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Causes of sudden cardiac arrest

…of all cardiac arrests are caused by acute or chronic coronary artery disease, with the latter being the most common. The figure 80% occurs in…

Ezetimibe: Place in Therapy and Expected LDL-C Reduction

…Niemann–Pick C1 like 1 (NPC1L1) transporter in the intestine. By reducing intestinal cholesterol absorption, it decreases the quantity of cholesterol delivered to the liver…

Acute kidney injury: quick reference for management

…or is there approaching, an indication for dialysis? AKI occurs in about one fifth of adults during a hospital episode in international studies and is…

Diabetic ketoacidosis and hyperosmolar hyperglycaemic state: quick reference

…admission alone. Diagnosis Current diagnostic criteria According to the international consensus report of 2024, the diagnosis of DKA requires three components: diabetes or hyperglycaemia, ketosis…

Lumbar puncture

…neurosyphilis or another CNS infection. Suspected inflammatory disease: multiple sclerosis, Guillain–Barré syndrome, autoimmune encephalitis. Meningeal carcinomatosis and CNS involvement in haematological malignancy. Investigation of…

Neutropenic fever: quick reference for emergency management

…60 minutes of triage or arrival. This is supported by international guidelines on neutropenic fever [2]. The direct evidence for exactly one hour in neutropenic…

Poisoning: quick reference for antidotes and initial management

…or failure that is not rapidly reversed by an antidote B Respiratory rate, saturation, chest movement and a blood gas. Ventilate by mask in opioid…

Status epilepticus: quick reference for emergency treatment

…ladder below follow the Swedish local sequence given in the original article. International guidelines and studies support the same principles, but local choices of drug…

Upper gastrointestinal bleeding: quick reference

…results are influenced by the fact that the sickest patients are more often intubated [4]. Intubation is reasonable in: a reduced level of consciousness with…

🟠 HAS-BLED Score Calculator

…for bleeding risks in AF patients, regardless of the type of oral anticoagulant used. Studies have shown that it performs similarly or superiorly to other…

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