…studies of neutropenic patients. In septic shock, or where sepsis is highly likely, antibiotics must be given immediately [3]. This quick reference applies chiefly to…

…findings are absent in roughly half of patients with a central cause. A normal routine neurological examination is therefore not sufficient to exclude stroke [3]…

…Some patients have frequent symptomatic episodes, whereas others have brief or asymptomatic episodes that are not detected during routine clinical assessment. The clinical burden of…

…why, or the patient at risk of carbon dioxide retention is given 15 litres on a reservoir mask and drifts off into a respiratory acidosis…

…infarction Use of ECG in acute coronary syndromes & chest pain patients An ECG must be performed on all patients seeking medical attention due to chest…

…is a widely recognized and validated tool used to assess the one year risk of major bleeding in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) who are…

…likelihood of arrhythmia onset. However, beta blockers do not fully eliminate the risk. In LQT3 patients, where arrhythmias often occur at rest due to late…

…likelihood of arrhythmia onset. However, beta blockers do not completely eliminate the risk. In LQT3 patients, where arrhythmias often occur at rest due to late…

…the order in which measures are taken and the principles that are common to all protocols. Children, pregnant women and patients with advanced renal failure…

…likely to benefit from preventive drug therapy. Secondary prevention Although outside the principal scope of primary prevention, secondary prevention provides an important contrast. Patients with…