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Blood pressure

…preferably confirmation by home measurement or 24 hour recording — the thresholds for which are lower than for office measurement. Classification of office blood pressure Category…

Arterial Hypertension: Definition, Diagnosis and Out-of-Office Measurement

…device. Home blood pressure monitoring (HBPM): self measurement at home, generally with a validated upper arm oscillometric device. Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (ABPM): automated measurement…

Resistant Hypertension: Evaluation and Treatment

…office blood pressure must be confirmed using home blood pressure monitoring or ambulatory blood pressure monitoring. Other guideline formulations similarly define resistant hypertension as blood…

Acute exacerbation of COPD: quick reference

…COPD exacerbation apart from many other causes of acute dyspnoea: oxygen must be titrated cautiously and the blood gas determines the need for ventilatory support …

Myocardial ischemia and infarction: lack of oxygen or imbalance between supply/demand

…a redistribution of blood from non ischemic to ischemic myocardium (i.e an increase in blood flow in the ischemic area!) [2]. Take home message:…

Cardiac Rehabilitation After Myocardial Infarction

…Nutritional counselling, smoking cessation, blood pressure and lipid management, and diabetes care are therefore integral rather than optional components. Psychological and social factors also influence…

Peripheral venous cannula and intraosseous access

…Indications Peripheral venous cannula: Intravenous drug treatment, fluid or blood products. Contrast medium for CT (this requires a large bore cannula in a suitable vein…

Cardiac arrest in hypothermia (accidental hypothermia)

…In such instances, favorable neurological outcomes are possible even with prolonged periods of no blood flow, due to the reduced metabolic rate that accompanies declining…

Inpatient insulin therapy: quick reference

…often at a somewhat reduced dose. Withhold mealtime insulin. Monitor the glucose closely Fasting before an investigation, type 2 Withhold metformin, SGLT2 inhibitors and sulfonylureas…

Corticosteroids: quick reference for dose equivalents and stress dosing

…infection or gastroenteritis at home Double or triple the oral daily dose during the days of illness (the patient's sick day rules) Vomiting or…

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