…Both are checked in under a minute, and both are routinely missed. The third thing to know by heart is that an arterial line must…

…in the same order every time. Skipping a step is a common reason why mixed acid base disorders are missed. The blood gas describes the…

…may be enough to precipitate the condition [1,2]. Delirium is common but often missed. On medical and geriatric wards a substantial proportion of older…

…drugs, renal failure, alcohol, a missed meal, physical activity and any other precipitating factor. Thresholds The thresholds below are used above all in diabetes. The…

…Despite this relatively low prevalence, missed myocardial infarction remains consequential, and historically 2–6% of patients discharged with presumed non ischaemic chest pain were subsequently…

…or documented well managed DOAC therapy with no missed doses. A single missed DOAC dose makes the pretreatment inadequate and the cardioversion must be postponed…

…eclampsia can present postpartum. Known hypertension and current antihypertensive treatment. Missed doses or abrupt withdrawal of a beta blocker, clonidine or another sympatholytic drug. Cocaine…

…bleeding risk. Discontinuation of Ticagrelor should be avoided. If a dose is missed, only one tablet should be taken at the next regular time. Use…

…are becoming increasingly aware of the Brugada syndrome, the diagnosis is still missed despite obvious clinical presentation. It should be noted that the ECG features…

…that a traditional 12 lead ECG only presents a few seconds of myocardial electrical activity and there is a chance that ischemic episodes are missed…

…will be diagnosed with TTE and, accordingly, 50% will be missed). The sensitivity and specificity of echocardiography depend on several factors, such as image quality…

…sensitivity of 75%. Thus, 25% of STEMI cases are missed by the EMS. Specificity : The specificity is relatively lower at 53%, highlighting challenges in distinguishing…

…thickness unmeasurable and staging therefore impossible; a superficial punch in a case of bullous dermatosis misses the subepidermal split. Choose the technique according to the…

…it is absent in most diagnosed patients. Reliance on hypokalaemia alone therefore misses a substantial proportion of cases. The cardiorenal and cerebrovascular consequences of unrecognized…