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Hypoglycaemia: quick reference for emergency management

…a change in behaviour, collapse or an acute neurological deficit. Hypoglycaemia can cause hemiparesis, aphasia and radiological changes resembling ischaemic stroke. Glucose measurement is therefore…

Delirium in older adults: quick reference

…consciousness immediately. 2. Check oxygen saturation and capillary glucose. 3. Exclude immediately treatable threats without delay: hypoxia, hypoglycaemia, circulatory failure, sepsis, stroke, intracranial haemorrhage, seizure…

Hyponatraemia: quick reference for work-up and correction

…breathing and circulation. 2. Assess the neurological symptoms and at the same time exclude other acute causes, for example hypoglycaemia, poisoning, stroke, meningitis and a…

Inpatient insulin therapy: quick reference

…fasting and surgery. A risk of euglycaemic ketoacidosis Sulfonylurea A high risk of hypoglycaemia in a patient who is eating poorly. Consider stopping it GLP…

Acute stroke and thrombolysis: quick reference

…of all Measure Comment : : Plasma glucose Hypoglycaemia can mimic stroke. Measure immediately and correct marked hypoglycaemia Time of onset Document the exact clock time of…

Acute vertigo: quick reference for HINTS and differential diagnosis

…an obligatory trigger Vestibular migraine, Ménière's disease, TIA, arrhythmia, panic attack, hypoglycaemia History, neurological examination, hearing, cardiac examination, ECG, selective vascular imaging Traumatic or…

Corticosteroids: quick reference for dose equivalents and stress dosing

…fever, hyponatraemia, hyperkalaemia, hypoglycaemia. Give hydrocortisone and an isotonic crystalloid. Exact doses according to the local protocol. Tapering after pharmacological treatment Duration and dose Risk…

Poisoning: quick reference for antidotes and initial management

…of consciousness, the pupils, tone, clonus and seizures. Give glucose in hypoglycaemia and a benzodiazepine for toxicological seizures E Temperature, skin, smell, injection marks, medication…

Status epilepticus: quick reference for emergency treatment

…the initial sympathetic response can give way to hypotension, hypoxia, hypoglycaemia and circulatory failure [5]. Plasma glucose immediately Check the capillary or venous glucose i

🟠 Aspirin (Acetylsalicylic acid)

…albumin, but the therapeutic effect remains unchanged. Sulfonylureas: Salicylates may potentiate the hypoglycemic effect of sulfonylureas, possibly due to reduced binding to serum albumin. Nicotinic…

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