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Liver function tests
liver system
lobar collapse, X-rays Lobar Collapse Patterns of Lobar Collapse Reading a Chest X-Ray
Valproate Differential Diagnosis of Headache in Pregnancy Seizures and Epilepsy
Valsalva massage Acute Arrhythmias: General Principles of Management Insertion of an Intercostal Chest Drain
valve disease
Vancomycin An Example of Initial Antibiotic Therapy Regime for Adult Sepsis (Excludes Penicillin Allergic Patients) Causes of Hospital-Acquired Diarrhoea Central Vein Cannulation Empirical Antibiotic Therapy in Suspected Infective Endocarditis Infective Endocarditis Initial Antibiotic Therapy for Suspected Bacterial Meningitis in Adults Initial Antibiotic Therapy for Suspected Native Joint Septic Arthritis Initial Antibiotic Therapy in Cellulitis and Necrotizing Fasciitis Initial Empirical Treatment Regimens for Community-Acquired Pneumonia in Adults (Source: Adapted from British Thoracic Society Guidelines) Monitoring in Infective Endocarditis Sepsis
Variable-rate insulin infusions
See also acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding; Sengstaken-Blakemore tubes Insertion of a Sengstaken-Blakemore Tube See acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding See Sengstaken-Blakemore tubes
Local anaesthetics Acute Liver Failure and Decompensated Chronic Liver Disease Acute Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding Arterial Blood Sampling and Cannulation Aspiration of the Knee Joint Central Vein Cannulation Diagnostic Aspiration of Ascites Pericardial Aspiration (Pericardiocentesis) Specific Antidotes Upper Airway Obstruction
Localization considerations, neurological diagnosis Anatomical Localization in Neurological Diagnosis Neurological Diagnosis in Acute Medicine
Loeys-Dietz syndrome Clinical Assessment in Suspected Dissection Clinical Scoring in Suspected Acute Aortic Syndrome
Loiasis
Loop diuretics Causes of Hypocalcaemia Causes of Hypokalaemia Causes of Hypomagnesaemia Disorders of Plasma Sodium Concentration Heart Valve Disease and Prosthetic Heart Valves
Loperamide
Loratidine
Lorazepam Anti-Emetic Therapy Common Causes of Agitation in Palliative Care and Their Management Drowning Drug Therapy for Generalized Convulsive Status Epilepticus Management of Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome and Wernicke Encephalopathy Poisoning Reduced Conscious Level Seizures and Epilepsy The Critically Ill Patient
Louse borne typhus
See also weakness See weakness Weakness and Paralysis
See also bronchitis; chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; pneumonia Definitions Indications for Emergency Ultrasonography Practical Guide to Emergency Ultrasonography See pneumonia
See also airway management definition 1 See airway management
low-molecular-weight heparin (LMWH)
Ludwig's angina
lumbar puncture (LPs)
Lumefantrine
Lung abscesses Causes of Haemoptysis Chest X-Ray Findings in Pneumonia Community-Acquired Pneumonia Cough and Haemoptysis Differential Diagnosis of Suspected Pneumonia Investigation of Haemoptysis Management of Massive Haemoptysis
Lung cancer Acute Breathlessness Acute Superior Vena Caval (SVC) Obstruction Alveolar and Interstitial Lung Disease Causes of Breathlessness in the Patient with Cancer Cough and Haemoptysis Diffuse Lung Shadowing Lung Nodules and Masses Mediastinal Mass Pancytopenia and Febrile Neutropenia Pleural Diseases Pleural Effusion Reading a Chest X-Ray Spinal Cord Compression
Lung collapse Acute Superior Vena Caval (SVC) Obstruction Alveolar and Interstitial Lung Disease Causes of Breathlessness in the Patient with Cancer Common Normal Variants Diffuse Lung Shadowing Lung Nodules and Masses Mediastinal Mass Pleural Diseases Reading a Chest X-Ray Ultrasonography in Acute Medicine
Lung crackles 'Medical' Causes of Acute Abdominal Pain Acute Abdominal Pain Acute Breathlessness Acute Medical Problems in the HIV-Positive Patient Acute Superior Vena Caval (SVC) Obstruction Causes of Breathlessness in the Patient with Cancer Chest X-Ray Findings in Pneumonia Clinical Assessment of the Patient with Suspected Sepsis Community-Acquired Pneumonia Differential Diagnosis of Suspected Pneumonia Focused Assessment of the Patient with Acute Breathlessness Invasive Ventilation in Acute Respiratory Failure Sepsis
Lung metastases Lung Nodules and Masses Pleural Diseases Reading a Chest X-Ray