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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

…lead to misclassification. Blood pressure should be measured with a validated and calibrated device using a consistent method for the individual patient. The recommended procedure…

Resistant Hypertension: Evaluation and Treatment

…with all agents prescribed at maximum or maximally tolerated doses. The apparently uncontrolled office blood pressure must be confirmed using home blood pressure monitoring or…

Acute exacerbation of COPD: quick reference

…controlled oxygen with a target of 88 to 92 percent until the risk of hypercapnia has been assessed. 3. Take an arterial blood gas in…

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

…and infarction Definition and Purpose Cardiac rehabilitation is a comprehensive, multidisciplinary secondary prevention intervention for patients with cardiovascular disease, including those recovering from myocardial infarction…

Peripheral venous cannula and intraosseous access

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

Cardiac arrest in hypothermia (accidental hypothermia)

…are possible even with prolonged periods of no blood flow, due to the reduced metabolic rate that accompanies declining body temperature. For every 1°C reduction…

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

…Hyperglycaemia Glucose measurement, above all in the afternoon and evening. See the quick reference on inpatient insulin therapy Peptic ulcer A proton pump inhibitor with…

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