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Acute vertigo: quick reference for HINTS and differential diagnosis

…demyelination HINTS plus by a trained examiner if nystagmus is present, neurological examination, gait and truncal stability Acute balance syndrome Acute persistent unsteadiness or ataxia…

Hyponatraemia: quick reference for work-up and correction

…4. Where possible, take the plasma osmolality, urine osmolality and urine sodium before treatment. 5. With severe symptoms: give hypertonic saline immediately. Do not wait…

Peripheral Artery Disease: Diagnosis, Ankle–Brachial Index and Risk Management

…walking or a slow gait without describing classic claudication. In older adults, approximately 40% are asymptomatic, 50% report atypical leg symptoms and fewer than 10…

🟠 1-2-3-LQTS Risk Calculator

…M. R. (2017). Beta blocker therapy for long QT syndrome and catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia: Are all beta blockers equivalent? Heart Rhythm , 14(1), e41…

🟠 1-2-3-LQTS Risk Calculator

…M. R. (2017). Beta blocker therapy for long QT syndrome and catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia: Are all beta blockers equivalent? Heart Rhythm, 14(1), e41…

Diuretic Strategy and Decongestion in Heart Failure

… consider inotropic support Persistent congestion despite initial therapy Increase diuretic dose and/or combine diuretic classes Diuretic resistance or end stage renal failure Consider renal…

Familial Hypercholesterolaemia: Diagnosis, Cascade Screening and Treatment

…binding to the LDL receptor. Gain of function variants in PCSK9, which reduce recycling and surface availability of hepatic LDL receptors. Rare biallelic variants in…

PCSK9 Inhibitors: Indications, Efficacy and Access

…the rationale for therapeutic inhibition. Gain of function PCSK9 mutations are associated with familial hypercholesterolaemia (FH) and premature coronary heart disease, whereas loss of function…

Assessment of diastolic function by echocardiography

…axial length of SV) and sweep speed is set to 50 mm/s to 100 mm/s (Figure 1). Gain and filter should be minimized…

Optimization of the ultrasound image

…gain. This amplifies the incoming (reflected) ultrasound waves such that each object appears whiter on the image. Increasing gain excessively results in lower resolution and…

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