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airway management
alanine aminotransferase (ALT) Causes of Acute Liver Failure (Fulminant Hepatic Failure) Causes of Plasma Aspartate and Alanine Transaminase Levels of More Than 1000 Units/L Urgent Investigation in Patients with Pancytopenia of Unknown Aetiology Urgent Investigation in Suspected Acute Liver Failure
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
Albumin Acute Jaundice Acute Liver Failure and Decompensated Chronic Liver Disease Alcoholic Hepatitis: Management Ascites Causes of Transudative Pleural Effusion Disorders of Plasma Calcium Concentration Hepatorenal Syndrome Investigation of the Patient with Reduced Conscious Level Major Complications of Acute Liver Failure and Their Management Urgent Investigation in Acute Abdominal Pain Urgent Investigation in Delirium Urgent Investigation in Patients with Pancytopenia of Unknown Aetiology Urgent Investigation in Suspected Acute Liver Failure
alcoholic hepatitis
Alcohol misuse
Alcohol withdrawal
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
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
Penicillin
Pentamidine Causes of Hypomagnesaemia Pneumocystis Jirovecii Pneumonia (PCP): Diagnosis and Management
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
peptic ulcers
Perianal sensation, spinal cord compression Acute Spinal Pain Spinal Cord Compression