…disease, including those recovering from myocardial infarction. It extends beyond exercise training to incorporate individualized physical activity counselling, risk factor modification, nutritional care, education, psychosocial…

…high risk of hypoglycaemia 8–12 mmol/L The critically ill patient in intensive care According to the local protocol Avoid tight targets in inpatients…

…or 3 minutes after standing, following 5 minutes seated or supine. White coat hypertension: office pressure above the hypertension threshold but non hypertensive home or…

…residential care home or the previous care provider. 5. Confirm delirium with a structured instrument , for example the 4AT or the CAM according to local…

…accessory respiratory muscles or paradoxical abdominal breathing Impending muscle fatigue Respiratory rate above 25 to 30 per minute Increased risk of ventilatory failure New drowsiness…

…Hence, an ECG must be performed and interpreted within 10 minutes of arrival to the care facility (typically the emergency room [ER]). It is recommended…

…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…

…sick day rules) Vomiting or diarrhoea, unable to keep tablets down Parenteral hydrocortisone. The patient must have an emergency injection at home Acute illness, trauma…

…of cardiac arrest Worldwide the incidence of out of hospital cardiac arrest ranges from 20 to 140 cases per 100,000 inhabitants ( Ahern et al )…

…used thereafter Two to three measurements one minute apart, taking the mean of the last two Orthostatic testing after 1 and 3 minutes of standing…

…maximally tolerated doses. The apparently uncontrolled office blood pressure must be confirmed using home blood pressure monitoring or ambulatory blood pressure monitoring. Other guideline formulations…

Procedurer The doses below apply to adults unless otherwise stated, and paediatric doses are given per kilogram with the stated maximum. Always check against the…

…olive oil, carbamide peroxide) are instilled 15–30 minutes before the procedure, or over a few days at home for a hard plug. Have the…

…was not too impressed with current guidelines. He said that guidelines tend to be too complicated and too verbose. Those of us who have read…

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

…to anaesthetise the marrow cavity in a conscious patient. Fixation material for the intraosseous needle. Procedure Peripheral venous cannula 1. Apply the tourniquet 10–15…

…severe hypothermia No signs of life <24 °C Actions in accidental hypothermia with cardiac arrest or cardiopulmonary depression Use HOPE Score to assess the prognosis…