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Dabigatran Acquired Causes of Prolonged Prothrombin Time (PT) and Activated Partial Thromboplastin Time (APTT) Causes of Abnormal Bleeding Focused Assessment in Acute Upper GI Bleeding Safe Timing of Invasive Procedures in Patients on Anticoagulation Acute Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding Dosing of Direct Oral Anticoagulants by Indication Management of Anticoagulation Specific Measures According to the Anticoagulant/Antiplatelet Agent
Dacarbazine
Dantrolene
Data protection, legal issues in acute medicine
D-dimer Acute Chest Pain Interpreting Investigations in Pregnancy Urgent Investigation in Acute Limb Pain Deep Vein Thrombosis Pulmonary Embolism
decompensated chronic heart failure
deep vein thrombosis (DVT)
See also cardiac arrest; implantable Acute Superior Vena Caval (SVC) Obstruction DC Cardioversion See cardiac arrest Acute Heart Failure and Decompensated Chronic Heart Failure Cardiac Arrest in Hospital Pericardial Aspiration (Pericardiocentesis) Temporary Cardiac Pacing
degenerative disease. See also spine pain
See also fluid balance Categorization of the Patient with Blood Glucose >11 mmol/L Complications of Chemotherapy See fluid balance Acute Painful Sickle Cell Crisis Causes of Diarrhoea in the Patient with Cancer Delirium
delirium
Delta waves Urgent Investigation of the Patient with an Acute Arrhythmia ECG in the Patient with Suspected Paroxysmal Arrhythmia (I.e. Recorded after Palpitation Has Resolved)
Dementia Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment Delirium Delirium Falls in Older People
Demyelination Causes of Transient Neurological or Monocular Visual Symptoms Diagnostic Testing in Acute Neurological Disease
Dengue
Dental health Causes of Urticaria Focused Assessment in Suspected Infective Endocarditis Clinical Assessment of the Patient with Vomiting Focused Assessment of the Patient with Acute Headache
Dentures Assessment and Stabilization of the Airway The Critically Ill Patient
Deoxycoformicin
Depression Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment Differential Diagnosis of Acutely Disturbed Behaviour or Language Stroke Weakness and Paralysis - Alerts Common Acute Medical Problems in the Patient Who Drinks Heavily Delirium Poisoning Urgent Investigation of the Patient with Poisoning
See also atopic; contact; skin Disorders Which May Be Mistaken for Cellulitis See skin Erythroderma and Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis
See also skin Cellulitis and Necrotizing Fasciitis Acute Rash See skin
Dermatomyositis
Desferrioxamine antidote
Detrusor instability
Dexamethasone Anti-Emetic Therapy Causes of Breathlessness in the Patient with Cancer Complications of Radiotherapy Seizures and Epilepsy Adjunctive Dexamethasone in Suspected Bacterial Meningitis Bacterial Meningitis Causes of Vomiting in the Patient with Cancer Raised Intracranial Pressure Spinal Cord Compression
Dextrocardia
diabetes
Diagnostic aspiration, ascites
Diaphragmatic stimulation
See also blood pressure; hypertension; hypotension CURB-65 Score See hypertension Severe Hypertension See blood pressure See hypotension