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Amiodarone
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
Pacing lead infections Bradycardia and Atrioventricular Block Temporary Cardiac Pacing: Indications, Contraindications and Potential Complications (for Technique)
Packed cell volume, background
PaCO(2) Acid-Base Disorders Acute Respiratory Failure Arterial Blood Sampling and Cannulation Assessment of Severity of Acute Asthma Exacerbation of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Interpreting Investigations in Pregnancy Lumbar Puncture Pitfalls in the Management of Acute Asthma
PA films
Paget's disease
pain
palliative care
Palpitations
Pamidronate
pancreatitis
See also neutropenia Pancytopenia and Febrile Neutropenia See neutropenia
Panic disorder Clinical Features of Upper Airway Obstruction Differential Diagnosis of Anaphylaxis Systemic Factors Which May Trigger or Exacerbate Palpitation
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