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Cardiac Rehabilitation After Myocardial Infarction

…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…

Inpatient insulin therapy: quick reference

…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…

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

…term relationship with cardiovascular risk is therefore graded, although practical clinical care requires diagnostic and treatment thresholds. The 2024 European guideline defines hypertension as an…

Delirium in older adults: quick reference

…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…

Acute exacerbation of COPD: quick reference

…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…

Clinical application of ECG in chest pain & acute myocardial infarction

…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…

Empirical antibiotic therapy: quick reference for common infections

…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…

Corticosteroids: quick reference for dose equivalents and stress dosing

…at home Double or triple the oral daily dose during the days of illness (the patient's sick day rules) Vomiting or diarrhoea, unable to…

Epidemiological aspects of cardiac arrest

…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 )…

Blood pressure

…least two occasions, and preferably confirmation by home measurement or 24 hour recording — the thresholds for which are lower than for office measurement. Classification of…

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