…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…

…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…

…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…

…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…

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

…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…

…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…

…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…

…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…

…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…

…Registry for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation, the 30 day survival for traumatic cardiac arrest is 2.5%. As per data from the registry, only suicide attempts have…

…keep still. Sedation is usually better than physical restraint — ketamine provides both immobilisation and less psychological trauma than being held down by three adults. Procedure…

…as required every 4 hours. Recalculate the daily dose when more than three breakthrough doses per day are needed. Dose adjustment Situation Adjustment : : eGFR <…

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

…Severe heart failure. Doses 100 mg/day during the third trimester of pregnancy. Dosage Acute myocardial infarction: Initial loading dose: 300–500 mg as soon…

…Catapress 150 μg tablets. Dose: 75 μg daily increased as required to up to 900 μg/day. Transdermal (one patch lasts for…

…use of validated risk models to estimate the risk of acute myocardial infarction, 30 day and 1 year mortality in patients with NSTE ACS. TIMI…

…the 40 to 55 day range). Because of this prolonged terminal half life, achieving steady state concentration without a loading dose takes approximately 265 days…

…agree with those viewpoints. Going through some guidelines the other day I realized that they are indeed becoming thicker and thicker. Guidelines issued by AHA…

…energy source in all cells]). The heart consumes approximately 30 kilograms of ATP per day (Neubauer et al), which is about 100 times its weight…

…A short course (no more than 7 days) may be given to selected patients with an eGFR of 30 40 mL/min for lower urinary…

Procedurer The doses below apply to adults unless otherwise stated, and paediatric doses are given per kilogram with the stated maximum. Always check against the…

…the very question at issue A patient who needs steroid cover simply to get through the day of the test can therefore be given dexamethasone…

…meals, or exposure to cold. Relieving factors, including rest or medication. Time of day and temporal pattern. Change in frequency, severity, or exercise threshold. Potential…

…Clinical presentation and assessment Identifying tobacco exposure Every cardiovascular assessment should establish: Current smoking status. Cigarettes smoked per day. Duration of smoking and cumulative exposure…

…periods of rapid ventricular rate (Table 1). Children and healthy adults may also develop tachycardia induced cardiomyopathy (Gopinnathair et al). Long term prognosis is excellent…