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polymerase chain reaction (PCR)
Polymorphic ventricular tachycardia Acute Arrhythmias: General Principles of Management Assessment of the Patient with Palpitation Complete Atrioventricular Block Drug Therapy of Haemodynamically Stable Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia (VT) Without Preceding QT Prolongation ECG in the Patient with Suspected Paroxysmal Arrhythmia (I.e. Recorded after Palpitation Has Resolved) Irregular Broad Complex Tachycardia: Differential Diagnosis and Management Temporary Cardiac Pacing: Indications, Contraindications and Potential Complications
Polymorphonuclear leucocytosis
Polymorphs Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF) Formulae in Meningitis and Encephalitis Findings on Analysis of Synovial Fluid
Polyuria Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy Disorders of Plasma Sodium Concentration Focused Assessment in Acute Kidney Injury Focused Assessment in Suspected Diabetic Ketoacidosis Pointers in the Description of Palpitation
Pompholyx
Pons, stroke sites Localization of the Cause of Weakness by Clinical Syndrome Some Atypical Presentations of Stroke
Portal vein thrombosis 'Medical' Causes of Acute Abdominal Pain Ascites Criteria for Transplantation in Acute Liver Failure(ALF) (King's College Hospital) Precipitants of Decompensated Chronic Liver Disease
positive and expiratory pressure (PEEP) Drowning Sepsis
posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES) Subarachnoid Haemorrhage Subarachnoid Haemorrhage (SAH)
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
Posterolateral parietal lobe, stroke sites
Post-phlebitic syndrome
Potassium iodide
potassium
Potency Clinical Features of Adrenal Insufficiency Disorders of Plasma Sodium Concentration
Povidone-iodine Aspiration of the Knee Joint Central Vein Cannulation Insertion of an Intercostal Chest Drain Pericardial Aspiration (Pericardiocentesis) Temporary Cardiac Pacing
Pozaconazole
Prasugrel
prednisolone
pre-eclampsia
Pre-excited atrial fibrillation Drug Therapy of Haemodynamically Stable Pre-Excited Atrial Fibrillation Irregular Broad Complex Tachycardia: Differential Diagnosis and Management Pre-Excited Atrial Fibrillation in Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome
Pregabalin Acute Sensory Symptoms Guillain-Barre Syndrome
pregnancy
Premature birth