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Medipaedia.org Master Clinical Topic Taxonomy (By Specialty & ICD-10/11)

Standardized 10-Section High-Yield Clinical Reference Matrix across 19 Medical Specialties with verified ICD-10/11 codes, Classic Triads, Gold-Standard Diagnostic Tests, and First-Line Treatment Protocols.

All 19 Specialties (60)CardiologyRespiratoryGastroenterology & HepatologyNephrology & UrologyNeurologyEndocrinology & MetabolismHaematology & OncologyInfectious DiseasesRheumatology & ImmunologyEmergency Medicine & Critical CareGeneral & Specialty SurgeryPaediatricsObstetrics & GynaecologyDermatologyPsychiatryOphthalmology & ENTPathology & Laboratory MedicineMusculoskeletal & TraumaRadiology & Medical Imaging
# Topic, Specialty & ICD-10/11 Classic Triad / Key Presentation Gold-Standard Diagnostic Test First-Line Treatment Protocol Status
32 Pre-eclampsia and eclampsia
ICD-10: O14.9 ICD-11: JA24 Obstetrics & Gynaecology
New-onset hypertension (BP ≥140/90 mmHg) after 20 weeks' gestation + Proteinuria (urine PCR ≥30 mg/mmol or ≥300 mg/24h) or maternal end-organ dysfunction (thrombocytopenia, elevated transaminases, renal insufficiency, pulmonary oedema, visual/cerebral symptoms) Repeated BP measurements + Spot Urine Protein:Creatinine Ratio (PCR ≥30 mg/mmol) + sFlt-1:PlGF ratio + FBC, LFTs, Creatinine, and Fetal Umbilical Artery Doppler Antihypertensive control (Oral Labetalol, Nifedipine MR, or Methyldopa; IV Labetalol/Hydralazine if BP ≥160/110) + IV Magnesium sulfate (4 g loading over 15–20 min then 1 g/hr infusion) for seizure prophylaxis/eclampsia + Definitive delivery ✓ Published (mID 10017)
33 HELLP syndrome
ICD-10: O14.2 ICD-11: JA24.2 Obstetrics & Gynaecology
Tennessee Criteria Triad: Haemolysis (schistocytes on blood film, LDH ≥600 IU/L, or bilirubin ≥1.2 mg/dL) + Elevated Liver enzymes (AST/ALT ≥2× ULN) + Low Platelets (<100 × 10⁹/L) with RUQ/epigastric pain Peripheral Blood Smear (schistocytes/helmet cells) + Serum LDH, haptoglobin, AST/ALT, and platelet count Maternal stabilization (IV Magnesium sulfate for eclampsia prophylaxis + IV Labetalol/Nifedipine for severe hypertension) + Prompt delivery once maternal coagulopathy/BP stabilized (if ≥34 weeks or deteriorating) ✓ Published (mID 10036)
34 Ectopic pregnancy
ICD-10: O00.9 ICD-11: JA01 Obstetrics & Gynaecology
Amenorrhoea (6–8 weeks) + Unilateral iliac fossa/pelvic pain + Vaginal bleeding (+ shoulder-tip pain and haemodynamic shock if ruptured) Transvaginal Ultrasound (TVUS showing empty uterine cavity with adnexal mass / 'tubal ring sign' / free fluid in Pouch of Douglas) + Serial serum quantitative beta-hCG (48h rise <63%) Ruptured/haemodynamically unstable or fetal heartbeat or beta-hCG >5000 IU/L: Laparoscopic Salpingectomy; Unruptured, stable, adnexal mass <35 mm, beta-hCG <1500–5000 IU/L: Single-dose IM Methotrexate (50 mg/m²) ✓ Published (mID 10037)