…release. In cardiac arrest with suspected hyperkalaemia, advanced life support is followed while the hyperkalaemia is treated. Calcium chloride is then usually the first choice…

…ECMO = Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation. ALS = Advanced life support. Advanced cardiopulmonary resuscitation (ACLS) should be initiated as early as possible. In out of hospital…

…paramedics, physicians. BLS is provided until advanced life support (ALS) can be initiated. In regards to cardiac arrest, BLS includes delivering high quality chest compressions…

…suction, a bag and mask, and access to equipment and competence for advanced life support in the room. Two people: one who injects and monitors…

…heart failure, urgent hospital admission and referral to an expert centre with advanced heart failure care capabilities, including mechanical circulatory support and transplantation, is warranted…

…NOMI). This method focuses on the presence or absence of ACO, rather than rigid ECG thresholds, and incorporates advanced ECG interpretation, clinical context, imaging, biomarkers…

…and, where available, cardiothoracic and advanced haemodynamic support services. When fibrinolysis is indicated Fibrinolysis is indicated when: STEMI is diagnosed or strongly suspected; symptoms of…

…in advanced or acute presentations Left main disease may be clinically silent, and revascularisation recommendations are not restricted to patients with symptoms. Current guidance supports…

Cardiology Emergency medicine Procedurer Definition and Pathophysiology Cardiac tamponade is a life threatening clinical syndrome in which increased intrapericardial pressure compresses the heart and impairs…

Akutsjukvård Lathundar Basic principle Anaphylaxis is a rapidly developing systemic hypersensitivity reaction that can cause life threatening compromise of the airway, breathing or circulation. Skin…