…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…

…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…

…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…

…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 …

…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:…

…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…

…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…

…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…

…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…

…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…

…1. Assess vital signs and level of consciousness immediately. 2. Check oxygen saturation and capillary glucose. 3. Exclude immediately treatable threats without delay: hypoxia, hypoglycaemia…

…treatment; biphasic reactions occur. Everyone must go home with an adrenaline auto injector and written instructions. Patients taking beta blockers may respond poorly to adrenaline…

…instilled 15–30 minutes before the procedure, or over a few days at home for a hard plug. Have the patient lie with the ear…

…Readers interested in ST segment elevation differential diagnoses may read our own article. Take home message: Inspect the J point! Posted by Dr Dan Olsson.

…of the thrombus. This means that a patient who experienced chest pain at home may be asymptomatic during the assessment in the ER, only to…

…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…

…Hasselqvist Ax et al ). About 70% of all cardiac arrests occur in homes. These cases have substantially worse survival than cases occurring in public places…