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Physical Activity Prescription for Cardiovascular Prevention

…principal preventive target is: 150–300 minutes per week of moderate intensity aerobic activity; or 75–150 minutes per week of vigorous intensity aerobic activity…

Oxygen therapy

…wrong is not that the patient gets too little oxygen but that the prescription has no target — the nasal cannula stays in place for days…

Warfarin therapy

…the weekly dose is adjusted in small steps, that every new prescription is assessed as a potential interaction, and that there is a ready made…

Cardiac arrest in intoxication (poisoning)

…young adults, intoxication events leading to cardiac arrest are notably prevalent, primarily due to the misuse of prescription medications and illicit substances. Currently, opioid overdose…

Indications, Contraindications, and Preparations for Exercise Stress Testing

…etc. Assessment of perioperative risk for noncardiac surgery. Exercise prescription. Determine the degree of disability. Contraindications for exercise stress test Although exercise stress testing is…

Acute exacerbation of COPD: quick reference

…air pollution, but often no definite trigger can be identified [1,2]. Ask specifically about: Onset and time course. Increased dyspnoea compared with usual. Increased…

Inpatient insulin therapy: quick reference

…not eating. Give it after the meal when the food intake is uncertain. Not writing the prescription for hypoglycaemia. See the separate quick reference. Forgetting…

Poisoning: quick reference for antidotes and initial management

…a need for an antidote or dialysis, and whenever the clinical course deviates from what was expected. The poison control centre is the authoritative local…

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