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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

…even though incidence and prognosis vary widely between patient groups and care settings [2]. Practical first actions Do the following in parallel, not sequentially: 1…

🟠 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

…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…

Care after return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC)

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

Type 2 Myocardial Infarction: Mechanisms and Management

…characterised by myocyte necrosis and troponin elevation due to mechanisms other than myocardial ischaemia. Acute myocardial injury may arise from conditions such as sepsis, myocarditis…

Sepsis and septic shock: quick reference for the first hour

…Action : : 0 to 5 min ABCDE, continuous monitoring, activate the sepsis pathway according to local practice, oxygen if hypoxaemic, two large bore peripheral cannulae 0…

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…

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