A rapid guide to the dosing of the most important drugs in emergency and intensive care — adults and children. Akut Intensivvård Barn

Removal with forceps, hook, suction and balloon catheter — and the objects that cannot wait: button batteries and magnets. Primärvård ÖNH Barn

Titration, equianalgesic conversion, the breakthrough dose and monitoring during opioid treatment of severe acute pain. Akut Smärta Palliativ vård

Decontamination in acute poisoning — the indication and the risks. Akut Toxikologi

Indications in poisoning and rhabdomyolysis, sodium bicarbonate dosing, and monitoring of urine pH and potassium. Akut Intensivvård Njurmedicin

Indications, settings and monitoring in CPAP and NIV — and when the method should be abandoned in favour of intubation. Akut Lungmedicin Intensivvård

Synchronised cardioversion in atrial fibrillation, atrial flutter and unstable tachyarrhythmia. Akut Kardiologi

Ultrasound-guided drainage in cardiac tamponade. Kardiologi Akut

Choosing vascular access in acute circulatory failure, including intraosseous access. Akut

Dynamic spirometry in primary care — performance, quality criteria, reversibility testing, and the interpretation of obstructive and restrictive patterns. Primärvård Lungmedicin Diagnostik

Emergency pacing in symptomatic bradycardia and AV block. Kardiologi Akut

Urethral catheterisation in men and women, the suprapubic catheter, and the management of difficult catheterisation. Urologi

Performance, safety precautions and interpretation in suspected myasthenia gravis or cholinergic crisis. Neurologi Diagnostik

Insertion, confirmation of position, and the indications in ileus and in nutrition. Kirurgi

24-hour blood pressure and long-term ECG recording in primary care — indications, set-up, quality requirements and thresholds for interpretation. Primärvård Kardiologi Diagnostik

Transfusion routine, compatibility testing and activation of the massive transfusion protocol in large or potentially serious haemorrhage. Akut Intensivvård Hematologi

Insertion of the oesophageal electrode and interpretation of atrial activity in an unclear tachyarrhythmia. Kardiologi Diagnostik Akut

Choosing an oxygen delivery system, the target saturation in different conditions, and the risks of both too little and too much oxygen. Akut Lungmedicin Intensivvård

Diagnostic aspiration, chest drain insertion, and emergency needle decompression in tension pneumothorax. Lungmedicin Akut

Performance and interpretation of the short ACTH stimulation test in suspected adrenal insufficiency. Endokrinologi Diagnostik

Subacromial, epicondylar, trochanteric and carpal tunnel injection — landmarks, doses, technique, and the tendinopathies in which a corticosteroid does harm. Primärvård Ortopedi Reumatologi

Initiation, dose adjustment according to the INR, management around surgery, and reversal in bleeding. Kardiologi Antikoagulation Primärvård