…Swedish and local care programmes use 38.5 degrees instead. Follow the local definition where one exists, but a neutropenic patient who is clinically unwell…

…place, the electrodes come off, the patient has not kept a diary. The set up and the instructions decide whether the investigation will be usable…

Procedurer For many patients a gynaecological examination is associated with a sense of exposure, and technically correct performance is only half the task. The examination…

…instability — stabilise the patient first. CT before the puncture Swedish practice differs here from several international guidelines. The Swedish clinical care programme for bacterial CNS…

…°C has not been shown to improve survival or the neurological outcome compared with keeping the patient normothermic — but fever after cardiac arrest is harmful…

…the current used. Software settings The pacemaker software includes pre programmed algorithms and settings, which can be tailored to the patient's needs. Programming is…

…Evaluation Before Rehabilitation Clinical assessment Rehabilitation begins with patient assessment and ongoing medical surveillance. The programme should account for: The recent myocardial infarction and its…

…rhythm is shockable). This is explained by the fact that there are no means of determining what phase the patient is in. The three phases…

…For older adults, an achievable programme should incorporate four domains: Aerobic activity Strength training Balance exercises Flexibility exercises Walking, yoga and gardening may provide useful…

…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…