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Neutropenic fever: quick reference for emergency management

…adults with neutropenia related to cancer treatment. Children, pregnant women, patients after allogeneic stem cell transplantation and patients treated with CAR T cells or other…

Acute exacerbation of COPD: quick reference

…the same time, exacerbation is a clinical syndromic diagnosis, not a sufficient explanation for all acute dyspnoea in a patient with COPD. Pneumonia, heart failure…

Hyponatraemia: quick reference for work-up and correction

…patient have severe neurological symptoms that may be due to the hyponatraemia? 2. Is the hyponatraemia acute or chronic? Severe symptoms require immediate treatment with…

Acute vertigo: quick reference for HINTS and differential diagnosis

…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]…

Central venous catheter

…to the superior vena cava, compressible if bleeding occurs, low risk of pneumothorax Uncomfortable for an awake patient, harder to keep the dressing clean with…

Dix–Hallpike test and Epley manoeuvre

…test; performed on the wrong patient or by an inexperienced examiner it is unreliable. A single central feature is enough to proceed with urgent investigation …

Hypoglycaemia: quick reference for emergency management

…should therefore be checked with a capillary or venous measurement [5]. Treatment The awake patient who can swallow safely Give 15 to 20 g of…

Perioperative Management of Patients with Cardiac Implantable Electronic Devices

…stimulators, and other electronic equipment may also interfere with device function. The clinical consequences depend on the device, the patient's dependence on pacing, the…

🟠 HEMORR₂HAGES Bleeding Risk Score

…GY. A novel user friendly score (HAS BLED) to assess 1 year risk of major bleeding in patients with atrial fibrillation: the Euro Heart Survey…

A new ECG biomarker for sudden cardiac death

…the majority of sudden cardiac deaths occur in patients with preserved LVEF, for whom no practical risk prediction tool currently exists. At the other end…

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