Procedurer Transcutaneous pacing takes seconds to start and can keep a patient alive until a transvenous lead is in place — but only if it is…

…the patient to blow the nose gently. Clear mucus with suction without pushing the object backwards. 2. Apply the anaesthetic and vasoconstrictor and wait 3…

…initiated by healthcare professionals. The purpose of basic cardiopulmonary resuscitation is to keep the person alive until resources and skills to provide ACLS arrive. However…

…in patients with acute coronary syndromes (ACS) and is also a common tachyarrhythmia requiring treatment in decompensated heart failure (DHF). In the critically ill patient…

…After revascularization procedures, stress testing is utilized to assess whether there is any residual ischemia or angina pectoris. Patients may undergo repeated stress tests to…

Akutsjukvård Lathundar Basic principle Manage the patient, not the list of poisons. Stabilisation according to ABCDE, the plasma glucose, a blood gas and an ECG…

…associated thrombosis. Warfarin in antiphospholipid syndrome and in marked renal failure. Duration of treatment: at least 3 months. Extended treatment in unprovoked pulmonary embolism, a…

…though cardioversion will occur Target rate in the acute phase: a resting ventricular rate < 110/min is a sufficient initial target in most patients…

…outcome in sepsis and in several studies of neutropenic patients. In septic shock, or where sepsis is highly likely, antibiotics must be given immediately [3]…

…Have the patient empty the bladder first. Procedure Choice of insertion site The left lower quadrant is the first choice : the abdominal wall is thinner…