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Advance refusal of treatment statements, legal issues in acute medicine
Advice agencies, foreign travel Advice on Management of Infectious Diseases Acquired Abroad Fever on Return from Abroad
Afghanistan, foreign travel
After-death considerations, end-of-life care
Age of legal capacity
Age-related macular degeneration Differential Diagnosis of Gradual Visual Loss Differential Diagnosis of Sudden Persistent Visual Loss Focused Assessment of the Patient with Visual Loss
Agitation Assessment and Stabilization of the Airway Common Causes of Agitation in Palliative Care and Their Management Common Symptoms in Dying Patients for Which Anticipatory As-Required Prescribing is Appropriate Contraindications to NIV Delirium Focused Assessment of the Jaundiced Patient Management of Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome and Wernicke Encephalopathy Nine Key Observations in Suspected Critical Illness Palliative and End-of-Life Care Pointers in the Description of Palpitation The Critically Ill Patient
AIDP
See also HIV Acute Medical Problems in the HIV-Positive Patient See HIV Spectrum of HIV Infection
Air embolism Arterial Blood Sampling and Cannulation Arterial Cannulation: Indications, Contraindications and Potential Complications Central Vein Cannulation Complications of Cardiac Devices
airway management
alanine aminotransferase (ALT) Causes of Acute Liver Failure (Fulminant Hepatic Failure) Causes of Plasma Aspartate and Alanine Transaminase Levels of More Than 1000 Units/L Urgent Investigation in Patients with Pancytopenia of Unknown Aetiology Urgent Investigation in Suspected Acute Liver Failure
Albumin Acute Jaundice Acute Liver Failure and Decompensated Chronic Liver Disease Alcoholic Hepatitis: Management Ascites Causes of Transudative Pleural Effusion Disorders of Plasma Calcium Concentration Hepatorenal Syndrome Investigation of the Patient with Reduced Conscious Level Major Complications of Acute Liver Failure and Their Management Urgent Investigation in Acute Abdominal Pain Urgent Investigation in Delirium Urgent Investigation in Patients with Pancytopenia of Unknown Aetiology Urgent Investigation in Suspected Acute Liver Failure
alcoholic hepatitis
Alcohol misuse
Alcohol withdrawal
Aldosterone
alemtuzumab (Campath)
Alimentary examination, strokes
alkaline phosphatase (ALP) Thehas-Bledscore (Estimates the Annual Risk of Major Bleeding for Patients on Warfarin for Atrial Fibrillation) Urgent Investigation in Patients with Pancytopenia of Unknown Aetiology Urgent Investigation in Suspected Acute Liver Failure
Alkalis
See also metabolic; respiratory Acid-Base Disorders Causes of Hypokalaemia Causes of Hypophosphataemia Causes of Metabolic Alkalosis Causes of Respiratory Alkalosis Classification of Acid-Base Disorders According to Arterial Hydrogen Ion Concentration/pH and PCO(2) Consequences of Acid-Base Disorders Disorders of Plasma Calcium Concentration Grading of Severity of Acid-Base Disorders
Allen test
See also anaphylaxis Anaphylaxis See anaphylaxis Urticaria and Angioedema
Allopurinol Medications Which are Likely Causative Agents in Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis/Stevens-Johnson Syndrome Septic Arthritis
Alpha adrenergic blockade
Alteplase Causes of Abnormal Bleeding Stroke Thrombolytic Therapy Thrombolytic Therapy for Acute Pulmonary Embolism with Shock or Persistent Hypotension
alveolar disease, X-rays Alveolar and Interstitial Lung Disease Diffuse Lung Shadowing Pleural Diseases
Alveolar-oxygen difference
Alvioli