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Sepsis and septic shock: quick reference for the first hour

…the risk of resistant organisms 0 to 60 min Empirical intravenous antibiotics in septic shock or in certain or highly likely sepsis 0 to 60…

Cardiac arrest during sepsis

CPR Sepsis induced cardiac arrest Sepsis is a life threatening condition characterized by systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS), disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC), and hypoperfusion manifesting…

Delirium in older adults: quick reference

…saturation and capillary glucose. 3. Exclude immediately treatable threats without delay: hypoxia, hypoglycaemia, circulatory failure, sepsis, stroke, intracranial haemorrhage, seizure, poisoning and severe withdrawal. 4…

Joint aspiration

…or an anticoagulant at a therapeutic dose (relative; weigh the risk against the diagnostic benefit — where sepsis is suspected, the diagnosis always weighs more heavily)…

Neutropenic fever: quick reference for emergency management

…A neutropenic patient with a suspected infection and organ dysfunction must therefore be managed as neutropenic sepsis even if the temperature criterion is not met…

Oxygen therapy

…arterial blood gas. Acute critical illness during initial stabilisation — cardiac arrest, shock, sepsis, major trauma, unconsciousness — until the saturation can be measured reliably. Conditions in…

🟠 Mean arterial pressure (MAP) calculator

…blood flow to vital organs such as the brain and kidneys. Maintaining MAP within an optimal range is crucial in managing conditions like sepsis, trauma…

Acute Coronary Syndrome: Definitions and Initial Triage

…show a dynamic change, or chronic, when troponin elevation persists without such a change. Myocarditis, sepsis, takotsubo cardiomyopathy, valvular disease, arrhythmias, and heart failure are…

Interpreting NT-proBNP and BNP in Clinical Decision-Making

…dysfunction caused by pulmonary embolism Infiltrative cardiomyopathies, particularly cardiac amyloidosis Sepsis and other hyperdynamic states In cardiac amyloidosis, BNP or NT proBNP may be markedly…

The Fourth Universal Definition of Myocardial Infarction: Types 1–5

…including: Cardiac causes Systemic causes Heart failure Sepsis Myocarditis Chronic kidney disease Cardiomyopathy Stroke or subarachnoid haemorrhage Takotsubo syndrome Pulmonary embolism Recent coronary revascularization Infiltrative…

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