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Hypoglycaemia: quick reference for emergency management

…seizures, confusion, a change in behaviour, collapse or an acute neurological deficit. Hypoglycaemia can cause hemiparesis, aphasia and radiological changes resembling ischaemic stroke. Glucose measurement…

Blood Pressure Targets in Older and Frail Adults

…adults must account for chronological age, biological age, frailty, multimorbidity, cognitive status, functional capacity, orthostatic symptoms, and treatment burden. Although older adults are often defined…

Cardiovascular Prevention in the Very Elderly

…multimorbidity, sarcopenia, cognitive function, functional capacity, and health related quality of life substantially influence both cardiovascular risk and the balance between treatment benefit and harm…

Delirium in older adults: quick reference

…patient is drowsy, difficult to rouse, hypervigilant, or has reduced orientation to the surroundings Other cognitive disturbance Disorientation, memory impairment, disorganised thinking, language disturbance or…

Diabetic ketoacidosis and hyperosmolar hyperglycaemic state: quick reference

…a longer symptomatic course Consciousness Usually preserved, but may be impaired in severe DKA Cognitive impairment is more common, particularly at very high osmolality Blood…

Left Main Coronary Artery Disease: Revascularisation Strategy

…and functional limitation Evidence of heart failure Haemodynamic stability Diabetes status Renal dysfunction and other important comorbidities Frailty Liver cirrhosis Cognitive function and life expectancy…

Cardiac arrest due to electrolyte imbalance

…unknown duration : These cases are managed as chronic hyponatremia. Degree of hyponatremia P/S Na + Common effects Mild 130 125 mmol/l Cognitive disorders, vertigo…

Care after return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC)

…are therefore based on observational data, expert opinion, or extrapolation from other fields (e.g. sepsis research) or physiological reasoning. Cardiac arrest care is advanced…

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