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blood glucose
blood pressure
Blood products, anaphylaxis
Blood transfusions Acute Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding Acute Painful Sickle Cell Crisis Acute Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding Clinical Conditions Affecting the Response to Warfarin Focused Assessment of the Jaundiced Patient Focused Assessment of the Patient with Possible Acute Liver Failure Management of Anticoagulation Management of Bleeding in a Patient Taking an Anticoagulant or Antiplatelet Drug Other Acute Complications of Sickle Cell Disease Specific Causes of Breathlessness and Their Management Transfusion for Patients with Bone Marrow Failure: When to Use Irradiated Blood Products Urgent Investigation in Patients with Pancytopenia of Unknown Aetiology Urgent Investigation of Suspected Painful Sickle Cell Crisis
Blunt dissection technique
See also visual Differential Diagnosis of Sudden Persistent Visual Loss Differential Diagnosis of Transient Visual Loss Drugs Causing Visual Symptoms Manifestations of Hypoglycaemia
Pulmonary vasodilation Causes of Respiratory Acidosis(Inadequate Alveolar Ventilation Resulting in a Raised Arterial PCO(2)) Causes of Respiratory Alkalosis Choice of Inotropic/Vasopressor Therapy Consequences of Acid-Base Disorders Differential Diagnosis of Hypotension and Shock Echocardiographic Findings in Hypotension Heart Valve Disease and Prosthetic Heart Valves Hypotension and Shock Indications for Urgent Echocardiography in the Hypotensive Patient The Critically Ill Patient
pulseless electrical activity (PEA)
Pulse oximetry Acute Medical Problems in the HIV-Positive Patient Insertion of an Intercostal Chest Drain Nine Key Observations in Suspected Critical Illness Palpitations
Pulsus paradoxus Acute Breathlessness Indications for Urgent Echocardiography in the Hypotensive Patient
Puncture sites, oozing problems
Purgative abuse
Purpura
Purulent pericarditis Acute Pericarditis Cardiac Tamponade Causes of Cardiac Tamponade
Pustules Common Causes of Erythroderma Focused Assessment of the Patient with Erythroderma Urgent Investigation in Acute Rash
P waves, ECG features 2:1 Second-Degree Atrioventricular (AV) Block: Alternate P Waves Non-Conducted Acute Arrhythmias: General Principles of Management Complete Atrioventricular Block Differential Diagnosis and Management of Narrow Complex Irregular Tachycardia Differential Diagnosis and Management of Narrow Complex Regular Tachycardia Differential Diagnosis of Bradycardia and AV Block Differential Diagnosis of Narrow Complex Tachycardia ECG Showing Dual Chamber Pacing Junctional Bradycardia Secondary to Sinus Node Disease Paroxysmal Supraventricular Tachycardia, Due to AV Re-Entrant Tachycardia with Retrograde P Wave Inscribed on ST Segment Second-Degree Atrioventricular (AV) Block, Mobitz Type 2
See also urinary tract infection An Example of Initial Antibiotic Therapy Regime for Adult Sepsis (Excludes Penicillin Allergic Patients) Causes of Acute Kidney Injury: Clinical Features, Typical Findings on Examination of the Urine and Confirmatory Tests Urinary Tract Infection
Pyoderma Common Eruptions Seen Acutely in the Emergency Department and in Inpatients Disorders Which May Be Mistaken for Cellulitis
Pyogenic meningitis Bacterial Meningitis Causes of Meningitis with a High CSF Lymphocyte Count Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF) Formulae in Meningitis and Encephalitis CSF Formulae in Meningitis and Encephalitis
Pyomyositis
Pyridoxine
Pyrimethamine
pyrogen reactions, IV drug use
Pyuria
Q fever Focused Assessment of the Patient with a Febrile Illness after Travel Abroad Indicative Incubation Periods for Selected Tropical Infections
QRS regular, ECG features
qSOFA, definition
QT intervals, ECG features
quadriparesis. See also spinal cord compression
Quality of life chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) 1 legal issues