Glossary
- Abdominal abscess
Belly infection
- Abdominal discomfort
Bowel discomfort
- Abdominal pain
Stomach pain
- Abdominal pain upper
Bowel pain
- Acute kidney injury
Sudden kidney failure
- Acute myocardial infarction
Heart attack
- Alanine aminotransferase increased
Increase in liver enzyme called ALT
- Alopecia
Hair loss
- ALT increased
Increase in liver enzyme called ALT
- Amylase increased
Increase in a pancreas enzyme called amylase
- Anaemia
Decrease in the number of red blood cells
- Anaphylactic reaction
Sudden, severe allergic reaction
- Angioedema
Rapid swelling under the skin
- Antithrombin III decreased
Decrease of a protein called Antithrombin III (needed to prevent blood clotting)
- Arthralgia
Joint pain
- Aspartate aminotransferase increased
Increase in liver enzyme called AST
- Asthenia
Unusual weakness
- Atrial fibrillation
Irregular heartbeat
- Atypical pneumonia
Uncommon lung infection
- Autoimmune hepatitis
Inflammation of the liver caused by overactivity of the immune system (the body system and its cells that fight diseases)
- Blood acid uric increased
Increase in blood level of acid uric. It can cause pain in the joints, called gout
- Blood alkaline phosphatase increased
Increase in liver and bone enzyme called alkaline phosphatase
- Blood bilirubin increased
Increase in blood levels of bilirubin, indicating liver problems
- Blood creatine phosphokinase increase
Increase in CPK, an enzyme found mainly in muscle, heart and brain
- Blood fibrinogen decreased
Decrease of a protein called fibrinogen (needed for blood clotting)
- Blood glucose increased
Increase in blood sugar
- Blood lactate dehydrogenase increased
Increase in an enzyme called lactic acid dehydrogenase
- Blood pressure increased
Increase in blood pressure
- Blood urea increased
Increase in waste body product in blood, called urea. It occurs in kidney failure.
- Bone marrow failure
Decreased production of blood cells by the bone marrow (the spongy tissue inside the bones)
- Bradycardia
Slow heartbeat
- Brain natriuretic peptide increased
Increase in the levels of a protein called BNP in blood
- Bronchopulmonary aspergillosis
Lung infection
- Cardiac failure
Heart failure
- Cerebral infarction
Stroke due to interruption of blood flow to parts of the the brain
- Cerebrovascular accident
Stroke
- Chronic venous disease
Venous disease
- Colitis
Inflammation of the large bowel
- Colitis ulcerative
Serious, chronic inflammatory disease of the large intestine (colon)
- Confusional state
Confusion
- Conjunctivitis allergic
Inflammation of the eye caused by an allergic reaction
- Cough variant asthma
Type of asthma with dry cough
- Cytokine release syndrome
Symptoms caused by the release of a large amount of chemicals from cells following the drug infusion (leading to fever, vomiting, shortness of breath, headache and/or low blood pressure etc.)
- Cytopenia
Low number of cells in the blood
- Decreased appetite
Lower appetite
- Deep vein thrombosis
Blood clotting within veins
- Dehydration
Water loss
- Demyelination
Breakdown of the covering around nerve fibres
- Depression suicidal
Depression with suicidal thoughts
- Dermatitis acneiform
Raised, acne-like bumps on the skin
- Dermatitis allergic
Skin rash
- Diverticulitis
Inflammation of bowel wall
- Drug hypersensitivity
Drug allergic reaction
- Drug intolerance
Inability of a patient to tolerate a drug because of side effect
- Drug-induced liver injury
Liver injury considered to be caused by drugs
- Dysgeusia
Taste disturbance
- Dyspepsia
Indigestion
- Dyspnea
Difficulty in breathing
- Electrocardiogram QT prolonged
Abnormal electrical activity of the heart that affects its rhythm (QT prolonged)
- Epilepsy
Seizure
- Epistaxis
Nosebleed
- Erythema
Reddening of the skin
- Face oedema
Swelling of the face
- Faeces soft
Soft stools
- Fatigue
Tiredness
- Febrile neutropenia
Low level of neutrophils with fever
- Gait disturbance
Walking abnormality
- Gamma-glutamyltransferase increased
Increase in liver enzyme called GGT
- Gastritis
Inflammation of the stomach
- Gastroesophageal viral
Diarrhoea and vomiting caused by a virus
- Gastrointestinal toxicity
Stomach and gut toxicity
- Generalised tonic-clonic seizure
Major fit including loss of consciousness
- GGT increased
Increase in liver enzyme called GGT
- Haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis
Condition in which some immune cells damage body tissues or organs
- Hallucination
Seeing, hearing or feeling things that are not there
- Hepatic failure
Liver failure
- Hepatotoxicity
Liver injury
- Herpes zoster
Viral infection (shingles)
- Hyperacusis
Hearing disorder
- Hyperbilirubinaemia
High blood levels of bilirubin, indicating liver problems
- Hypercholesterolaemia
High blood level of cholesterol
- Hyperkalieamia
High blood potassium level
- Hypersensitivity
Allergic reaction
- Hypertension
High blood pressure
- Hypertensive crisis
High blood pressure crisis
- Hypertriglyceridaemia
High blood levels of triglycerides, a type of fat
- Hyperuricaemia
High blood uric acid level that can cause pain in the joints, called gout
- Hypoalbuminaemia
Decrease of a blood protein called albumin
- Hypocalcaemia
Low blood calcium levels
- Hypokalaemia
Low blood potassium level
- Hypomagnesaemia
Low blood magnesium levels
- Hypophysitis
Inflammation of the pituitary gland (a gland that releases several hormones and controls many other glands)
- Hypoproteinaemia
Low blood protein levels
- Hypotension
Low blood pressure
- Hypothyroidism
Poor activity of a gland called thyroid
- Immune mediated arthritis
Pain and inflammation of the joints caused by overactivity of the immune system (the body system and its cells that fight diseases)
- Immune mediated lung disease
Lung disease caused by overactivity of the immune system (the body system and its cells that fight diseases)
- Immune-mediated dermatitis
Skin rash due to overactivity of the immune system (the body system and its cells that fight diseases)
- Immune-mediated enterocolitis
Inflammation of the intestine caused by overactivity of the immune system (the body system and its cells that fight diseases)
- Immune-mediated hepatitis
Inflammation of the liver caused by overactivity of the immune system (the body system and its cells that fight diseases)
- Immune-mediated thyroiditis
Inflammation of the thyroid gland caused by overactivity of the immune system
- Influenza like illness
Flu-like illness
- Infusion related reaction
Strong unwanted body reaction to the treatment given intravenously (leading to fever, vomiting, shortness to breath, etc.)
- Injection site haematoma
Bruising at the injection site
- Insomnia
Difficulty in sleeping
- Jaundice
Yellowing of the skin or whites of the eyes caused by liver or blood problems
- Keratitis
Eye inflammation
- Large intestine perforation
Perforation of the gut
- Left ventricular ejection fraction decreased
Decrease in the percentage of blood leaving the heart at each contraction found in a heart test. It can be a sign of weakness of the heart muscle.
- Leukopenia
Low level of white blood cells
- Lymphocyte count decreased
Decrease in the number of white blood cells called lymphocytes
- Lymphodepletion treatment
Treatment to eliminate white blood cells called lymphocytes
- Lymphopenia
Low level of lymphocytes, a type of white blood cell
- Malaise
Generally feeling unwell
- Mucosal inflammation
Inflammation of the moist body surfaces
- Multiple organ dysfunction syndrome
A condition where several organs in the body fail to work normally
- Muscle spasms
Involuntary contraction of muscle
- Myocardial infarction
Heart attack
- Myopathy
Disease of the muscles that causes pain or weakness
- Nausea
Feeling sick
- Nephrotic syndrome
Kidney disease
- Neurotoxicity
Damages to the nervous system caused by toxic substances
- Neutropenia
Low level of neutrophils, a type of white blood cells
- Neutropenic sepsis
Severe infection of the blood
- Neutrophils count decreased
Decrease in the number of white blood cells called neutrophils
- Oedematous pancreatitis
Type of sudden inflammation of the pancreas
- Oral candidiasis
Thrush, a fungal infection in the mouth
- Orthostatic hypotension
Dizziness or light headedness when standing up because of a drop in blood pressure
- Palmar-plantar erythrodysaesthesia syndrome
Hand-foot syndrome (redness, swelling, pain and sometimes blisters on the palms of the hands and/or the soles of the feet)
- Palpitations
Sensation of abnormal heartbeat
- Pancreatitis acute
Sudden inflammation of the pancreas
- Pancytopenia
Severe reduction in blood cells
- Paraesthesia
Pins and needles
- Parkinsonism
Tremor, stiffness and slowness of movement
- Paronychia
Infection of the skin around the nail
- Peripheral oedema
Swelling of the ankles, feet or fingers
- Platelet count decreased
Decrease in the number of platelets, cells that help the blood to clot
- Pleural effusion
Fluid around the lungs
- Pneumonia
Lung infection
- Pneumonitis
Inflammation of the lungs
- Pollakiuria
Abnormally frequent urination
- Polyuria
Increase in urine production
- Pool neutropenia + neutrophil count decreased
Low number of white blood cells called neutrophils
- Protein S decreased
Decrease in blood protein called protein S (needed to prevent blood clotting)
- Pruritus
Itching
- Pulmonary embolism
Blood clot in the lungs
- Pulmonary haemorrhage
Lung bleeding
- Pyrexia
Fever
- Rash maculo-papular
Red raised skin rash
- Rectal haemorrhage
Rectal bleeding
- Red blood cell count decreased
Decrease in the number of red blood cells
- Renal failure
Kidney failure
- Rhinitis
Stuffy and runny nose
- Right ventricular failure
Heart failure
- Sepsis
Serious body reaction to an infection
- Septic shock
Dangerous drop in blood pressure caused by severe infection
- Serum ferritin increased
Increase in blood ferritin level, a protein that stores iron
- Sinoatrial block
Type of heart rythm disorder (sinoatrial block)
- Skin hyperpigmentation
Darkening of the skin
- Sleepiness
Somnolence
- Stoma site haemorrhage
Bleeding at the site of the stoma (a stoma is an opening on the abdomen that can be connected to the digestive or urinary system)
- Stomatitis
Inflamed and sore mouth
- Stroke in evolution
Evolution of the stroke
- Suicidal ideation
Suicidal thoughts
- Supraventricular extrasystoles
Extra heart beats, which interrupt the normal regular rhythm of the heart (supraventricular extrasystoles)
- Taste disorder
Taste changed
- Thrombocytopenia
Low level of platelets (needed for blood clotting)
- Thyroiditis
Inflammation of the thyroid gland
- Tonic convulsion
Fit with muscle contraction
- Troponin I increased
Increase in troponin “I” possibly indicating a heart injury
- Troponin increased
Increase in troponin possibly indicating a heart injury
- Troponin T increased
Increase in troponin “T” possibly indicating a heart injury
- Tumour lysis syndrome
Condition called tumour lysis syndrome, which occurs when a lot of tumour cells die. This causes changes in the blood that may cause damage to organs
- Urticaria
Hives
- Vomiting
Vomiting
- Weight increased
Weight gain
- White blood cell count decreased
Decrease in the number of white blood cells
- White blood cells count decreased
Decrease in the number of white blood cells
- Yellow skin
Yellow skin coloration