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Aldosterone
alemtuzumab (Campath)
Alimentary examination, strokes
alkaline phosphatase (ALP) Thehas-Bledscore (Estimates the Annual Risk of Major Bleeding for Patients on Warfarin for Atrial Fibrillation) Urgent Investigation in Patients with Pancytopenia of Unknown Aetiology Urgent Investigation in Suspected Acute Liver Failure
Alkalis
See also metabolic; respiratory Acid-Base Disorders Causes of Hypokalaemia Causes of Hypophosphataemia Causes of Metabolic Alkalosis Causes of Respiratory Alkalosis Classification of Acid-Base Disorders According to Arterial Hydrogen Ion Concentration/pH and PCO(2) Consequences of Acid-Base Disorders Disorders of Plasma Calcium Concentration Grading of Severity of Acid-Base Disorders
Allen test
See also anaphylaxis Anaphylaxis See anaphylaxis Urticaria and Angioedema
Allopurinol Medications Which are Likely Causative Agents in Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis/Stevens-Johnson Syndrome Septic Arthritis
Alpha adrenergic blockade
Alteplase Causes of Abnormal Bleeding Stroke Thrombolytic Therapy Thrombolytic Therapy for Acute Pulmonary Embolism with Shock or Persistent Hypotension
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
alveolar disease, X-rays Alveolar and Interstitial Lung Disease Diffuse Lung Shadowing Pleural Diseases
Alveolar-oxygen difference
Alvioli
Alzheimer's dementia. See also dementia
AMAN (acute motor axonal neuropathy)
Amanita phalloides poisoning Acute Liver Failure and Decompensated Chronic Liver Disease Causes of Acute Liver Failure (Fulminant Hepatic Failure) Potentially Correctable Factors Which May Cause or Contribute to Acute Kidney Injury
Amaurosis fugax Acute Headache Acute Vasculitis Loss of Vision
Ambulatory Emergency Care (AEC) Guillain-Barre syndrome (GBS) 1 pulmonary embolism (PE) pulmonary embolism (PE) 1 transient ischaemic attack (TIA)
Amikacin Common Antimicrobials in the Treatment of Urinary Tract Infection Sepsis
Amiloride
See also azlocillin; gentamicin Causes of Hypomagnesaemia Empirical Antibiotic Therapy in Suspected Urinary Tract Infection Sepsis
Aminophylline Acute Asthma Anaphylaxis Exacerbation of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
Amiodarone
Amitriptyline Acute Sensory Symptoms Guillain-Barre Syndrome