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Syphilis Causes of Fever with Headache, Abnormal Behaviour or Reduced Conscious Level Causes of Meningitis with a High CSF Lymphocyte Count Common Eruptions Seen Acutely in the Emergency Department and in Inpatients Differential Diagnosis of Systemic Vasculitis Focused Assessment of the Patient with Acute Rash Focused Assessment of the Patient with a Febrile Illness after Travel Abroad
See also pneumonia; sepsis Causes of Acute Headache with 'Red-Flag' Features: Fever, Reduced Conscious Level, Papilloedema, Neck Stiffness or Focal Neurological Signs Causes of Sinus Bradycardia Differential Diagnosis of Acute Limb Pain Disorders Associated with Atrial Fibrillation See pneumonia Weakness and Paralysis - Alerts
Common law
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
Systemic infection with headache/meningism Causes of Acute Headache with 'Red-Flag' Features: Fever, Reduced Conscious Level, Papilloedema, Neck Stiffness or Focal Neurological Signs Differential Diagnosis of Acute Limb Pain
systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)
See also vasculitis Acute Vasculitis See vasculitis
Systemic vasodilation Consequences of Acid-Base Disorders Hypotension and Shock
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
systolic blood pressure
Tachybrady syndrome
tachycardia
Tachyphylaxis
Tachypnoea Assessment and Stabilization of the Airway Clinical Assessment in Acute Respiratory Failure Clinical Features of Upper Airway Obstruction Community-Acquired Pneumonia Diabetic Ketoacidosis Drowning Focused Assessment in Acute Lower GI Bleeding Focused Assessment in Acute Upper GI Bleeding Signs of Tension Pneumothorax The Critically Ill Patient
Tacrolimus Management of Anticoagulation Potentially Correctable Factors Which May Cause or Contribute to Acute Kidney Injury
Talc inhalation