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Amitriptyline Acute Sensory Symptoms Guillain-Barre Syndrome
Amlodipine Acute Heart Failure and Decompensated Chronic Heart Failure Initial Oral Therapy for Severe Hypertension in a Patient Not Already Receiving Anti-Hypertensive Therapy Severe Hypertension
Ammonia Acute Liver Failure and Decompensated Chronic Liver Disease Urgent Investigation in Suspected Acute Liver Failure
Amnesia Causes of Transient Neurological or Monocular Visual Symptoms Differential Diagnosis of Acutely Disturbed Behaviour or Language Focal Neurological Symptoms: Attributable to a Focal Area of the Brain and Therefore More Likely to Represent TIA
Amniotic fluid embolus Acute Medical Problems in Pregnancy Differential Diagnosis of Breathlessness in Pregnancy Differential Diagnosis of Chest Pain/Shock in Pregnancy
Amoebic dysentery Causes of Acute Diarrhoea Following Recent Travel Abroad Indicative Incubation Periods for Selected Tropical Infections Urgent Investigation of the Patient with a Febrile Illness after Travel Abroad
Amoxicillin An Example of Initial Antibiotic Therapy Regime for Adult Sepsis (Excludes Penicillin Allergic Patients) Causative Agents of Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) and Urethritis Common Antimicrobials in the Treatment of Urinary Tract Infection Empirical Antibiotic Therapy in Suspected Infective Endocarditis Exacerbation of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Initial Antibiotic Therapy for Suspected Bacterial Meningitis in Adults Initial Empirical Treatment Regimens for Community-Acquired Pneumonia in Adults (Source: Adapted from British Thoracic Society Guidelines) Medications Which are Likely Causative Agents in Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis/Stevens-Johnson Syndrome
Amphetamines Assessment of the Patient with Palpitation Causes of Tonic-Clonic Status Epilepticus Clues to the Poison (1): Clinical and Biochemical Features Clues to the Poison (2): Toxidromes Focused Assessment in Severe Hypertension
Amphotericin Causes of Hypomagnesaemia Potentially Correctable Factors Which May Cause or Contribute to Acute Kidney Injury
Ampicillin
Amsler grid
Amylase Ascites: Diagnostic Tests Investigation of the Critically Ill Patient Investigations in a Flare of Inflammatory Bowel Disease Pleural Effusion Urgent Investigation in Suspected Acute Liver Failure Urgent Investigation of the Patient with Sepsis
Amyloidosis Acquired Causes of Prolonged Prothrombin Time (PT) and Activated Partial Thromboplastin Time (APTT) Causes of Acute Severe Abdominal Pain with Shock Urgent Investigation of the Patient with Acute Heart Failure or Decompensated Chronic Heart Failure
anaemia of chronic disease (ACD) Causes of Pancytopenia Causes of Thrombocytopenia in Pregnancy and Post-Partum Interpretation of Full Blood Count and Film Macrocytosis (MCV >100fl) Microcytic Anaemia (MCV 80fl) Normocytic Anaemia (MCV 80 - 100fl)
anaemia
Anaesthetics Heart Valve Disease and Prosthetic Heart Valves Specific Antidotes
analgesia
Anal tone, spinal cord compression
Reduced cerebral blood flow, acid-base disorders Causes of Metabolic Alkalosis Consequences of Acid-Base Disorders
reduced consciousness
Reduced coronary blood flow, acid-base disorders Causes of Metabolic Alkalosis Consequences of Acid-Base Disorders
Re-entrant tachycardia Differential Diagnosis and Management of Narrow Complex Regular Tachycardia Differential Diagnosis of Narrow Complex Tachycardia Focused Assessment of the Patient with an Acute Arrhythmia Intravenous Therapy to Terminate Supraventricular Tachycardia (AV Nodal Re-Entrant Tachycardia and AV Re-Entrant Tachycardia) Paroxysmal Supraventricular Tachycardia, Due to AV Re-Entrant Tachycardia with Retrograde P Wave Inscribed on ST Segment
See also monomorphic ventricular Acute Arrhythmias: General Principles of Management Regular Broad Complex Tachycardia
See also narrow complex tachycardia Acute Arrhythmias: General Principles of Management Differential Diagnosis of Bradycardia and AV Block Differential Diagnosis of Narrow Complex Tachycardia
rehabilitation, acute coronary syndrome (ACS) Acute Coronary Syndromes (1): ST-Segment Elevation Acute Coronary Syndromes (2): Non-ST-Segment Elevation Discharge Checklist after Myocardial Infarction
Re-infarction, myocardial infarction
Reiter syndrome
relative afferent pupillary defect (RAPD) Differential Diagnosis of Gradual Visual Loss Differential Diagnosis of Sudden Persistent Visual Loss
Renal abscess Causative Agents of Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) and Urethritis Urinary Tract Infection
Renal ammoniagenesis Acid-Base Disorders Causes of Metabolic Acidosis Consequences of Acid-Base Disorders