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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
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
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
Amphotericin Causes of Hypomagnesaemia Potentially Correctable Factors Which May Cause or Contribute to Acute Kidney Injury