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Arterial Hypertension: Definition, Diagnosis and Out-of-Office Measurement

…maximum arterial pulsatile pressure during systole. With auscultatory measurement, it corresponds to the appearance of the first Korotkoff sound. Diastolic blood pressure: the minimum arterial…

Standard Transthoracic Echocardiogram: Complete Imaging Protocol

…e.g left ventricular diameter, are evaluated in several views in order to assess the reliability and reproducibility of the measurements. The parasternal and apical…

Arterial line

…trauma over the insertion site. Insufficient collateral circulation to the hand. Vascular disease in the limb: marked peripheral arterial disease, Raynaud's phenomenon, thromboangiitis obliterans…

Lipoprotein(a): Measurement and Clinical Implications

…support a causal relationship between Lp(a) associated genetic variants and coronary artery disease. Associations have also been extended to peripheral arterial disease, ischaemic stroke…

Central venous catheter

…catheter). Measurement of central venous pressure and central venous oxygen saturation. Repeated blood sampling during intensive care. Exhausted peripheral venous access during prolonged intravenous therapy…

Urinary alkalinisation

…analyser. Blood gas equipment for arterial sampling. Urinary catheter with hourly urine output measurement — the treatment cannot be guided without reliable measurement of urine output…

Leg ulcers — wound debridement and compression therapy

…closer monitoring — the patient cannot feel pressure injury Peripheral neuropathy of other cause As above Severe pain Titrate the pressure up gradually Rheumatoid arthritis with…

Carotid Artery Disease: Screening, Medical Therapy and Revascularisation

…hypercholesterolaemia, and sedentary behaviour; family history, particularly in the broader assessment of peripheral arterial and aortic disease; planned surgery, especially carotid endarterectomy (CEA), coronary artery…

Circulatory and haemodynamic parameters

Referensvärden Haemodynamic measurements become interpretable only when related to one another. A low blood pressure may be due to low flow, low vascular tone or…

Hypertensive crisis: drugs and doses

…care unit or another setting that allows frequent blood pressure measurement and continuous monitoring. An arterial line is often appropriate when very rapid or precise…

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