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Circulatory and haemodynamic parameters

…resistance and oxygen transport Formulas Mean arterial pressure (MAP) = diastolic + (systolic − diastolic)/3 Cardiac output = stroke volume × heart rate SVR = 80 × (MAP…

Laryngeal mask and difficult airway

…movement until a clear resistance is felt — the tip of the cuff then lies at the oesophageal inlet. 6. Inflate the cuff to a seal…

Amiodarone: Loading, Maintenance Dosing and Monitoring Schedule

…dosing Pharmacokinetic Considerations Relevant to Dosing Amiodarone exhibits highly variable and complex pharmacokinetics that profoundly influence its dosing strategies. The drug is slowly and incompletely…

🟠 Mean arterial pressure (MAP) calculator

[calc_map] Mean arterial pressure (MAP) represents the average pressure within the arteries throughout a single cardiac cycle, encompassing both systole and diastole. It is…

Basic cardiac pacing, pacemaker functions and settings

…one lead, which is located either in the right atrium or the right ventricle. Such systems are referred to as single chamber systems . Nowadays, most…

Principles of myocardial perfusion imaging (SPECT, PET), coronary blood flow and flow reserve (CFR)

…conditions. MPI uses radiotracers in combination with single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) or positron emission tomography (PET) to assess myocardial perfusion and blood flow…

Dietary Patterns and Cardiovascular Outcomes

…DASH style diets. Their effects are multidimensional and cannot be adequately inferred from changes in a single intermediate marker such as cholesterol. Dietary composition may…

Empirical antibiotic therapy: quick reference for common infections

…residential care homes (SÄBO) 2025/2026. They are Swedish regional recommendations and reflect Swedish resistance patterns and formulary availability; check what applies where you work…

Neutropenic fever: quick reference for emergency management

…course Neutropenia expected to last longer than 7 days, or shorter neutropenia with clinical risk factors International guidelines generally use a single temperature of 38…

A new ECG biomarker for sudden cardiac death

…trained a convolutional deep learning model on population scale ECG data from a single Swedish region, linked to national death certificates and electronic health records…

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