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ear, nose and throat (ENT) Acute Breathlessness Acute Rash
Ear infection
ECG/echocardiography
See also pericardial effusion See pericardial effusion Cardiac Tamponade
Ectopic varices
Eczema Acute Rash Common Eruptions Seen Acutely in the Emergency Department and in Inpatients Focused Assessment of the Patient with Acute Rash Common Causes of Erythroderma Disorders Which May Be Mistaken for Cellulitis
EDTA sample Pericardial Aspiration (Pericardiocentesis) Urgent Investigation in Acute Jaundice Urgent Investigation in Suspected Acute Liver Failure Aspiration of the Knee Joint Septic Arthritis Urgent Investigation in Suspected Acute Adrenal Insufficiency Urgent Investigation in Suspected Meningitis
EEG (electroencephalography) Delirium Drug Therapy for Generalized Convulsive Status Epilepticus Investigation of the Patient with Reduced Conscious Level Urgent Investigation in Delirium Diagnostic Testing in Acute Neurological Disease Investigation in Status Epilepticus or after a First Seizure Seizures and Epilepsy
Ehlers-Danlos syndrome Clinical Scoring in Suspected Acute Aortic Syndrome Clinical Assessment in Suspected Dissection Focused Assessment of the Patient with Acute Headache
Electrical injuries Electrical Injury Rhabdomyolysis
electro See hypercalcaemia See hyponatraemia
electrolytes
electromyography (EMG) Investigation in Suspected Guillain-Barre Syndrome Diagnostic Testing in Acute Neurological Disease
Emollients Complications of Chemotherapy Acute Rash Erythroderma and Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis
Emphysema Acute Oesophageal Disorders Focused Assessment in Acute Chest Pain Chest X-Ray Abnormalities Possible in Pulmonary Embolism, Aortic Dissection and Oesophageal Rupture Insertion of an Intercostal Chest Drain
Emphysematous bullas
Empyema Causes of Fever with Headache, Abnormal Behaviour or Reduced Conscious Level Causes of Raised Intracranial Pressure Raised Intracranial Pressure Syndrome of Inappropriate ADH Secretion (SIADH) Bacterial Meningitis Causes of Meningitis with a High CSF Lymphocyte Count Pleural Effusion Sepsis
Encephalopathy
Endocrine disorders Causes of Hypoglycaemia Causes of a Reduced Conscious Level Pituitary Apoplexy
end-of-life care
endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) Biliary Tract Disorders: Clinical Features and Management Causes of Acute Severe Abdominal Pain with Shock
See also Sengstaken-Blakemore tubes Acute Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding Acute Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding Causes of Upper Gastrointestinal Haemorrhage Inflammatory Bowel Disease Flare Rockall Score Post-Endoscopy Upper Airway Obstruction Acute Oesophageal Disorders Blatchford Score Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment Insertion of a Sengstaken-Blakemore Tube See Sengstaken-Blakemore tubes
endotrachial tube (ETT) Airway Management The Critically Ill Patient
Enemas
Enoxaparin Commonly Used LMWH Products and Their Anti-Xa Activity Per mg Management of Anticoagulation Acute Coronary Syndromes (2): Non-ST-Segment Elevation Example of Lwmh Dosing: Enoxaparin for the Treatment of Deep Vein Thrombosis/Pulmonary Embolism (DVT/PE) and Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS)
enteric fevers. See also paratyphoid; typhoid
Enterococcus Causative Agents of Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) and Urethritis Organisms and Infective Endocarditis
Enterococcus faecalis
Eosinophilia Common Eruptions Seen Acutely in the Emergency Department and in Inpatients Differential Diagnosis of Suspected Pneumonia Approach to Diagnosis and Initial Management of the Patient with Acute Rash Differential Diagnosis of Acute Asthma Fever on Return from Abroad Urgent Investigation in Acute Rash Interpretation of Full Blood Count and Film
Ebola