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Cardiac arrest during sepsis

…Moreover, for optimal management in the context of sepsis induced cardiac arrest, consider the following recommendations: Administer 100% oxygen at the maximum flow rate . Hypoxia…

Acute kidney injury: quick reference for management

…progressive or diagnostically unclear AKI. Definition and staging according to KDIGO Acute kidney injury is present when at least one of the following criteria is…

🟠 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…

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

…of the following: Symptoms of myocardial ischaemia. New ischaemic ECG changes. New pathological Q waves. Imaging evidence of new loss of viable myocardium or a…

Care after return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC)

…expert opinion, or extrapolation from other fields (e.g. sepsis research) or physiological reasoning. Cardiac arrest care is advanced and should preferably only be conducted…

Type 2 Myocardial Infarction: Mechanisms and Management

…to mechanisms other than myocardial ischaemia. Acute myocardial injury may arise from conditions such as sepsis, myocarditis, or takotsubo syndrome, while chronic myocardial injury may…

Sepsis and septic shock: quick reference for the first hour

…Sepsis is a dynamic condition. Investigation and treatment must therefore proceed in parallel and must not wait for complete diagnostic certainty. Sepsis is defined as…

Delirium in older adults: quick reference

…circulatory failure, sepsis, stroke, intracranial haemorrhage, seizure, poisoning and severe withdrawal. 4. Establish whether the condition is new or clearly worse than baseline. Contact relatives…

Joint aspiration

…sterile joint). Marked coagulopathy or an anticoagulant at a therapeutic dose (relative; weigh the risk against the diagnostic benefit — where sepsis is suspected, the diagnosis…

Neutropenic fever: quick reference for emergency management

…minutes 8 Give oxygen, fluid and a vasopressor according to the sepsis pathway when needed 9 Contact the haematologist or oncologist. Contact an infectious diseases…

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