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Blood transfusions Acute Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding Acute Painful Sickle Cell Crisis Acute Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding Clinical Conditions Affecting the Response to Warfarin Focused Assessment of the Jaundiced Patient Focused Assessment of the Patient with Possible Acute Liver Failure Management of Anticoagulation Management of Bleeding in a Patient Taking an Anticoagulant or Antiplatelet Drug Other Acute Complications of Sickle Cell Disease Specific Causes of Breathlessness and Their Management Transfusion for Patients with Bone Marrow Failure: When to Use Irradiated Blood Products Urgent Investigation in Patients with Pancytopenia of Unknown Aetiology Urgent Investigation of Suspected Painful Sickle Cell Crisis
Blunt dissection technique
See also visual Differential Diagnosis of Sudden Persistent Visual Loss Differential Diagnosis of Transient Visual Loss Drugs Causing Visual Symptoms Manifestations of Hypoglycaemia
Body mass index Focused Assessment of the Patient with Acute Heart Failure or Decompensated Chronic Heart Failure Urgent Investigation of the Patient with Acute Heart Failure or Decompensated Chronic Heart Failure
Body piercings Focused Assessment of the Jaundiced Patient Focused Assessment of the Patient with Possible Acute Liver Failure
Boerhaave syndrome Causes of Oesophageal Perforation and Rupture Urgent Investigation in Suspected Boerhaave Syndrome
Bone cancer Acute Superior Vena Caval (SVC) Obstruction Causes of Delirium in the Patient with Cancer Causes of Diarrhoea in the Patient with Cancer Causes of Hypercalcaemia Causes of Hypocalcaemia Causes of Pain in the Patient with Cancer: Due to the Cancer Causes of Pain in the Patient with Cancer: Other Causes Causes of Vomiting in the Patient with Cancer Complications of Cancer Disorders of Plasma Calcium Concentration
Bone demineralization
Bone injuries Acute Limb Pain Management after Electrical Injury
Bone marrow Acute Medical Problems in the HIV-Positive Patient Causes of Pancytopenia Causes of Thrombocytopenia Erythroderma and Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis Macrocytosis (MCV >100fl) Normocytic Anaemia (MCV 80 - 100fl) Pancytopenia and Febrile Neutropenia Pneumocystis Jirovecii Pneumonia (PCP): Diagnosis and Management Spectrum of HIV Infection
Bone metastases Adjuvant Analgesics Causes of Delirium in the Patient with Cancer Causes of Hypercalcaemia Causes of Pain in the Patient with Cancer: Due to the Cancer Causes of Vomiting in the Patient with Cancer Disorders of Plasma Calcium Concentration Pancytopenia and Febrile Neutropenia
Bone protection, prednisolone Alcoholic Hepatitis: Management Inflammatory Bowel Disease Flare
Borreliosis
Botulism Causes of Acute Weakness Causes of Respiratory Acidosis(Inadequate Alveolar Ventilation Resulting in a Raised Arterial PCO(2)) Pitfalls in the Diagnosis of Guillain-Barre Syndrome
bowel obstructions
Brachial artery
bradycardia
Bradykinin
Bradypnea
Brain abscesses Bacterial Meningitis Causes of Acute Headache with 'Red-Flag' Features: Fever, Reduced Conscious Level, Papilloedema, Neck Stiffness or Focal Neurological Signs Causes of Fever with Headache, Abnormal Behaviour or Reduced Conscious Level Causes of Meningitis with a High CSF Lymphocyte Count Causes of Raised Intracranial Pressure Causes of Tonic-Clonic Status Epilepticus Raised Intracranial Pressure
Brain ischaemia Aortic Dissection and Other Acute Aortic Syndromes Monitoring in Distal (Type B) Dissection
Brain metastases Causes of Delirium in the Patient with Cancer Causes of Delirium to Consider in Specific Patient Groups Causes of Pain in the Patient with Cancer: Due to the Cancer Causes of Vomiting in the Patient with Cancer Common Causes of Agitation in Palliative Care and Their Management
brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) Acute Breathlessness Acute Heart Failure and Decompensated Chronic Heart Failure Ascites Causes of Breathlessness in the Patient with Cancer Investigation in Acute Respiratory Failure Investigation in Suspected Acute Exacerbation of COPD Urgent Investigation of the Patient with Acute Heart Failure or Decompensated Chronic Heart Failure Urgent Investigation of the Patient with Palpitation
Brain scans Urgent Investigation in Severe Hypertension Urgent Investigation in Suspected Pituitary Apoplexy
Brainstem Anatomical Localization in Neurological Diagnosis Causes of Acute Weakness Causes of a Reduced Conscious Level Diagnostic Testing in Acute Neurological Disease Localization: Clues from the Examination Localization of the Cause of Weakness by Clinical Syndrome Priority Differential Diagnoses to Consider Based on Presentation Reduced Conscious Level Some Atypical Presentations of Stroke
Brain tumours Causes of a Reduced Conscious Level Causes of Delirium to Consider in Specific Patient Groups Causes of Raised Intracranial Pressure Causes of Tonic-Clonic Status Epilepticus Causes of Transient Neurological or Monocular Visual Symptoms Clinical Assessment of the Patient with Vomiting Diseases Which May Mimic Stroke Encephalitis Raised Intracranial Pressure Seizures and Epilepsy Syndrome of Inappropriate ADH Secretion (SIADH)
brain
Brazil nuts, anaphylaxis
See also pain Palliative and End-of-Life Care See pain
Breast cancer Causes of Acute Liver Failure (Fulminant Hepatic Failure) Causes of Hypercalcaemia Causes of Pain in the Patient with Cancer: Other Causes Disorders of Plasma Calcium Concentration Pancytopenia and Febrile Neutropenia Spinal Cord Compression