Chapter 13: Ophthalmic Conditions\n## Chapter 14: Oral and Maxillo-Facial Conditions\n## Chapter 15: Parasitic Conditions\n## Chapter 16: Respiratory Conditions\n## 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