Glossary

Belly infection

Bowel discomfort

Stomach pain

Bowel pain

Sudden kidney failure

Heart attack

Increase in liver enzyme called ALT

Hair loss

Increase in liver enzyme called ALT

Increase in a pancreas enzyme called amylase

Decrease in the number of red blood cells

Sudden, severe allergic reaction

Rapid swelling under the skin

Decrease of a protein called Antithrombin III (needed to prevent blood clotting)

Joint pain

Increase in liver enzyme called AST

Unusual weakness

Irregular heartbeat

Uncommon lung infection

Inflammation of the liver caused by overactivity of the immune system (the body system and its cells that fight diseases)

Increase in blood level of acid uric. It can cause pain in the joints, called gout

Increase in liver and bone enzyme called alkaline phosphatase

Increase in blood levels of bilirubin, indicating liver problems

Increase in CPK, an enzyme found mainly in muscle, heart and brain

Decrease of a protein called fibrinogen (needed for blood clotting)

Increase in blood sugar

Increase in an enzyme called lactic acid dehydrogenase

Increase in blood pressure

Increase in waste body product in blood, called urea. It occurs in kidney failure.

Decreased production of blood cells by the bone marrow (the spongy tissue inside the bones)

Slow heartbeat

Increase in the levels of a protein called BNP in blood

Lung infection

Heart failure

Stroke due to interruption of blood flow to parts of the the brain

Stroke

Venous disease

Inflammation of the large bowel

Serious, chronic inflammatory disease of the large intestine (colon)

Confusion

Inflammation of the eye caused by an allergic reaction

Type of asthma with dry cough

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.)

Low number of cells in the blood

Lower appetite

Blood clotting within veins

Water loss

Breakdown of the covering around nerve fibres

Depression with suicidal thoughts

Raised, acne-like bumps on the skin

Skin rash

Inflammation of bowel wall

Drug allergic reaction

Inability of a patient to tolerate a drug because of side effect

Liver injury considered to be caused by drugs

Taste disturbance

Indigestion

Difficulty in breathing

Abnormal electrical activity of the heart that affects its rhythm (QT prolonged)

Seizure

Nosebleed

Reddening of the skin

Swelling of the face

Soft stools

Tiredness

Low level of neutrophils with fever

Walking abnormality

Increase in liver enzyme called GGT

Inflammation of the stomach

Diarrhoea and vomiting caused by a virus

Stomach and gut toxicity

Major fit including loss of consciousness

Increase in liver enzyme called GGT

Condition in which some immune cells damage body tissues or organs

Seeing, hearing or feeling things that are not there

Liver failure

Liver injury

Viral infection (shingles)

Hearing disorder

High blood levels of bilirubin, indicating liver problems

High blood level of cholesterol

High blood potassium level

Allergic reaction

High blood pressure

High blood pressure crisis

High blood levels of triglycerides, a type of fat

High blood uric acid level that can cause pain in the joints, called gout

Decrease of a blood protein called albumin

Low blood calcium levels

Low blood potassium level

Low blood magnesium levels

Inflammation of the pituitary gland (a gland that releases several hormones and controls many other glands)

Low blood protein levels

Low blood pressure

Poor activity of a gland called thyroid

Pain and inflammation of the joints caused by overactivity of the immune system (the body system and its cells that fight diseases)

Lung disease caused by overactivity of the immune system (the body system and its cells that fight diseases)

Inflammation of the intestine caused by overactivity of the immune system (the body system and its cells that fight diseases)

Inflammation of the liver caused by overactivity of the immune system (the body system and its cells that fight diseases)

Inflammation of the thyroid gland caused by overactivity of the immune system

Flu-like illness

Strong unwanted body reaction to the treatment given intravenously (leading to fever, vomiting, shortness to breath, etc.)

Bruising at the injection site

Difficulty in sleeping

Yellowing of the skin or whites of the eyes caused by liver or blood problems

Eye inflammation

Perforation of the gut

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.

Low level of white blood cells

Decrease in the number of white blood cells called lymphocytes

Treatment to eliminate white blood cells called lymphocytes

Low level of lymphocytes, a type of white blood cell

Generally feeling unwell

Inflammation of the moist body surfaces

A condition where several organs in the body fail to work normally

Involuntary contraction of muscle

Heart attack

Disease of the muscles that causes pain or weakness

Feeling sick

Kidney disease

Damages to the nervous system caused by toxic substances

Low level of neutrophils, a type of white blood cells

Severe infection of the blood

Decrease in the number of white blood cells called neutrophils

Type of sudden inflammation of the pancreas

Thrush, a fungal infection in the mouth

Dizziness or light headedness when standing up because of a drop in blood pressure

Hand-foot syndrome (redness, swelling, pain and sometimes blisters on the palms of the hands and/or the soles of the feet)

Sensation of abnormal heartbeat

Sudden inflammation of the pancreas

Severe reduction in blood cells

Pins and needles

Tremor, stiffness and slowness of movement

Infection of the skin around the nail

Swelling of the ankles, feet or fingers

Decrease in the number of platelets, cells that help the blood to clot

Fluid around the lungs

Lung infection

Inflammation of the lungs

Abnormally frequent urination

Increase in urine production

Low number of white blood cells called neutrophils

Decrease in blood protein called protein S (needed to prevent blood clotting)

Itching

Blood clot in the lungs

Lung bleeding

Fever

Red raised skin rash

Rectal bleeding

Decrease in the number of red blood cells

Kidney failure

Stuffy and runny nose

Heart failure

Serious body reaction to an infection

Dangerous drop in blood pressure caused by severe infection

Increase in blood ferritin level, a protein that stores iron

Type of heart rythm disorder (sinoatrial block)

Darkening of the skin

Somnolence

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)

Inflamed and sore mouth

Evolution of the stroke

Suicidal thoughts

Extra heart beats, which interrupt the normal regular rhythm of the heart (supraventricular extrasystoles)

Low level of platelets (needed for blood clotting)

Inflammation of the thyroid gland

Fit with muscle contraction

Increase in troponin “I” possibly indicating a heart injury

Increase in troponin possibly indicating a heart injury

Increase in troponin “T” possibly indicating a heart injury

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

Hives

Vomiting

Weight gain

Decrease in the number of white blood cells

Decrease in the number of white blood cells

Yellow skin coloration