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Papilloedema Acute Headache Bacterial Meningitis Clinical Features of Raised Intracranial Pressure Encephalitis Focused Assessment in Severe Hypertension Hypertensive Encephalopathy Lumbar Puncture: Indications, Contraindications and Potential Complications Severe Hypertension Urgent Investigation in Severe Hypertension
Paracentesis
Paracetamol
Paraesthesia Consequences of Acid-Base Disorders Manifestations of Hypoglycaemia
Paraffin
Paraganglioma (phaeochromocytoma)
See also Guillain-Barre syndrome (GBS); strokes; weakness alerts 1 alerts 2 definition 1 Guillain-Barre Syndrome Guillain-Barre Syndrome localization of weakness See Guillain-Barre syndrome (GBS) See strokes See weakness Weakness and Paralysis
Parameningeal infection
Paraneoplastic neurological syndromes Causes of a Reduced Conscious Level Causes of Delirium to Consider in Specific Patient Groups Common Causes of Agitation in Palliative Care and Their Management Complications or Progression of Cancer Investigation of the Patient with Reduced Conscious Level Neurological Diagnosis - Alerts Reduced Conscious Level
paraparesis. See also spinal cord compression
Parapneumonic effusion Causes of Exudative Pleural Effusion Indications for Chest Tube Insertion for Parapneumonic Effusions/Empyema Pleural Effusion Pleural Fluid Analysis: (1) In All Patients; (2) Additional Tests for Exudative Effusions
Paraquat
See also helminths; malaria; protozoa Fever on Return from Abroad See helminths
parathyroid-hormone-related protein (PTHrP) Causes of Hypercalcaemia Disorders of Plasma Calcium Concentration
Paratyphoid
See also haemorrhagic strokes Classification of Stroke Pleural Effusion See haemorrhagic strokes
Parenteral feeding Clinical States in Which Derangements of Blood Glucose Must Be Excluded Differential Diagnosis of Seizures in Pregnancy Inflammatory Bowel Disease Flare Monitoring and Supportive Care in Acute Kidney Injury Palliative and End-of-Life Care
Parietal lobe
Parkinsonism Delirium Falls in Older People Focused Assessment after a Fall
Parotid enlargement
See also seizures See seizures Seizures and Epilepsy
Patella
Patient Controlled Analgesia (PCA) Acute Painful Sickle Cell Crisis Management of Breathlessness Palliative and End-of-Life Care
peak expiratory flow (PEF) Acute Medical Problems in Pregnancy Asthma Interpreting Investigations in Pregnancy Monitoring of the Patient with Acute Asthma Pitfalls in the Management of Acute Asthma
Peanuts, anaphylaxis
Pectus excavatum
Pelvic toxicity Causes of Diarrhoea in the Patient with Cancer Causes of Vomiting in the Patient with Cancer Complications of Radiotherapy
Pencil cells
Penetrating ulcers Aortic Dissection and Other Acute Aortic Syndromes Chest X-Ray and Echocardiographic Findings in Aortic Dissection
Penicillamine antidote