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Acute stroke and thrombolysis: quick reference

…thresholds below are based on the national guideline for the management of reperfusion treatment in ischaemic stroke, Nationell arbetsgrupp Stroke (the national stroke working group)…

Gastric lavage and activated charcoal

…measure in decontamination, and gastric lavage is today a rare procedure reserved for very serious poisonings in which the patient reaches hospital early. The benefit…

Gynaecological examination and cervical smear

…Cervical cancer screening according to the national programme. Checking an intrauterine device or a pessary. Assessment of prolapse. Sampling for a suspected sexually transmitted infection…

Oxygen therapy

…Bag mask equipment for a patient who is not breathing adequately. Choosing a system System Flow Approximate FiO2 Comment : : : : Nasal cannula 1–6 L/min…

Poisoning: quick reference for antidotes and initial management

…enhanced elimination. For many poisonings, well delivered supportive treatment matters more than the antidote [1,2]. Telephone your national or regional poison control centre , which…

Urinary alkalinisation

…and salicylate concentration in poisoning. Procedure 1. Contact your national or regional poison control centre in poisoning before treatment is started. They give current advice…

Deceased donor organ donation

…period, for example after poisoning, since this is not compatible with a DCD process. The assessment of medical suitability is made by the transplant team…

🟠 HEMORR₂HAGES Bleeding Risk Score

…therapy. References 1. Gage BF, Yan Y, Milligan PE, et al. Clinical classification schemes for predicting hemorrhage: results from the National Registry of Atrial Fibrillation…

A new ECG biomarker for sudden cardiac death

…ECG morphs in lead aVL (adapted from Obermeyer et al 1 ). Representative single beat morphs for a low risk patient (blue) and the corresponding high…

Cardiovascular Risk Assessment with SCORE2 and SCORE2-OP

…are distinct from the treatment threshold used in the BP guidelines. For adults with elevated BP, a calculated 10 year risk of ≥10% is considered…

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