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ArticleMyocardial ischemia and infarction
In-Stent Restenosis: Mechanisms and Treatment

…of foamy macrophages. The occurrence of neoatherosclerosis helps explain why ISR and other stent related events may arise well after the initial intervention. Mechanical mechanisms…

ArticleProcedurer
Drugs in the emergency setting

…treatment review. For a fuller account of two of the commonest acute drug problems, see Warfarin therapy and Opioid therapy in severe pain. Cardiac arrest…

ArticleProcedurer
Urinary catheterisation

…can be hard to find in older women. Two things separate the safe catheterisation from the harmful one: never forcing against resistance, and never catheterising…

ArticleCardiology
Heart failure: Introduction

…failure Heart failure is a major public health problem worldwide. While the incidence of coronary heart disease and acute myocardial infarction has been reduced by…

ArticleProcedurer
Blood transfusion and massive haemorrhage

…massive haemorrhage a second problem is added: transfusion saves no one whose bleeding is not stopped, and it is the time to haemorrhage control that…

ArticleReferensvärden
Lung function and respiration

…mmHg) See the intensive care parameters for ventilator settings. Oxygen targets Aim for a saturation of 92–96 % in most patients, and 88–92 % where…

ArticleContinous medical discussion: the ECG blog
A new ECG biomarker for sudden cardiac death

…linked to national death certificates and electronic health records, and asked whether it could isolate a clinically actionable high risk group for SCD — one defined…

ArticleCPR
Introduction to cardiac arrest

…regular wards and rehabilitation facilities. Depending on the cause of the arrest, other units may be critical (e.g. trauma unit). Careful and evidence based…

ArticleLungmedicin
Acute exacerbation of COPD: quick reference

…cancer and previous venous thromboembolism. A documented decision on the ceiling of care. Signs of a serious condition Finding Significance : : Inability to speak in full…

ArticleCPR
Risk factors for sudden cardiac arrest

…our understanding of this problem is indicated when death occurs after the victim was given "a clean bill of health" and no explanation of death…