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Community-acquired infections Acute Diarrhoea An Example of Initial Antibiotic Therapy Regime for Adult Sepsis (Excludes Penicillin Allergic Patients) Causes of Acute Diarrhoea Following Recent Travel Abroad Causes of Community-Acquired Diarrhoea Community-Acquired Pneumonia Empirical Antibiotic Therapy in Suspected Urinary Tract Infection Exacerbation of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Fever on Return from Abroad Infective Endocarditis Modified Duke Criteria for the Diagnosis of Infective Endocarditis
See also pneumonia Community-Acquired Pneumonia Fever on Return from Abroad See pneumonia
Compartment syndrome Acute Limb Pain Differential Diagnosis of Acute Limb Pain
Complementary therapies Management of Breathlessness Palliative and End-of-Life Care
Complete upper airway obstruction Clinical Features of Upper Airway Obstruction Upper Airway Obstruction
See also palliative care Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment See palliative care
Confidentiality responsibilities, legal issues in acute medicine
See also delirium Contraindications to NIV CURB-65 Score Delirium Delirium Focused Assessment in Acute Lower GI Bleeding Focused Assessment in Acute Upper GI Bleeding Focused Assessment of the Jaundiced Patient Focused Assessment of the Patient with Possible Acute Liver Failure Manifestations of Anaphylaxis and Anaphylactoid Reactions Manifestations of Hypoglycaemia Non-Focal (Global) Neurological Symptoms: Not Attributable to a Focal Area of the Brain and Therefore Very Unlikely to Represent TIA See delirium The Critically Ill Patient
congenital complete AV block
Congenital lymphoedema
Congenital predispositions Causes of Atrioventricular (AV) Block Clinical Assessment in Suspected Dissection Clinical Scoring in Suspected Acute Aortic Syndrome
Conjunctivitis
Conn's syndrome
conscious patients
Consent concepts, legal issues in acute medicine Arterial Blood Sampling and Cannulation Aspiration of the Knee Joint Insertion of an Intercostal Chest Drain Insertion of a Sengstaken-Blakemore Tube Lumbar Puncture Medicolegal Issues in Acute Medicine The Legal Framework in Which Patients are Treated Valid Consent
See also faecal impaction Adjuvant Analgesics Causes of Pain in the Patient with Cancer: Other Causes Common Causes of Agitation in Palliative Care and Their Management Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment Delirium Inflammatory Bowel Disease Flare Precipitants of Decompensated Chronic Liver Disease See faecal impaction Stroke Typical Presentations of Acute Vasculitis
See also visual Clues to the Poison (1): Clinical and Biochemical Features Differential Diagnosis of Sudden Persistent Visual Loss
Contact allergens Common Eruptions Seen Acutely in the Emergency Department and in Inpatients Focused Assessment of the Patient with Acute Rash
Contact dermatitis Common Eruptions Seen Acutely in the Emergency Department and in Inpatients Differential Diagnosis of Acute Limb Pain Disorders Which May Be Mistaken for Cellulitis Focused Assessment of the Patient with Acute Rash
continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) Acute Coronary Syndromes (1): ST-Segment Elevation Cardiogenic Shock Drowning Non-Invasive Ventilation in Acute Respiratory Failure Upper Airway Obstruction Ventilatory Support for Respiratory Failure Due to Cardiogenic Pulmonary Oedema
Contraceptives
Contrast media Acute Kidney Injury Causes of Acute Kidney Injury: Clinical Features, Typical Findings on Examination of the Urine and Confirmatory Tests Focused Assessment in Acute Kidney Injury Monitoring and Supportive Care in Acute Kidney Injury
Coombs-negative haemolytic anaemia
Copper
Corneal dystrophies
corneal scarring. See also visual
Coronary angiography Acute Chest Pain Acute Coronary Syndromes (1): ST-Segment Elevation Causes of ST-Segment Elevation Other Than Acute Coronary Syndrome Pulmonary Embolism Thrombolytic Therapy for Acute Pulmonary Embolism with Shock or Persistent Hypotension
coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) Causes of Exudative Pleural Effusion Pleural Fluid Analysis: (1) In All Patients; (2) Additional Tests for Exudative Effusions Risk Criteria Mandating an Invasive Strategy in Non-ST-Elevation Acute Coronary Syndrome
See also acute coronary syndrome; myocardial infarction Acute Coronary Syndromes (2): Non-ST-Segment Elevation Acute Heart Failure and Decompensated Chronic Heart Failure CHA(2)DS(2)Vascscore(Estimates the Annual Risk of Stroke or Systemic Thromboembolism in Non-Valvular AF) Disorders Associated with Atrial Fibrillation Focused Assessment of the Patient with Acute Heart Failure or Decompensated Chronic Heart Failure See myocardial infarction