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Reduction of dislocations

…because the patient tenses up with pain, or because the operator pulls harder rather than more slowly. The neurovascular status must be documented before and…

Electrical cardioversion

…mode no shock at all is then delivered while the patient deteriorates. Indications Emergency, irrespective of duration and anticoagulation status: Tachyarrhythmia with haemodynamic compromise: hypotension…

Left Main Coronary Artery Disease: Revascularisation Strategy

…are not restricted to patients with symptoms. Current guidance supports revascularisation for significant left main stenosis irrespective of symptomatic status or the documented ischaemic burden…

Cardiovascular Risk Assessment with SCORE2 and SCORE2-OP

…In contrast, patients with confirmed hypertension generally require BP lowering treatment without additional risk stratification for that treatment decision. Population to which SCORE2 and SCORE2…

Acute Limb Ischaemia: Recognition and Urgent Management

…phlegmasia cerulea dolens, ergotism, hypercoagulable states or iatrogenic vascular injury. Acute occlusion may also occur in an artery with established collateral circulation, particularly an occluded…

Status epilepticus: quick reference for emergency treatment

…ABCDE assessment and document the time of seizure onset, or the time the patient was last known to be well. Protect the patient from injury…

Casting and immobilisation

…9. Check the distal neurovascular status again once the cast has set, and document it. 10. Elevate the limb and inform the patient. Backslab or…

Edrophonium test

…and contraindications, attach ECG monitoring and insert a venous cannula. 2. Document the baseline status of the chosen finding — measurement, photograph or video. 3. Give…

Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring and Holter ECG

…moved to the evening. The fall can only be calculated if the diary states when the patient fell asleep and got up. Holter ECG and…

Atrial Fibrillation in the Critically Ill Patient

…acute illness The ventricular rate and its relationship to symptoms and haemodynamic status Whether heart failure is present and whether left ventricular systolic function is…

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