…loss of function is a tendon injury that was sutured over without being found. Indications A traumatic wound that gapes and cannot be expected to…

…to local protocol. Potassium chloride for infusion. Urine dipstick with a pH scale, or urine pH measurement on a blood gas analyser. Blood gas equipment…

…the bridge of the nose. The resistance at the posterior pharyngeal wall after about 10–15 cm is expected. 5. Ask the patient to flex…

…due to histamine release, not allergy. Concurrent MAO inhibitor, particularly with pethidine. Caution: untreated sleep apnoea, a concurrent benzodiazepine or gabapentinoid, marked hypovolaemia, head injury…

…a high risk of hypoglycaemia 8–12 mmol/L The critically ill patient in intensive care According to the local protocol Avoid tight targets in…

…output can change before creatinine but is not a pure marker of filtration. Oliguria may be due to hypovolaemia, shock, obstruction or advanced renal injury…

…laboratory medicine Myocardial ischemia and infarction Definition and pathophysiology Myocardial infarction (MI) is a clinical diagnosis that integrates myocardial injury, evidence of acute myocardial ischaemia…

…to detect fractures that have occurred or been unmasked. Preparation and equipment An examination couch that can be lowered, preferably allowing the prone position. Monitoring…

…from a peripheral artery to the aortic root and coronary ostia. It remains the reference standard for defining the extent of coronary artery disease because…

…of aorta involved, although the source material does not provide a detailed symptom to anatomy correlation. Pain may be absent, particularly in iatrogenic aortic injury…