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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

…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…

Poisoning: quick reference for antidotes and initial management

…1,2]. Telephone your national or regional poison control centre , which in most countries is staffed around the clock for health care professionals. Contact the…

Urinary alkalinisation

…creatinine and the relevant toxicology concentration. 3. Correct the hypokalaemia. Aim for a serum potassium in the upper normal range, around 4.0–4.5…

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

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

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

…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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