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Delirium in older adults: quick reference

…Recognise it Core criteria Core criterion Meaning : : Acute onset The change has developed over hours to days Fluctuating course Symptoms vary over the day and…

Intensive care parameters

…Urine output 0.5 mL/kg/h Lactate Falling A clearance 10 % per 2 h is a reasonable target ScvO₂ 70–80 % A low value…

Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring and Holter ECG

…Method : : Daily 24 hour Holter A few times per week 48–72 hour Holter or 7 day recording About once a month Thumb ECG or…

Abscess incision and drainage

…the procedure fails: the incision is too small, so that the cavity closes again within a day, and the abscess sits somewhere that makes incision…

Empirical antibiotic therapy: quick reference for common infections

…are taken from the recommendations of Strama Stockholm for the empirical antibiotic treatment of adults in hospital and in residential care homes (SÄBO) 2025/2026…

Warfarin therapy

…Warfarin has a narrow therapeutic index, a half life of several days and more than a hundred clinically relevant interactions. What determines whether the treatment…

Corticosteroids: quick reference for dose equivalents and stress dosing

…The management is the opposite in each case. Equivalent doses Agent Equivalent glucocorticoid dose Mineralocorticoid effect Biological half life : : : : Hydrocortisone (cortisol) 20 mg Marked Short…

Endocarditis: definitions, causes, diagnosis, echocardiography & treatment

…onset of the disease. Approximately 12% die within 30 days, compared to the 30 day mortality of STEMI (ST segment elevation infarction) , which is about…

Epidemiological aspects of cardiac arrest

…individuals (adults and children) experience a cardiac arrest (Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics). The CARES registry reported that the incidence was 92 per 100,000…

🟠 Reference values for pediatric and neonatal ECG

…Age <1 day 1–3 days 3–7 days 7–30 days 1–3 months 3–6 months 6–12 months 1–3 years 3…

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