…of objectively demonstrating peripheral arterial disease, and it is needed more often than it is used — not only in claudication, but before every compression treatment…

…and if so at what pressure. Palpable foot pulses are not an acceptable substitute, and in patients with diabetes or renal failure the index may…

…disease — a risk of osteomyelitis and poor healing. Check the ankle brachial index and the foot status before any procedure on a toe. Critical ischaemia…

…oral or intravenous analgesia, or procedural sedation in advance. Inadequate analgesia is the commonest reason for an incompletely performed drainage. Procedure 1. Locate the centre…

…status and walking capacity, because these may reveal “masked” PAD in patients who do not exert themselves sufficiently to provoke symptoms. Intermittent claudication Intermittent claudication…

…insulin to a patient who is not eating. Give it after the meal when the food intake is uncertain. Not writing the prescription for hypoglycaemia…

…resuscitation (CPR) algorithm, incorporating an intravenous administration of 1 mg epinephrine. Predominant causes of anaphylactic cardiac arrest include food allergies, insect stings, and drug induced…

…does not have to be present for the condition to be serious [1]. Intramuscular adrenaline (epinephrine) is the first line treatment and must be given…

…when the last dose was taken. It matters more than the laboratory value. A normal INR and a normal APTT do not exclude DOAC effect…

…at high risk of developing a new event. Administration Ticagrelor can be administered with or without food. For patients who cannot swallow the tablets whole…