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plasma D-dimer Deep Vein Thrombosis Differential Diagnosis of Chest Pain/Shock in Pregnancy Differential Diagnosis of Seizures in Pregnancy Plasma Markers of Myocardial Necrosis Pulmonary Embolism Urgent Investigation in Acute Limb Pain
Acute malignant porphyria Causes of Fever with Headache, Abnormal Behaviour or Reduced Conscious Level Syndrome of Inappropriate ADH Secretion (SIADH)
Acute oesophageal disorders
Acute partial upper airway obstruction
Acute pericarditis
acute promyelocytic leukaemia (APML)
acute pulmonary oedema
See also agitation; airway management; dyspnoea; sweating; tachypnoea assessment 17 assessment 8 assessment 9 Causes of Acute Pulmonary Oedema Causes of Acute Respiratory Failure management 10 management 4 management 9 Management of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) Management of Complications of Falciparum Malaria See airway management sepsis Sepsis
plasma exchange (PLE) Differential Diagnosis of Seizures in Pregnancy Guillain-Barre Syndrome
Plasma expanders, anaphylaxis
See also hypermagnesaemia; hypomagnesaemia; magnesium Cardiac Arrest in Hospital Disorders of Plasma Calcium Concentration Disorders of Plasma Magnesium Concentration See hypermagnesaemia See hypomagnesaemia See magnesium Urgent Investigation after Successful Resuscitation Urgent Investigation of the Patient with Palpitation
Plasma osmolality
See also hyperphosphataemia; hypophosphataemia; phosphates Disorders of Plasma Phosphate Concentration See hyperphosphataemia See hypophosphataemia
plasma potassium concentration
plasma sodium concentration
See also myocardial necrosis; troponin Acute Coronary Syndromes (2): Non-ST-Segment Elevation Acute Heart Failure and Decompensated Chronic Heart Failure Aortic Dissection and Other Acute Aortic Syndromes Exacerbation of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Initial Drug Therapy in Acute Pulmonary Oedema Pulmonary Embolism See myocardial necrosis Urgent Investigation in Acute Pulmonary Oedema Urgent Investigation in Severe Hypertension Urgent Investigation in Suspected Aortic Dissection Urgent Investigation in Suspected Cardiogenic Shock Urgent Investigation of the Patient with Acute Heart Failure or Decompensated Chronic Heart Failure
Plasminogen Causes of Abnormal Bleeding Thrombolytic Therapy
Plastic surgery
Platelet counts
pleural calcification, X-rays
pleural effusion
Pleural fluid analysis Causes of Exudative Pleural Effusion Causes of Transudative Pleural Effusion Focused Assessment of the Patient with Pleural Effusion Indications for Chest Tube Insertion for Parapneumonic Effusions/Empyema Investigation of Pleural Effusion Pleural Effusion Pleural Fluid Analysis: (1) In All Patients; (2) Additional Tests for Exudative Effusions
acute respiratory failure
acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding
See also vasculitis Acute Vasculitis assessment 44 assessment 6 Differential Diagnosis of Acute Limb Pain examination management 1 management flowchart 1 management flowchart 2 See vasculitis
Acyclovir Differential Diagnosis of Breathlessness in Pregnancy Differential Diagnosis of Headache in Pregnancy
See also acute adrenal insufficiency Acute Adrenal Insufficiency Clinical Features of Adrenal Insufficiency
Adenosine Acute Arrhythmias: General Principles of Management Causes of Thrombocytopenia Differential Diagnosis and Management of Narrow Complex Irregular Tachycardia Differential Diagnosis and Management of Narrow Complex Regular Tachycardia Differential Diagnosis of Narrow Complex Tachycardia Intravenous Therapy to Terminate Supraventricular Tachycardia (AV Nodal Re-Entrant Tachycardia and AV Re-Entrant Tachycardia) Pleural Effusion Regular Broad Complex Tachycardia: Differential Diagnosis and Management
Adjuvant analgesics, palliative care Adjuvant Analgesics Palliative and End-of-Life Care
Adrenaline