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Arterial Hypertension: Definition, Diagnosis and Out-of-Office Measurement

…Office blood pressure: blood pressure measured in a clinical setting, manually or with an automated device. Home blood pressure monitoring (HBPM): self measurement at home…

Terminology of sudden cardiac arrest and resuscitation

…automatic external defibrillator (AED). Return of Spontaneous Circulation (ROSC) : Return of mechanical cardiac function resulting in circulation with pulse. Coronary perfusion pressure (CPP) : The pressure…

Exercise stress test on cycle ergometer

…with a braked, workload controlled resistance; 12 lead ECG with continuous recording; automated or manual blood pressure measurement. Resuscitation trolley with defibrillator, oxygen, suction and…

Cardiac arrest due to pneumothorax

…gunshot wounds) Asthmatic episodes Iatrogenic events (e.g., during central venous catheter insertion) Underlying lung pathologies In cases of benign pneumothorax, positive pressure ventilation can…

Arrhythmias before and during cardiac arrest

…medical service) team upon their arrival at the scene. If an AED (automatic external defibrillator) has been connected, it should be interrogated (if possible) to…

Targeted temperature management after cardiac arrest

…infusions. A ventilator, an arterial line, a central venous catheter, ECG monitoring, blood gases. Drugs for sedation, analgesia and control of shivering. Procedure 1. Start…

Pre-test Probability and Selection of Non-invasive Testing in Stable Angina

…disease and can justify further investigation or treatment. Testing is therefore not an automatic response to chest pain. It is appropriate when the expected information…

Basic Life Support (BLS) in cardiac arrest

…may be sufficient to resuscitate the individual, especially if an automatic external defibrillator (AED) is available and used appropriately. According to the Swedish Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation…

Advanced cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) - Advanced cardiovascular life support (ACLS)

…NNT of 10, then 10 people must be treated to save 1. AED = automatic external defibrillator. ECMO = Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation. ALS = Advanced…

Long QT (QTc) interval, long QT syndrome (LQTS) & torsades de pointes

…corresponding figure is 500 ms. It is recommended that the automatic (machine) calculation of the corrected QT interval be used. Such QTc intervals are derived…

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