Acute presentations index
Acute alcohol withdrawal
Acute benzodiazepine withdrawal
Acute dystonic reactions
Acute grief reaction
Acute manic episode
Acute opiate withdrawal
Acute psychotic episode
Acute stress reaction ,
Akathisia
Anorexia nervosa admission criteria
Antidepressant discontinuation syndrome
Antipsychotic-induced parkinsonism
Attemped overdose
Attempted hanging
Attempted suicide
Capacity assessment
Catatonia
Child protection issues
Deliberate self-harm
Delirium
Delirium tremens
Delusional disorder
Emergency detention
Fitness to be interviewed
Fitness to plead
Lithium toxicity
Manipulative patients
Neuroleptic malignant syndrome
,
Paradoxical reactions to benzodiazepines
Paranoia
Patient acting against medical advice
Patient demanding admission
Patient demanding medication
Patient threatening suicide by telephone
Patient wanting to leave the ward
Postnatal depression
Postpartum psychosis
Priapism
Rapid tranquillization
Serotonin syndrome
Severe behavioural disturbance
Suicide attempt
Tardive dyskinesia
Reference ranges
Haematological values
Haemoglobin | 1318 g/dL |
11.516 g/dL |
Mean cell volume (MCV) | 7696 fL |
Platelets | 150400109/L |
White cell count (WCC) | 411109/L |
Neutrophils | 2.07.5109/L |
Eosinophils | 0.040.44109/L |
Lymphocytes | 1.33.5109/L |
Biochemistry values
Sodium | 135145 mmol/L |
Potassium | 3.55.0 mmol/L |
Creatinine | 70150 mol/L |
Urea | 2.56.7 mmol/L |
Calcium (total) | 2.122.65 mmol/L |
Albumin | 3550 g/L |
Protein | 6080 g/L |
Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) | 535 iu/L |
Alkaline phosphatase | 30150 u/L |
Bilirubin | 317 g/L |
Gamma-glutamyl-transpeptidase (GGT) | 41151 iu/L |
5733 iu/L |
Thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) | 0.55.7 mu/L |
Thyroxine (T4) | 70140 nmol/L |
Thyroxine (free) | 922 pmol/L |
Tri-iodothyronine (T3) | 1.23.0 nmol/L |
Vitamin B12 | 0.130.68 nmol/L |
Folate | 2.1 g/L |
Glucose (fasting) | 3.55.0 mmol/L |
Prolactin | <450 u/L |
<600 u/L |
Creatinine kinase (CK) | 25195 iu/L |
25170 iu/L |
Osmolality | 278305 mosmol/kg |
Urine
Osmolality | 3501000 mosmol/kg |
Sodium | 100250 mmol/24h |
Protein | <150 mg/24h |
Hydroxymethylmandelic acid (HMMA, VMA) | 1648 mmol/24h |
Reference ranges for selected drugs
Lithium | 0.81.2 mmol/L |
0.60.8 mmol/L (as an augmentative agent) |
Valproate | 50125 mg/L |
Carbamazepine | 412 mg/L |
(>7 mg/L may be more efficacious in bipolar disorder) |
Clozapine | 350500 g/L (0.350.5 mg/L) |
Nortriptyline | 50150 g/L |
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