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Acute stroke and thrombolysis: quick reference

…for example aphasia, hemianopia or hand paresis in a person of working age Blood pressure Measure initially in both arms if this does not delay…

Evaluation of exercise stress test: ECG, symptoms, blood pressure, heart rate, performance

…reason for conducting the test). Chest pain rated as 6 or above (according to the 10 point scale) should prompt termination of the stress test…

🟠 SYNTAX Score

…to address the need for a standardized method to evaluate the anatomical complexity of CAD, particularly in patients with multivessel disease or left main coronary…

Atrial flutter: classification, causes, ECG criteria and management

…as compared with atrial fibrillation, atrial flutter is not capable of persisting for longer periods of time. This is due to the fact that atrial…

Abscess incision and drainage

…or intravenous analgesia, or procedural sedation in advance. Inadequate analgesia is the commonest reason for an incompletely performed drainage. Procedure 1. Locate the centre of…

Common laboratory tests

…or methylmalonic acid Folate 7 nmol/L Electrolytes and renal function See the renal parameters for the eGFR stages and albuminuria. Inflammation and infection Test…

Deceased donor organ donation

…maintained physiologically for as long as the assessment takes. The task of the health service is to give effect to the deceased person's wishes…

Inpatient insulin therapy: quick reference

…required, in addition to the mealtime dose Never stop basal insulin in a person with type 1 diabetes , not even before fasting or an investigation…

Laryngeal mask and difficult airway

…ventilation is difficult or inadequate. The primary airway in cardiac arrest when the person ventilating is not experienced in intubation. Planned anaesthesia for short procedures…

Massive haemorrhage and transfusion: quick reference

…one person responsible for recording the transfusions, the sampling, the incoming products and contact with the blood bank. 3. Secure large bore access, or rapid…

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