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N-acetyl-p-benzoquinoneimine
N-acetylcysteine (see acetylcysteine)
nabilone
NABQI
NAC (see acetylcysteine)
naevi
    congenital
    dysplastic (atypical)
    fusco caeruleus zygomaticus
    giant melanocytic
    Hori's
    intradermal
    melanocytic
        dermal
        halo
        junctional
        pigmented birthmarks
    of Ota
    spider
    strawberry
naevoid (definition)
nafarelin
nail apparatus melanoma
nail disorders
    alopecia areata association
    brittle nails
    causes (table)
    dermatitis
    diagnosis
    half-and-half nails
    herpetic infection
    ingrown toenails
    koilonychia
    lichen planus
    melanoma
    myxoid pseudocyst
    onycholysis
    onychomycosis (tinea unguium)
    paronychia
        acute
        chronic
    psoriasis
    subungual warts
    tinea
    trauma
    twenty nail dystrophy
nail dystrophies
    alopecia areata association
    brittle nails
    causes (table)
    dermatitis
    diagnosis
    half-and-half nails
    herpetic infection
    ingrown toenails
    koilonychia
    lichen planus
    melanoma
    myxoid pseudocyst
    onycholysis
    onychomycosis (tinea unguium)
    paronychia
        acute
        chronic
    psoriasis
    subungual warts
    tinea
    trauma
    twenty nail dystrophy
naloxone
naltrexone
napkin psoriasis
nappy rash
    causes (table)
    irritant
        environmental modification
        treatment
            of infection
    napkin psoriasis
NAPQI
naproxen
naratriptan
narcolepsy
narcotics
    adverse effects
        (table)
    interactions
    precautions
    principles of use
narrow angle glaucoma
narrow-spectrum penicillins
narrowband ultraviolet B therapy
    adverse effects
    therapeutic use
        alopecia areata
        dermatitis
            atopic
            contact (feet)
        Grover's disease
        itch without rash
        lichen planus
        morphoea
        necrobiosis lipoidica
        pityriasis
            rosea
            rubra pilaris
        polymorphic light eruption
        pompholyx
        psoriasis
            children
            with acitretin
        solar urticaria (table)
        vitiligo
    types
nasal douche (saline)
    acute bacterial rhinosinusitis
    chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps
    chronic rhinosinusitis without nasal polyps
nasal packing
    anterior
    posterior
nasal polyps
    chronic rhinosinusitis
    link with cystic fibrosis
nasal sprays
    acute bacterial rhinosinusitis (saline)
    instructions for use (corticosteroids) (patient information)
natalizumab
National Asthma Council
nausea and vomiting
    anticipatory (gastrointestinal)
    chronic
    drug-induced
        cytotoxics
        noncytotoxic drugs
        opioids
    gastroparesis
    migraine
    motion sickness
    palliative care
        general management
        specific management
            chemoreceptor trigger zone causes
            chemotherapy and radiotherapy
            gastrointestinal causes
                bowel obstruction
                constipation
                hyperacidity
                mucosal erosion
                poor gastric emptying
            intracranial causes
            psychological causes
            vestibular causes
    postoperative
    pregnancy
    radiotherapy-induced
    refractory
    vertigo
    vomiting pathway and sites of antiemetic action (schematic diagram)
near-drowning
nebulisers
    antibiotics in cystic fibrosis
Necator americanus
neck pain
    acute
        analgesics
        exercises
           Range of movement exercises for the neck (Figure 12.14)
           Posture exercises for the neck (Figure 12.13)
           Exercises for acute neck pain (Figure 12.12)
           Acute neck pain: physical therapy
        interventions
        manipulation
        mobilisation
        patient communication
        physical therapies
        physiotherapy
    chronic
       Neck pain: natural history
       Chronic neck pain: interventions
        analgesics
        collars
        continuous pain
        exercises
        interventions
        manipulation
        mobilisation
        multidisciplinary pain clinics
        nonspecific therapy
        persistent pain
        recurrent pain
        targeted therapy
    duration
    epidemiology
    investigation
    natural history
    physical examination
    rheumatoid arthritis
    treatment
       Acute neck pain: interventions
       Chronic neck pain: continuous or persistent pain
    whiplash
    X-ray criteria
necrobiosis lipoidica
necrotising fasciitis
    polymicrobial
    Streptococcus pyogenes
necrotising otitis externa
nedocromil sodium
needlestick injuries
    postexposure prophylaxis
Neisseria gonorrhoeae
    cervicitis
    conjunctivitis
    endocarditis
    epididymo-orchitis
    ophthalmia in neonates
    pelvic inflammatory disease
    urethritis
Neisseria meningitidis
    conjunctivitis
    meningitis
       Neisseria meningitidis (meningococcal meningitis)
       Meningitis: introduction
    respiratory pathogens associated with immunodeficiency (table)
    severe sepsis
nelfinavir
neomycin
neonatal
    acne
    cephalic pustulosis
    gonococcal ophthalmia
    group B streptococcal infection
    herpes infection
    seizures
    thyroid dysfunction
neonatal seizures
neonatal thyroid dysfunction
nephrotic syndrome
    respiratory pathogens
nephrotoxicity
    snake bite
nerve blocks
    chest injuries
    chronic pain
    complications
    local
    opioid-dependent patients
    peripheral
    regional
    rotator cuff disease
    systemic
nerve entrapment syndromes
    wrist and hand pain
nerve injuries from local anaesthesia
nerve root sleeve injection
neural tube defects
neuralgia
    glossopharyngeal
    multiple sclerosis
    occipital
    postherpetic
    trigeminal
        multiple sclerosis
neuralgic amyotrophy
neurally mediated reflex syncopal syndromes
    nonpharmacological therapy
    pharmacological therapy
neuraminidase inhibitors
    intercurrent influenza in COPD
neuraxial blockade
    complications
        haematoma and/or abscess
        headache after dural puncture
        high block
        hypotension
        seizures
        total spinal anaesthesia
    labour pain
neurodegenerative disorders (palliative care)
    Duchenne muscular dystrophy
    motor neurone disease
neurofibromatosis type 1
    aetiology
    characteristics
    diagnosis
    management
neuroimaging
    developmental disability
    stoke diagnosis
neuroleptic malignant syndrome
    antiparkinsonian drugs
    antipsychotic adverse effect
    clinical features and diagnosis
    treatment
        antidotal therapy
        hyperthermia
        respiratory and circulatory support
        sedation
neurological and neuromuscular symptoms
    palliative care
        ataxia and incoordination
        cognitive disorders
        cramps and spasms
        delirium
        dementia
        headache
        motor dysfunction
        movement disorders
        multifocal myoclonus
        myopathies and myasthenias
        seizures
        sensory dysfunction
neurology guidelines
neuromuscular blocking agents
neuromuscular disorders
    acquired inflammatory
        acute polyneuropathies
        chronic polyneuropathies
        multifocal motor neuropathy
    acute brachial neuritis
    dermatomyositis
    facial nerve palsy
    inclusion body myositis
    lumbosacral plexitis
    motor neurone disease
    muscle cramps
    myasthenia gravis
    myotonia
    peripheral neuropathy
    polymyositis
    respiratory risk for surgery
neuromyelitis optica
    definition
neuropathic pain
   Neuropathic pain
   Pain in patients receiving palliative care: types of pain
    acute
        acute herpes zoster
    central
    characteristics (table)
    characteristics and classification (table)
    clinical features
    dental
    Guillain-Barre syndrome
    management
        drugs used in palliative care for
            antiarrhythmic
            antidepressant
            antiepileptic
            ketamine
    mechanisms
    nerve injury and
    palliative care
        types of pain
    peripheral
    phantom limb pain
    physiology of treatment
    postherpetic neuralgia
    treatment
neuropathic ulcers
neuropathy
    peripheral
neuropsychological theories
    autism
neurosurgery
    antibiotic prophylaxis
    Parkinson's disease
    stroke
       Intracerebral haemorrhage
       Ischaemic stroke
neurotoxicity
    snake bite
neutropenia
    febrile neutropenia
    palliative care
    respiratory pathogens
nevirapine
new daily persistent headache
NEXUS criteria (box)
nicorandil
nicotine
nicotine dependence levels
nicotine replacement therapy (NRT)
    adverse reactions and contraindications
    combination therapy
    gum
       Nicotine replacement
       Nicotine replacement therapy: nicotine gum
    inhaler
       Nicotine replacement therapy: nicotine inhaler
       Nicotine replacement
    lozenges
       Nicotine replacement
       Nicotine replacement therapy: nicotine lozenges
    patches
       Nicotine replacement
       Nicotine replacement therapy: nicotine patches
    sublingual tablets
nicotinic acid
nifedipine
night terrors
nightmares
    children
nimodipine
nitazoxanide
nitrates
    clinical pharmacology
    medication-induced headache
nitrazepam (see also benzodiazepines)
nitrofurantoin
nitrogen (liquid)
    patient information (box)
    therapeutic use
        basal cell carcinoma
        ingrown toenails
        intraepidermal carcinoma
        molluscum contagiosum
        seborrhoeic keratoses
        solar keratoses
            pigmented
        solar lentigo
        venous aneurysms
        warts
            common
            genital (adults)
            plane
            plantar
            subungual warts
nitroimidazoles
    clinical pharmacology
nitroprusside
nitrous oxide
nits
nizatidine
Nocardia species
    brain abscess
    opportunistic infection
        lung transplantation
        pneumonia
        respiratory pathogen (table)
nocardiosis
nociception
    pathways & neurotransmitters (figure)
    peripheral factors involved (figure)
nociceptive pain
    characteristics (table)
       Classification of pain (Table 1.1)
       Pain in patients receiving palliative care: pathophysiology of pain
    definition
    description
    physiology and pathophysiology
    treatment options (table)
nocturia due to bladder spasm (palliative care)
nodule (definition)
noisy breathing
    palliative care
        management
non-generalised social anxiety disorder
non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors
    interactions
non-ST elevation acute coronary syndrome (NSTEACS)
    features of high
        intermediate & low-risk NSTEACS (box)
    features of high-
        intermediate-
            & low-risk NSTEACS (box)
    features of NSTEACS (box)
    high-risk patients
    intermediate-risk patients
    low-risk patients
nonablative skin resurfacing
nonalcoholic fatty liver disease
nonalcoholic steatohepatitis
nonbacterial prostatits
noncardiac surgery in patients with CVD
    noncardiac surgery
        cardiac drugs in the perioperative period
        patient assessment
            risk of death or MI by procedure type (table)
        pre- and perioperative management
            anticoagulation
            arrhythmias
            heart failure
            hypertension
            implantable cardioverter-defibrillators & permanent pacemakers
            ischaemic heart disease
            valvular heart disease
noncardiogenic acute pulmonary oedema
    drug-induced
    near-drowning
noninvasive positive pressure ventilation
noninvasive ventilation
    contraindications
    indications
        acute use
            acute cardiogenic pulmonary oedema
            acute exacerbations of COPD
            ceasing treatment
            hypoxaemic respiratory failure
        long-term
            obstructive sleep apnoea
                adults
                children
    instituting treatment
        equipment settings and monitoring
        preparation
        ventilator adjustments
    managing problems
    post-operative use
    treatment failure
nonketotic hyperglycaemic coma
nonpharmacological pain management techniques
    hyperstimulation
    physical
    psychological
    social/environmental
nonspecific interstitial pneumonia
nonspecific pelvic pain
nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs)
nontechnological communication systems
    developmental disability
nontuberculous mycobacteria
    cystic fibrosis
    hot tub lung
nonulcer dyspepsia
Noonan syndrome
    aetiology
    characteristics
    cognitive and behavioural problems
    diagnosis
    growth
    management
    medical issues
       Management of an adolescent with developmental disability: medical issues
       Noonan syndrome
    prevalence
    support groups
noradrenaline
norethisterone
norfloxacin
normal immunoglobulin
normal pressure hydrocephalus
    gait ataxia
normoprolactinaemic galactorrhoea
norpethidine
nortriptyline
   Tricyclic antidepressants index page
   Nortriptyline index page
Norwegian scabies
nose bleeds
    anterior bleed
        anterior nasal packing
    management
    posterior bleed
        posterior nasal packing
nosocomial infection
    meningitis
notalgia paraesthetica
notification of suspected addicted persons
NSAID-induced ulcers
    prevention
    risk factors
    treatment
NSAIDs (nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs)
nucleoside-nucleotide reverse transcriptase inhibitors
    adverse reactions
numerical scale for pain assessment
    0-10
    0-5
nutrient reference values
nutrition and nutritional support
    chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
    cystic fibrosis
    developmental disability
        assessment of weight status
            body mass index
            waist circumference
        cerebral palsy
           Cerebral palsy: management of associated health problems
           Cerebral palsy: nutrition
        Down syndrome
        overweight and obesity
            assessment and management
            consequences
            overcoming barriers to losing weight
            prevalence
        Prader-Willi syndrome
        preventive health care
        specific nutritional deficiencies
            folate and iron
                iron
                    micronutrients
            vitamin B12
        underweight
            adults
            assessment
            children
            consequences
            enteral tube feeding
            management
        Williams syndrome
    palliative care
        anorexia
        cachexia
        end-of-life care
           Anorexia, weight loss and cachexia in patients receiving palliative care
           Ethical dilemmas concerning 'cause of death'
           Providing palliative care in the community
        FAQ
           Frequently asked questions in palliative care: patients
           Frequently asked questions in palliative care: family and carers
        motor neurone disease
        terminal stage
        weight loss
nystagmus
    diagnosis of vertigo
nystatin


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