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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

…15 L/min 60–90 % For acute severe hypoxaemia. Fill the bag before applying the mask Venturi mask 2–15 L/min depending on the…

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

…nervous system. Contact your national or regional poison control centre for advice on the treatment threshold and on whether haemodialysis should be considered. Rhabdomyolysis with…

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

…al. Clinical classification schemes for predicting hemorrhage: results from the National Registry of Atrial Fibrillation. Am Heart J . 2006;151(3):713 719. 2. Apostolakis…

A new ECG biomarker for sudden cardiac death

…linked to national death certificates and electronic health records, and asked whether it could isolate a clinically actionable high risk group for SCD — one defined…

Cardiovascular Risk Assessment with SCORE2 and SCORE2-OP

…2% to <10% High ≥10% to <20% Very high ≥20% The risk categories are distinct from the treatment threshold used in the BP guidelines. For…

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