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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

Endokrinologi & metabolism Lathundar An inpatient has a different insulin sensitivity from at home: less food, more stress, often corticosteroids, often impaired renal function. Prescribe basal…

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…

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…

Delirium in older adults: quick reference

…or clearly worse than baseline. Contact relatives, home care services, the residential care home or the previous care provider. 5. Confirm delirium with a structured…

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

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

Resistant Hypertension: Evaluation and Treatment

…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…

Acute exacerbation of COPD: quick reference

…oedema. Previous hypercapnia, NIV or invasive ventilation. Home oxygen and the patient's usual saturation. Previous exacerbations and hospital admissions. Current inhaled treatment and adherence…

Drugs in the emergency setting

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

Otoscopy and ear syringing

…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…

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