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Corticosteroids: quick reference for dose equivalents and stress dosing

…longer corticosteroid treatment Risk Action : : Osteoporosis Calcium and vitamin D. A bisphosphonate with longer treatment and risk factors, according to the guideline Hyperglycaemia Glucose measurement…

Deceased donor organ donation

…generalised infection, or certain transmissible agents according to the current transmission risk assessment. In DCD: patients in whom death must be confirmed after a 20…

Pulmonary embolism: quick reference for risk stratification and treatment

…Duration of treatment: at least 3 months. Extended treatment in unprovoked pulmonary embolism, a persisting risk factor, or recurrence. Special situations Situation Comment : : Pregnancy Leg…

Pulmonary Hypertension: Classification and Treatment Principles

…and acquired factors may interact in its development. PAH may be idiopathic, heritable, drug associated, or associated with conditions such as systemic sclerosis, HIV infection…

Endocarditis: definitions, causes, diagnosis, echocardiography & treatment

…As always, foreign materials pose a high risk of infection. Approximately 20% of all endocarditis affect people with valve prostheses and among other cases 18…

Neutropenic fever: quick reference for emergency management

…days, or shorter neutropenia with clinical risk factors International guidelines generally use a single temperature of 38.3 degrees as the threshold [4,5]. Some…

Cardiac arrest in intoxication (poisoning)

…if more than one hour has elapsed post ingestion unless the ingested substance has the propensity to form bezoars or is a sustained release formulation…

Cardiovascular effects of COVID-19 (Coronavirus Disease 2019)

…cancer, etc – are the most important risk factors for poor outcomes. The vast majority of infections with COVID 19 result in mild disease, with symptoms…

Contrast-Associated Acute Kidney Injury: Risk Assessment and Prevention

…when several predisposing factors coexist, rather than being determined by contrast exposure in isolation. Estimated glomerular filtration rate Reported estimates include a rate of approximately…

Empirical antibiotic therapy: quick reference for common infections

…step down or gentamicin 4.5 mg/kg IV as a single dose Urosepsis with complicating factors cefotaxime 1 g × 3 IV 10–14 days…

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