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Common laboratory tests

…of a healthy reference population, which means that one healthy value in twenty falls outside them . Order twelve tests in a healthy person and the…

Abscess incision and drainage

…drainage is the treatment; antibiotics are normally neither necessary nor sufficient in an uncomplicated cutaneous abscess in an otherwise healthy person. There are two ways…

Sinus arrhythmia (respiratory sinus arrhythmia)

…This is mostly a normal (physiological) finding, particularly among young and healthy individuals. The phenomenon is explained by the heart rate variation caused by respiration…

Cardiovascular Risk Assessment with SCORE2 and SCORE2-OP

…SCORE2 and SCORE2 Older Persons (SCORE2 OP) are European risk prediction models designed to estimate 10 year risk of both fatal and non fatal CVD…

Hypoglycaemia: quick reference for emergency management

…is normalised [3]. A healthy person without diabetes therefore does not normally need investigation on the basis of an isolated, asymptomatic low sensor reading alone…

Evaluation of exercise stress test: ECG, symptoms, blood pressure, heart rate, performance

…RATING LEVEL OF EXERTION COMMENT 6 No exertion at all 7 7.5 Extremely light exertion 8 9 Very light exertion For a healthy person…

Atrial flutter: classification, causes, ECG criteria and management

…common pathological tachyarrhythmia. Only atrial fibrillation is more common. Atrial flutter occurs almost exclusively among persons with significant heart disease, predominantly ischemic heart disease. However…

Deceased donor organ donation

…long as the assessment takes. The task of the health service is to give effect to the deceased person's wishes, not to persuade anyone…

Physical Activity Prescription for Cardiovascular Prevention

…depression, dementia and osteoporosis. It also improves functional capacity, skeletal health, muscular strength, quality of life and psychological well being. Physical inactivity is itself a…

Short and long-term prognostication in cardiac arrest

…often obvious when interrogating witnesses, bystanders and health care professionals. The person may have some circulation despite circulatory collapse (e.g., with sustained ventricular tachycardia…

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