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Edrophonium test

…does not exclude myasthenia gravis. Today the test plays a marginal role in Sweden. Edrophonium is available only as a named patient (licensed import) product…

Cryotherapy of skin lesions

…1 mm Skin tag 3–5 s 1 — The freeze time is counted from the moment the ice front reaches the intended margin, not from…

Opioids in acute pain: quick reference for dosing and conversion

…patient is not already on an opioid patch, a modified release tablet and an as required opioid at the same time. Opioids in abdominal pain…

🟠 Tricuspid valve

…< 5cm² 5 10 cm² 10 cm² size vena cava inferior < 2,1 cm and compressible in between 2,1 cm, almost not compressible…

Cardiac amyloidosis

…5, 10]. A history of increasing frequency of hospitalizations and visits for heart failure without disease recognition in the 3 years preceding diagnosis is also…

Ankle-brachial index (ABI)

…on the upper arm. Locate the brachial signal in the antecubital fossa with the Doppler probe at 45–60° to the skin. Inflate to 20…

Epistaxis — compression, cautery and anterior nasal packing

…the floor of the nose in one smooth movement — never obliquely upwards towards the eye. 3. Expand it with 5–10 mL of saline through…

Joint aspiration

…the skin. 2. Clean and let it dry. Do not palpate the puncture site again with an unsterile hand. 3. Insert the needle in one…

Neutropenic fever: quick reference for emergency management

…Fever is not obligatory Hypothermia, new confusion, tachypnoea, hypotension, rigors, abdominal pain or a rapid deterioration in general condition may be the only signs of…

Paediatric and neonatal ECG interpretation

…1) 0 – 4 R/S ratio in V6 0.5–9 (2.5) 0.5–11 (3) 0.5–10 (2.5) 0.5–12…

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