…gives way — the cortex has then been passed. Remove the stylet and aspirate. 6. Make the smears immediately at the bedside from the first aspirate…

…in diagnostics. A patient who exhibits an ecotdense mass entrenched in the endocardium with impaired mobility (for example, after myocardial infarction), most likely has a…

…whether AF initiated the deterioration or resulted from it. AF has important consequences beyond the arrhythmia itself. It may cause symptoms and impaired quality of…

…grafting [CABG]). Stress testing is used to establish the diagnosis of ischemic heart disease as well as estimating the extent of ischemia. After revascularization procedures…

…with a loading dose Used when a rapid effect is wanted and the patient is also receiving LMWH, for example in newly diagnosed venous thromboembolism…

…substance that binds to charcoal, when it can be given early and the patient has an intact or a protected airway. The benefit is greatest…

…VA (the sex category has been removed from the Swedish recommendation). Score Recommendation : : 0 No anticoagulant 1 Consider an oral anticoagulant, particularly at age ≥ 65…

…active prevention of fever — defined as a temperature above about 37.7–37.8 °C — for at least 72 hours in patients who remain unconscious…

Endokrinologi & metabolism Lathundar An inpatient has a different insulin sensitivity from at home: less food, more stress, often corticosteroids, often impaired renal function. Prescribe basal…

…management The most dangerous asthma attack is the silent one. A patient who has become calm, quiet in the chest and stopped struggling may be…