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Swansea criteria
Sweating Assessment and Stabilization of the Airway Clues to the Poison (2): Toxidromes Features Differentiating a Generalized Seizure from Vasovagal and Cardiac Syncope (Stokes-Adams Attack) Management of Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome and Wernicke Encephalopathy Manifestations of Hypoglycaemia Nine Key Observations in Suspected Critical Illness The Critically Ill Patient When to Consider a Catecholamine-Induced Crisis
Swelling Acute Superior Vena Caval (SVC) Obstruction Causes of Breathlessness in the Patient with Cancer Differential Diagnosis of Anaphylaxis Urticaria and Angioedema
Sympathomimetics
Synacthen test (tetracosactrin) Acute Adrenal Insufficiency Myxoedema Coma Short Tetracosactrin (Synacthen) Test
Syncope
Syndrome of Inappropriate ADH Secretion (SIADH) Causes of Hypo-Osmolar Hyponatraemia Disorders of Plasma Sodium Concentration Subarachnoid Haemorrhage Syndrome of Inappropriate ADH Secretion (SIADH)
syndromes and disorders
See also knee joints Aspiration of the Knee Joint See knee joints Septic Arthritis
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
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
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
Tamoxifen Causes of Pain in the Patient with Cancer: Other Causes Drugs Causing Visual Symptoms
Tattoos Focused Assessment of the Jaundiced Patient Focused Assessment of the Patient with Possible Acute Liver Failure
Taxanes
Tazobactam Acute Jaundice Acute Oesophageal Disorders Initial Antibiotic Therapy in Cellulitis and Necrotizing Fasciitis Pancytopenia and Febrile Neutropenia
Tazocin
TB assessment 2 assessment 3 Community-Acquired Pneumonia Cough and Haemoptysis Focused Clinical Assessment in Suspected Acute Pericarditis Lung Nodules and Masses Pleural Diseases pleural effusion Pleural Effusion
See also white cell Common Causes of Erythroderma Erythroderma and Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis Focused Assessment of the Patient with Erythroderma Pancytopenia and Febrile Neutropenia
Teicoplanin Central Vein Cannulation Initial Antibiotic Therapy in Cellulitis and Necrotizing Fasciitis