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ArticleCardiology
Management of bradycardia (bradyarrhythmia)

…pressure ECG monitoring D Disability AVPU: Alert Voice responsive Pain responsive Unresponsive Limb movements Pupillary light reflexes Blood glucose E Exposure Identify signs of heart…

ArticleNeurologi
Acute stroke and thrombolysis: quick reference

…monitoring, complications and when thrombectomy should be considered. The doses and Swedish thresholds below are based on the national guideline for the management of reperfusion…

ArticleProcedurer
Transcutaneous and transvenous pacing

…pain of transcutaneous pacing. It is a bridge to a permanent pacemaker or to resolution of the underlying cause. Contraindications Hypothermia with a body temperature…

ArticleCPR
Epidemiological aspects of cardiac arrest

…explain the marked differences in characteristics and outcomes across the data sources for out of hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) and in hospital cardiac arrest (IHCA…

ArticleArrhythmias and arrhythmology
Sotalol: Initiation, QT Monitoring and Renal Dosing

…maintenance of sotalol therapy. The drug prolongs the QT interval and the PR interval, while leaving the QRS duration largely unchanged. Continuous ECG monitoring is…

ArticleProcedurer
Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring and Holter ECG

…the investigation will be usable. Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (ABPM) Indications Confirmation of newly detected hypertension — recommended before treatment is started . Suspected white coat hypertension…

ArticleProcedurer
Reduction of dislocations

…Anterior shoulder dislocation The commonest of all dislocations. There is a hollow beneath the acromion, the arm is held in slight abduction and external rotation…

ArticleProcedurer
Central venous catheter

…dialysis catheter, not an ordinary triple lumen catheter). Measurement of central venous pressure and central venous oxygen saturation. Repeated blood sampling during intensive care. Exhausted…

ArticleProcedurer
Endotracheal intubation

Procedurer What determines the outcome of an emergency intubation is rarely the laryngoscopy itself but what was done before it: how well the patient was…

ArticleCPR
Arrhythmias before and during cardiac arrest

…in hospital cardiac arrest (IHCA) 20 30% of victims have continuous ECG monitoring (telemetry), which allows instantaneous identification of the initial rhythm ( Thorén et al …

ArticleProcedurer
Pericardiocentesis

…pressure Marked respiratory variation in mitral and tricuspid inflow The echocardiographic counterpart of pulsus paradoxus Contraindications In overt tamponade with shock there are no absolute…

ArticleProcedurer
Urinary alkalinisation

…Heart failure, pulmonary oedema and other conditions with a high risk of fluid overload — a relative contraindication requiring invasive monitoring and slower administration. Significant metabolic…

ArticleReferensvärden
Intensive care parameters

…0 g/kg/day Enteral nutrition Started within 48 h where possible Thromboprophylaxis Low molecular weight heparin unless contraindicated Head of the bed 30–45°…

ArticleKunskapsbas
🟠 HAS-BLED Score Calculator

…careful monitoring and management of modifiable risk factors. The HAS BLED score has demonstrated moderate predictive abilities for bleeding risks in AF patients, regardless of…

ArticleProcedurer
CPAP and non-invasive ventilation (NIV)

…NIV are two different treatments with different physiology, and the commonest source of error is confusing them. CPAP delivers a constant pressure that recruits alveoli…

ArticleProcedurer
Opioid therapy in severe pain

…Contraindications Ongoing respiratory depression, or untreated severe respiratory failure without the possibility of monitoring. Paralytic ileus and suspected obstructive ileus (an opioid can be given…

ArticleProcedurer
Edrophonium test

…ECG monitoring and access to airway support. Indications Clinically suspected myasthenia gravis in a patient with clear, objectively verifiable fatigable symptoms. Assessment of whether residual…

ArticleEndokrinologi & metabolism
Hypoglycaemia: quick reference for emergency management

…but do not delay treatment of a neurologically compromised patient. Continuous glucose monitoring reflects interstitial glucose and lags behind the blood glucose during rapid changes…

ArticleProcedurer
Oxygen therapy

…be prescribed as one: with an indication, a route of administration and a target range for the saturation . What usually goes wrong is not that…

ArticleGastroenterologi & hepatologi
Upper gastrointestinal bleeding: quick reference

…Fluid and monitoring Use a balanced crystalloid in the first instance. Give small boluses, for example 250 to 500 mL, with immediate reassessment of the…

ArticleCardiology
Cardiovascular Prevention in the Very Elderly

…functional capacity, and health related quality of life substantially influence both cardiovascular risk and the balance between treatment benefit and harm. Prevention in the very…

ArticleProcedurer
Arterial line

…mg/mL for local anaesthesia in the awake patient — the anaesthetic also improves the chance of success by counteracting vascular spasm. Pressure monitoring set: stiff…

ArticleKardiologi
Hypertensive crisis: drugs and doses

…dilution instructions and the local protocol before prescribing. Basic principles of treatment The patient should be managed in an emergency department, an intensive care unit…

ArticleProcedurer
Oesophageal ECG

…lidocaine gel for the electrode. A glass of water with a straw, a vomit bowl, tissues, suction. Monitoring with ECG, blood pressure and saturation throughout…

ArticleKunskapsbas
🟠 HCM Risk-SCD Calculator

…ICD) is warranted. The HCM Risk SCD calculator is validated to estimate the 5 year risk of SCD in patients with HCM. What is the…

ArticleInfo
🟠 Inotropes and Vasopressors

…Careful electrocardiographic and hemodynamic monitoring with ECG, central vein catheter and intra arterial catheter (A line) is warranted. Overview of vasopressors and inotropes Inotropes and…

ArticleKunskapsbas
🟠 Mean arterial pressure (MAP) calculator

…duration of diastole compared to systole. Clinical utlility Monitoring MAP is essential for assessing adequate organ perfusion, especially in critically ill patients. A MAP of…

ArticleCardiology
Resistant Hypertension: Evaluation and Treatment

…maximally tolerated doses. The apparently uncontrolled office blood pressure must be confirmed using home blood pressure monitoring or ambulatory blood pressure monitoring. Other guideline formulations…