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Adrenoleukodystrophy
Advance refusal of treatment statements, legal issues in acute medicine
After-death considerations, end-of-life care
Age-related macular degeneration Differential Diagnosis of Gradual Visual Loss Focused Assessment of the Patient with Visual Loss Differential Diagnosis of Sudden Persistent Visual Loss
Agitation Common Causes of Agitation in Palliative Care and Their Management Contraindications to NIV Focused Assessment of the Jaundiced Patient Nine Key Observations in Suspected Critical Illness Pointers in the Description of Palpitation Assessment and Stabilization of the Airway Common Symptoms in Dying Patients for Which Anticipatory As-Required Prescribing is Appropriate Delirium Management of Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome and Wernicke Encephalopathy Palliative and End-of-Life Care The Critically Ill Patient
AIDP
See also HIV See HIV Acute Medical Problems in the HIV-Positive Patient Spectrum of HIV Infection
Air embolism Arterial Blood Sampling and Cannulation Central Vein Cannulation Arterial Cannulation: Indications, Contraindications and Potential Complications Complications of Cardiac Devices
airway management
alanine aminotransferase (ALT) Causes of Plasma Aspartate and Alanine Transaminase Levels of More Than 1000 Units/L Urgent Investigation in Suspected Acute Liver Failure Causes of Acute Liver Failure (Fulminant Hepatic Failure) Urgent Investigation in Patients with Pancytopenia of Unknown Aetiology
Albumin Acute Liver Failure and Decompensated Chronic Liver Disease Ascites Disorders of Plasma Calcium Concentration Investigation of the Patient with Reduced Conscious Level Urgent Investigation in Acute Abdominal Pain Urgent Investigation in Patients with Pancytopenia of Unknown Aetiology Acute Jaundice Alcoholic Hepatitis: Management Causes of Transudative Pleural Effusion Hepatorenal Syndrome Major Complications of Acute Liver Failure and Their Management Urgent Investigation in Delirium Urgent Investigation in Suspected Acute Liver Failure
alcoholic hepatitis
Alcohol withdrawal
alemtuzumab (Campath)
alkaline phosphatase (ALP) Thehas-Bledscore (Estimates the Annual Risk of Major Bleeding for Patients on Warfarin for Atrial Fibrillation) Urgent Investigation in Suspected Acute Liver Failure Urgent Investigation in Patients with Pancytopenia of Unknown Aetiology
See also metabolic; respiratory Acid-Base Disorders Causes of Hypophosphataemia Causes of Respiratory Alkalosis Consequences of Acid-Base Disorders Grading of Severity of Acid-Base Disorders Causes of Hypokalaemia Causes of Metabolic Alkalosis Classification of Acid-Base Disorders According to Arterial Hydrogen Ion Concentration/pH and PCO(2) Disorders of Plasma Calcium Concentration
See also anaphylaxis Anaphylaxis Urticaria and Angioedema See anaphylaxis
Allopurinol Septic Arthritis Medications Which are Likely Causative Agents in Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis/Stevens-Johnson Syndrome
Alteplase Causes of Abnormal Bleeding Thrombolytic Therapy Stroke Thrombolytic Therapy for Acute Pulmonary Embolism with Shock or Persistent Hypotension
alveolar disease, X-rays Alveolar and Interstitial Lung Disease Pleural Diseases Diffuse Lung Shadowing
Alvioli
AMAN (acute motor axonal neuropathy)
Amanita phalloides poisoning Causes of Acute Liver Failure (Fulminant Hepatic Failure) Acute Liver Failure and Decompensated Chronic Liver Disease Potentially Correctable Factors Which May Cause or Contribute to Acute Kidney Injury
Amaurosis fugax Acute Headache Loss of Vision Acute Vasculitis
Ambulatory Emergency Care (AEC) pulmonary embolism (PE) transient ischaemic attack (TIA) Guillain-Barre syndrome (GBS) 1 pulmonary embolism (PE) 1
Amikacin Sepsis Common Antimicrobials in the Treatment of Urinary Tract Infection
See also azlocillin; gentamicin Causes of Hypomagnesaemia Sepsis Empirical Antibiotic Therapy in Suspected Urinary Tract Infection
Aminophylline Anaphylaxis Acute Asthma Exacerbation of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
Amiodarone
Amitriptyline Guillain-Barre Syndrome Acute Sensory Symptoms

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